Hello everybody
Hello all of the kids at Tenafly school, How are all of you? Today I am very please and I just came from Vocational Training Center at Kampong Cham province. You What is my supprice when I came back from Kampong Cham, On 30 of this month one the students in Sewing skill she will married, her name is SOK KUONG, So please say congratulation to her and Wish. Who want to join this wedding I would like to invite every body. ok?
For more information I will send to everybody and her picture wedding in soon, I have more detail for her wedding in next blog.
It is my first blog that I start myself with the recommendation from James Hathaway.
Goodbye Tenafly, from Terri
I so enjoyed meeting each of you, and feel privileged to have been part of your introduction to so many of the selfless people who are working both inside Cambodia and in the US to try to remedy some of the pain and suffering you witnessed first hand. What would our world be like without people like Martha, James, Imbert and Kristen from CPI, Sarath, Tho Thary and Chanton at CVCD, Elizabeth at World Education, Arun at Golden Child, Seng at Cambodian Master Performers Program, the work of CMAC, the MAG deminers and trainers, David Shoemaker of the Angkor Children’s Hospital, of course our friend, Arn Chorn Pond, who continues the vision of his adopted father, Peter Pond, and now, all of you?
MORE...Back Home
Posted by Emily
I'm home now and it is really cold! It was really sad to say goodbye to everyone but I was happy to see my mom. The last night was really fun we had a huge party! And as a Birthday present James had Varnik brought to the party from the orphanage!!! I know everyone else probobly told you about the party so i won't talk about it much! When we were saying goodbye Chon Ton told me it's not goodbye it's just i'll see you again. I definetly think thats true i can't wait to come back to Cambodia!! It was amazing! I'd like to thank every one for making this trip awsome! Thanks to Dr. Greenwald and Mr. Hyman for making this possible! and Thanks to James and Terri for putting together CPI and thanks to all the other students it was amazing And Jessica thanks for keeping me from being bored on the plane and the whole time!! This may be my last blog so Bye!! I had and Amazing time!!!
Emily
You Say Goodbye, and I say Hello
While Tenafly said goodbye to Cambodia, my mother and I said hello to Hanoi, Vietnam after a brief layover in Lao. This is a gorgeous city... I will post photos later, as this connection is very slow.
We miss the Tenafly group, but we're looking forward to seeing our staff in Dong Ha.
A Masterful Evening: Farewell Tenafly
Thank you Tenafly! What a wonderful journey of discovery, not just for you, but for me as well. Thank you to Judy Greenwald, Mark Hyman, Jay, the kids and their parents for making all of this not only a possibilty, but a stunning success.
I hope the readers of this blog will come to know Cambodia as these trip participants have. Cambodia is a country with so many needs, it can be overwhelming.... but there also exists a human spirit here which is inspirational and from which we can learn quite a bit in the western world (or at least I should).
Last night, as others have posted below, was a beautiful evening. The children dancers are among the best I have ever seen.... and to know where they live made it all more poignant. Blind Master Kong Nai... I am at a loss for words here... it is hard not to think of him as a Cambodian Ray Charles. The man is remarkable as he makes up pieces as he goes along to include people he has met that evening and old friends in the room. This was a dream come true for me and many in the room to meet him
Farewell, Tenafly... a job well done... congratulations!
From Chanton
good bye tenafly, thanks.
thank u so much for the trip in cambodia to know what is the khmer culture, cambodia people and real situation in cambodia, and i thank u so much for the best kind with landmine survivor program of Clear Path International.
I very happy to spend the time to evey one, to understand what is crossing culture. Last night i very happy for dinner but I very so sad because it is the last time for to left in this year I dream and hope that in the next or in soon we can have the best opportunity to meet again.
I sorry it is my first blog, i hope in after this one every things will be change, and longer than this one
The best wish to all of you kids! Good trip and I hope all of you are the best new generational for the world!
I hate endings...but I like beginnings
Jessica K.
