I in no way consider myself any good at taking photos, but there are some photographs I have taken throughout my time in Cambodia that I just really love!!
Most of them are not posed photographs but just a quick snap.
I have found Cambodia to be a very welcoming Country, everyone wants to say hi, and they don't all want you to buy something! Sometimes a quick conversation is enough to satisfy their needs.
Cambodia is still recovering from the horrific events of the Khmer Rouge and the effects can still be seen while looking at everyday life. There are very few elderly people to be seen around the streets, most people being 40 down. Poverty is still particularily evident, but beside the run down shacks families live in, spring up massive mansion to house the countries rich. The gap between rich and poor here is massive.
Regardless of their situation, I have found the kids I work with to be open, warm, loving, accepting and it's true to say I love them to bits. Where I work it is far from the Western World of materialism, the kids find amusement in simple things like playing in dirt, picking flowers, going for a walk at the river or simply poking their faces through our window with a cheeky grin.
There are up days and down days with working in a different country, with a different language, with kids who more often than not don't behave. But it is refreshing, and I love it.
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