We're approaching the end. Our bus leaves in 13 min. My grandpa and I took a quick walk around the hotel today. The motos don't stop, the tuk-tuks don't stop, sometimes the cars will stop. We crossed the road and I began to smile, this country is so crazy sometimes it's great.
Lastnight was amazing. We were given a great dinner...more like a party. There were the people from organizations we had met along our adventure. The musicans were there! They did performances that combined acting, dancing, and singing. One of the masters played great guitar. It amazes me that even though he is blind he is able to produce such skill. Two boys began the performance by doing a wonderful dance, with great accuracy. Tears came into my eyes, but why? It was so beautiful, was I crying from happiness, or once again did I realize how fortunate I was.
MORE...dinner,dancers, and goodbyes
michaelangelo~ we entered the resturant to see arn, the dancers, and master Kong Nai. there were 2 beautiful 14 year old dancers(girls), and 3 boy dancers. Adam and i were introduced to the master and then we sat down at the long table.
we were originally going to sit at the table with every one from our delegation, but then we decided to move to a table that was empty. the dancers came to sit next to us after they had finished praticing. i got to know the dancer who was sitting next to me. she was verry nice and polite. i couldnt pronounce her name and now i forget it which is a shame.
she got up to do her dance, her and the other girl together. they were amazing, like profesionals. we saw 8 dances and then we were done. we had to leave. since this was our last day here i would not get see her again. i probably never will.
So Long and Thanks for all the Fish
Posted by Adam (Britzilla) Volerich
Today is our last day and our bus for the airport leaves in just under a half hour. I want to thank all the people at CPI for making this trip possible, the parents and the teachers as well as all of our Khmer friends. This has been the most amzing experience of my life and I want to thank all of you for that. It is a shame to go home and leave such an amazing country but all good things come to an end and I hope to see you all again at some point. Goodbye everybody.
-Adam
Golf Anyone?
Posted by Michael
For our last full day in Cambodia, I made arrangements to play golf at the Cambodia Golf and Country Club while our teen delegation went to a public school.
I hired a car to pick me up at 6:45 am for an 8:00am tee time. Unfortunately , when I awoke, my watch ( which I had putchased here for $2) read 6:03... so I got up readied myself and went down stairs only to realize that it was really 2:00 am. I returned to the hotel and awoke the clerk to ask him to let me into my room as I had left the key in my room for my son. The clerk did not have a spare key so I rang the room telephone about thirty times but my son would not wake, so I was stuck sleeping on the third floor lobby couch until 5:30 am when the laundery lady arrived and was able to let me in.
MORE...The Market
Posted by Adam (Britzilla) Volerich
Today is our last full day in Cambodia. It is a free day and as a result I went to the market. What a great place it was, mountains of fake name brand clothing and swords were spouting out of peoples ears. There was a place to get everything.
MORE...Catching Our Breath
Richard Gallagher
It has been wonderful to read everyone's reactions to the postings. Thanks to family and friends for sending special messages to Emily and Ben. The whole delegation helped Emily celebrate her 13th birthday with fun gifts and decorations. Dr. Greenwald has become a special friend to the kids. She is a warm, wise woman who knows how to have a good time. It has been enlightening for the kids to see someone with such a responsible job be so human.
James' Pics
Angkor Childrens Hospital, we get a flat, pickups to the rescue, a visit to Mines Advisory group.
Ben's 3rd, Final Blog
--Ben G.--
The last days of our tour of Cambodia are upon us, and I think it is fitting to discuss our accomplishments and the effects our experiences have had on us thus far. Yesterday, after a long bus ride from Battambang (though no malfunctions were involved this time), we returned to Phnom Penh, the location at which our excursion began. Though we had just arrived in this foreign land slightly more than one week before, it seemed like ages. We have seen, learned, and observed so much that our stay has been an eternity. Our perspectives have changed drastically since our first day: I remember that our major concerns then were the heat and the state of our hotel rooms. While these are still prevalent issues, we have grown to become accustomed to them, and the importance of our work here overshadows them.
MAG
Posted by Adam (Britzilla) Volerich
MAG stands for Mines Advisory Group. Visiting Mag was a really great experience. We began our visit with a short briefing in their main office, where we looked at charts of the process of their clearance since 1992. Out on the balcony was a giant model of a bounding fragmentation mine, it was incredibly accurate and looked really dangerous. After the meeting we got into vans and drove to a mock mine field a few kilometers away.
MORE...Floating village, michaelangelo
we entered the tuk tuk. we drove for about half an hour. we got onto a boat. where were we going you might ask? we were going to the floating village.
MORE...More Pictures from Richard
A sunset on the temples, scenes from our visit to Angkor Children's hospital, Mark meets the locals, a school that stays above water, the end of a long day for a fisherman, Ella watches a demining demonstration, we visit an orpanage and Emily falls in love.
MORE...I'm a mommy
Posted by Emily
Hey Everyone sorry i haven't bloged in a while. I have been so tired. Tommorows My Birthday!!! And yes I'm a mommy ...well not really! today we went to an orphange where you can't adopt the kids untill they graduate high school than they go to be an exchange student in the U.S or other contrues. well any way i fell in love with a five moth old girl named Varnik and the y told me that i can send her cloths and toys and sort of be her mommy. I think there might be a picture of me with her. she is really cute. As soon as i get home i want to send her a package. It would be really cool to take care of her like that till she is grown up. I think she really liked me too.
Landmine Museum
Posted by Adam (Britzilla) Volerich
The landmine museum was one of the most amazing places i have ever been to. Landmines were evrywhere. The walls were lined with defused bombs and landmines spelling out various words. Shelves were lined with different types of landmines and uxo and wired sections were brimming with anti-personnel and anti-tank mines.
2 for $1
Jessica
The temples were a wonder...the children hospital brought hope...the orphanage brought a connection...but the beggers brought something else.
"Two for $1, two for $1" It repeats in my head. The 12 yr-old girl sticks out her index finger to show the one piece of green she wants. She wants a dollar that in the states would get you only a hashbrown on the dollar menu. Will they be gone soon?
Two for one dollar
Posted by: Gabri(ella) Spitz
Angkor Wat is absolutely gorgeous, but I can't stand it anyway. We get out of our tuk-tuk, and the first thing I hear is "Two for one dollar! ma'am, Two for one dollar!" An eight year old girl is trying to sell me wooden, beaded bracelets. "Lady, I saw you first! You have to buy from me!" shouts a malnourished boy. All of the souvenir weilding children seem drawn to me; I can't walk ten feet without meeting someone else who says, "Lady, you pay for my school! Buy wooden flute, cheap!"
Richard's Pictures at CPI Training Center
Mark goes up the Mekong, landmine victims become survivors, Dr. Greenwald tries on a dress, Emily learns about engine repair, and Ella visits a landmine survivor's business.
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MORE...Ben's 2nd, Less Philosophical Blog
Posted by Ben
On Friday, after spending the night in a hotel that was supposed to be very rundown but was actually quite satisfactory, we traveld by boat to the town of 
Streung Treung in Kampong Cham province. Here we had the chance to visit the CPI vocational training center, a program to which we had donated $11,000, approximately twenty-five percent of the funding. We observed a sewing, an electronics, and a mechanics class, and met with one of the beneficiaries of the program who lived about one hour outside of town. (NOTE: this part of the excursion was quite uncomfortable, as the road was very dusty and bumpy and our bus was very cramped. However, it gave us the opportunity to experience the rural heart of Cambodia.)
A Chance Meeting
Posted by Michael
The night before last our delegation left for an internet cafe blogging session and I chose to remain behind for a little alone time. I crossed the street with the intention of smoking my cigar, having a beer, and reflecting on some of what we 
had experienced, to date. But in Cambodia you rarely get what you set out for. As I crossed the street I found my beer in matter of seconds and also found three very intriging fellows who wanted to engage me in converstion. They spoke varing degrees of English and said it would be helpful if I spoke with them as they wanted to improve thier Englsh. I bought them each a beer and set off on an hour and half conversation which covered the cost of my cigar, modern Cambodian politics, our present mission in Cambdia and before long we were laughing and joking as if we were life long friends and as we spoke I started to wonder exactly when these young men would make their sincere plea for me to help them out financially.Well that plea never did materialize all they wanted was little conversation, a few moments of companionship, and a feeling that they are not any different from me.
After all was said and done we hugged each other and they wished me a safe trip and hoped that somewhere all the way our paths might cross again and I must say that I hope so as well.
the wat
Posted by Michaelangelo
today we took a tuk tuk ride to the ankor wat. this is one of the 7 wonders of the world. it is a hindu temple. this temple was amazing. on almost every square inch of the walls were covered in disigns that were carved into the sandstone.
MORE...The Adventure Continues: Do you want Pringles or Spiders with that?
Richard Gallagher
Today we traveled from Kampong Cham to Siam Reap by bus. The road is a narrow paved path that cuts straight through fields and small towns with very few crossing roads for miles and miles. Sitting near the front of the bus provided a nervous scene as the rules of the road allow unrestricted passing at all times. Our bus passed trucks, other buses, bikes, carts, walkers with just inches to spare while other vehicles came right for us and swerved at just the last moment. Sometimes it seems like one of those video driving games. The driver was very focused and did not let any of this affect him. Every few miles, we drove through small towns composed of markets and small shops. It appears that everyone has something to sell. Coca-cola is everywhere. However, the national snack is also easy to find; deep fried spiders. Several people have them. Michaelangelo and Ella both like them saying that they are salty and crunchy with a soft center. They really don’t look that bad and no one gags or complains about the taste. Erika even said that they truly tasted a little like chicken.
I See an old Friend
Posted by James
It has been noticed and noted by my new friends on this trip that I love babies. I miss my own so much when I travel that I see my boys in each child. One affectionate, smiley one is my oldest, the mischievous one that steals your heart is my youngest.... it is not long before each one carries a recognizable trait of one of them. Then, across the universe, I send love to my kids back home through the eyes of the one in front of me.
MORE...Those Eyes
posted by Mark Hyman
Those eyes. Those eyes... At Tuol Sleng, before the Khmer Rouge incarcerated, interrrogated, tortured and killed their victims, they took a photograph of them. Each was given a number, then brought to their cells. Their victims were then given one of two accomodations.
MORE...girl talk
Posted by Ella
Today was absolutely amazing! Our trip began with a journey up the mekong river. We took this really funky boat that resembled a really really long helicopter, and sat on top of it. Mike gave this one cambodian guy his ipod to listen to, and he started doing a sort of dance to it, which was really cool.
Next, we entered the actual town, whose name i can't spell (streng trueng?) in the middle of the main road, which was covered with red dust, was a cpi station. We took off our shoes and hats and entered, where we were immediately greeted by a prosthesis wearing director. I think that all of us (except for maybe James), were very surprised to find that he was missing part of his leg. we are all very aware that amputees are very common in Cambodia, but despite that, we all kept glancing down at his prosthesis.
MORE...Meeting the beneficiaries
Richard Gallagher
We met the survivors and family members who have been helped by the students from Tenafly. All of the parents, extended family, friends, and teachers of these children should be in awe of them. They are gloriously humble people who meet the Cambodian people that they have helped with respect, grace, and amazing kindness. Under the incomparable leadership of Mark Hyman, they have attained an amazing level of humanitarian care. It is clear that this experience is going to make them compassionate leaders for the next generation. Our town does not know how fortunate it is to have Mr. Hyman in our midst. He makes us a better community, not just in our boundaries, but halfway across the world. We should all be proud to have even the remotest connection with this effort.
I hope the pictures help the contributors understand what an amazing effort they have made possible.
What happened to the toilets?
Jessica K.
Oh wow...each day is an adventure. On Wed we devoted the day to learning about the genocide. I know you guys have prob been reading a lot about that. My grandfather kept trying to explain everything to me. It just doesn't sink and though, why does this happen? Walking through a torture chamber, stepping on bones.
The last two days have been a little uh...happier? We're back to the present. Yesterday I had my first "hole in the ground" bathroom experience; since yesterday I have become an expert. There are no garbages here and for someone who usually is environmentally aware of issues, it's hard to accept.
Cultural Connection
Michele Biasucci
Hello, Friends! I enjoy the double honor of being Mark Hyman's wife and a teacher with the Paramus, New Jersey Schools! And, so, I am on this trip in both a personal and professional capacity. At school, I co-advise the "Cultural Connection Club." Our club strives to develop in ourselves and others an appreciation for our human similarities and differences so that we might all get along together peacefully on this planet. I am thrilled to be part of this extraordinary experience and would like to share with you a copy of the first email I sent home to my family, friends, and colleagues:
A recap of our days
Posted by Emily
I realize through the past few days everyone has been BLOGGING about the genocide Museum and the killing feilds and at first i wasn't ready but now i feel i am. I have been really questioning humanity and people. How could anyone do this? How could you just shoot someone with out any feeling? In a sense of physical characteristics the Khmer Rougue Regime were humans but in a emotional moral sence they weren't. That is all i have to say i can't really put my feelings into words.
Here is a recap of our days. Wensday night we went to a nice resturant for dinner.
most moving day
posted by Dr. Greenwald
(no shift key so no capital letters, not youir asst. supt. with no mechanics)
this to me was our most important day. we visited the town and the schools to which we sent money for landmine victim vocational training. we meet many of the students there and spoke with them about the training they are receiving (in sewing and in electrical mechanics) to earn a living and go on with their lives after they or one of their family members who was a bread winner lost a limb. it was moving and heartwarming to exchange greetings, thanks and ideas about what all of us are doing.
it was wonderful for all of us to see the fruits of the money that was sent from tenafly to this town and this school. it's amazing to be witness to the fact that the money gets there and is used for such important work. we can make a difference.
The Killing Fields and Landmines
posted by Dr. Greenwald
It is maddening and heartwrenching to see all of this. Each piece of clothing, each skull, each bone was once a person's. Such depravation that caused all of this. (learn more about the Killing Fields here)I was moved to tears not only by those sights buy also those today at the government's presentation about landmines and UXO's. The filming of the war and my childhood memories of those days were especially poignant to me, the oldest on the trip who lived through those terrible times and worked to stop the madness.
The positive news is that inch by inch our work now is making a difference. Glory be to the wonderful parents on this trip who have raised their children in these sometimes shallow times to have the depth of feeling to learn what is truly important in life--that we all get our one chance on earth to live (unless you have Buddhist inclinations of course). The children are so mature beyond their years and seen to be a true blessing to the people here who have greeted us. How right they are.
We will not be able to blog or email for three days so do not think we are lost. Stay tuned and we will return.
Judy
Ben's First Blog
Ben G. here posting my first "blog" in Cambodia. So far, the trip has been rather exciting and full of experiences that none of us will soon forget. We have all chosen different methods of dealing with some of the troubling things I am sure you have read or heard about. Some have chosen to vent their emotions by crying, confiding in friends and parents, or writing personal journal entries. When it comes to times like these, I, however, tend to rethink my own philosophies and comtemplate existence.
MORE...Learning Cambodian Dances
Emily G.
This is my first Blog and so far this has been the most amazing expeirence i have ever had. I wan't to talk about two days ago. We went to Arn's organization Cambodian Masters Performers program. We were in a slum city where the kids were learning traditional dances and music . The kids tried to teach me Dr, Greenwald and Ella how to dance. I was really bad but they were amazing! Me and Dr. Greenwald tried to teach them ballet. There's a picture of it.
We went to an other music class where the kids were learning how to speak english. They were really good. This one girl had a whole canversation with me aand as i was saying good bye she held my hand and walked me out. It was so sweet i was so tuched. The people here are so amazingly nice and never stop smiling. It is true what people say a smile can make your day!
We're here!
Posted by Gabri(ella) Spitz
I could probably ramble on for hours about the other days we were here, but everyone else has already done that multiple times, so I will talk about tuesday, at the Cambodian Living Arts organization. We arrived at this rickity, old, greying apartment building, and proceeded to walk (or maybe climb) up about three flights of terrifying, outdoor stairs, that only had a banister on one side. When we finally reached the correct floor, we went down a short, dark corridor until we reached two rooms. We split into two groups. (one group in one room, the other group in the other)
MORE...Trip So Far
Posted by Adam V.
This has been the most amazing experience of my life. We have visited many interesting places and done some really cool things. Visiting the Slums was a lot of fun, and i met myfuture wife there. When watching one of the classes iI sat outside on a chair and some of the women there were fascinated with the paleness of my skin. I had my picture taken with them and made parting wishes.
The experience that changed me the most was the Genocide Museum and the Killing fields. The Genocide Museum wich was actually a torture chamber disgusted me because of the pictures of the victims aswell as aglass case containing murder weapons. The killing fields wich sported massgraves and other remnants of human extermination was a meaningfull sight wich really got me, death was all around and i eventually broke down and cried. After seeing all of this it made me question humanity itself.
day 3: genocide museum
posted by michaelangelo
today was a touching and emotional day for all of us who visited the genocide museum. this museum was an old school that was made into a torture chamber by the khmer rouge during the genocide. they used this school for interrogations.
as we first arrived we watched a movie. this movie was narrated in muffled english and was hard to understand. it was a sad movie but afterward i was ok. then we entered the first building. in this building there were bedrooms with metal bed frames in the middle of the rooms. on the bed frames were ankle braces and chains, and sometimes empty boxes of bullets. in the next building there were classrooms, about 5 or 6 of them in a row. in these classrooms were the pictures of every person that entered the camp. after some time i couldnt bear to stay in the room any longer and look at the faces of those who died in the camp.
i stood out side for a while and then moved on to the next building. in this building there were more classrooms about another 5 or 6, but these rooms divided into cells by brick walls that the soldiers had built there. this was sickening because the cells were so small and in some of them the chains that held people down were still in the cell. there were so many cells, room after room.
at the last building we went to i walked into one room full of more pictures of the victims. in the next room were tools used for torture and methods of torture that the khmer rouge used.
i could'nt understand how humans could do this to each other.
They want everything I have
Jessica K.
How do I explain my day? Is this place really in the same world I live on? Are Americans really angels? It can't be that most of the world, lives like this.
We met Arn again today. Whenever I see him I often try to think about what he went though. He was a child soldier, and even now he gives all his money away for the country he loves.
We went on a tuk-tuk ride today. The transportation is far from anything we're used to. The only cars we see are usually the governments; and not any citizens. At the market we were attacked by beggers. I was forced to say no toand starving babies and adults who said they were blind.
The Beauty of the Cambodian People
Posted By Mark Hyman
Dear Friends,
My heart is full after today's experiences. Words are not sufficient, but I will try.
Today we visited four music classes which are part of Arn Chorn's program "Cambodia Living Arts." The purpose of this program is to try to recover and sustain Cambodian traditional arts which was almost completely wiped out during the Khmer Rouge Genocide.
MORE...Incredible Day
Posted by Dr. Judy Greenwald
Well, it's our first full day in Phnom Penh. We began by taking a tuck tuck around the city to get an overview of our environs. That was a prelude to our visit to the master performers' demonstration of the work they are doing revitalizing the music and dance almost lost to the abyss. The children who performed were beautiful and extraordinarily talented in their music, dance and opera recitals.
However, it does not paint the picture entirely if we do not mention the utter squalor and poverty in which these schools reside. None of us (including me the third world traveler) have ever seen the like. We strolled through rubble and shambles for homes as the people greeted us with "hellos" on our way to visit the school. Such kindness and generosity from them as they proudly demonstrated their skill. It also is of note that we recited numbers up to 100, the days of the week and the months of the year with them. Emily and I gave the dancers lessons in pirouettes and change ma's.
Speak to you soon. We all thank you for your responses to us. It helps us feel we are having an impact from world to world, culture to culture.
Sunrise on the Mekong: Jogging with Elephants
By Bill Clark
Having fended off jet-lag andslept pretty well on our first night in Phnom Penh, I wentout of the hotel at 5:30 AM in search of exercise inthe relative cool (after all, as Noel Coward once wrote, wisely, in the tropics only "mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun").
Tenafly Arrives!
The student delegation from Tenafly, New Jersey arrived today. We spent the afternoon visiting a pagoda next to our hotel and having our first group meeting where the kids discussed their commitment to, and the roots of their inspiration for, mine action.
Our pagoda visit was hosted by my new friend Dun Lep who is a monk and the pagoda's caretaker. I met Dun Lep while on my morning walk last week. He was just opening the gate, his smile invited conversation and after a time he asked me if I would like to see the inside of the pagoda.... we have spent our mornings together since.
The kids and adults were taken in by the beauty of the pagoda and all were very respectful. Hats and shoes were left outside, and our hushed tones reflected the powerful impression the pagoda left on the group... and me.
After the Pagoda, we walked the neighborhood a bit and all had cold Cokes at a family's small cafe near our hotel.
Dinner was maginificent, authentic Khmer cuisine.... the delegation was exhausted... Michealangelo actually fell asleep at the table.
Tomorrow we are off to tour Cambodia Living Arts' program sites... after a well-deserved morning of sleeping in after a long flight here.
Delegation members don new CPI hats.
Getting Ready to Leave
Well... only a couple of days left til I take off to visit our project sites in Cambodia, Vietnam and a potential site in Laos. I met with the kids and the parents I will be taking from Global Care Unlimited of Tenafly, New Jersey on the trip and they are all very excited! As they should be...
We will be touring ancient temples, seeing some of the most beautiful country in the world and helping people who really need it.... all at the same time! And to think all I got when I was in school was a trip to DC!!
This blog is being set up so that while we are in these countries, the kids and adults on the trip can post their experiences.
I look forward to communicating with people here... and I hope some will actually leave comments and questions for us on our journey.
I will be leaving a week in advance of everyone else to make sure all is "good to go"
In the meantine, I am flattered that my good friend Tom Peters has asked me to post to HIS blog while I am traveling with the group... so I will be posting there as well!
Please leave some comments here... and don't forget to check out the rest of the CPI web site!
Seven Days Article & Tenafly New Jersey
Many thanks to SEVEN DAYS of Burlington for their great piece on CPI. It is so cool when a reporter takes a genuine interest in our work and does such a thoughtful piece. Usually I do not submit such graphic photos.... but I am starting to feel like people should really see these injuries to understand what our beneficiaries go through.
Thanks as well to Senator Leahy and Ellen Hill of Johnson State College for such nice comments. The Senator is of course a giant in this field and the fact that he took time out of his day for our program is spectacular. Ellen of Johnson State College will be returning to Vietnam this spring with my wife. It should be a great trip as the last one was so succesful. Check out the some of the students' journals.
Speaking of great trips... I will be taking a group of kids from Tenafly New Jersey to Cambodia next week. These kids are remarkable. With the guidance of their teacher Mark Hyman, they raised over 11,000 dollars for our Cambodia program... as if that were not enough, they then raised enough money to travel to Cambodia to see the fruits of their good will.
We will be posting our trip details with photos here!
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