MonicaTeal

The difficult side of Cambodia

Posted by MonicaTeal | 21st October 2007

Today was a difficult day for me. I never expected to come to a developing country and not see poverty. In the past week I have seen more poverty than ever before--kids begging for money, adults in tattered clothing. But I didn't feel it in my heart until today.

I arrived in Battambang on a little motor boat from Siem Reap. I met a guy from NYC on the boat, Craig, and we explored the city (what there is to explore) a little. This morning we went to a cafe for breakfast and sat next to the window, eating our big breakfast of banana pancakes, fresh fruit and lemon juice. A few minutes into the meal, a small boy came right up to the window, begging for food. His tiny dark body was barely covered with clothing, a pajama shirt that had string for buttons and had never been washed. He carried a big plastic bag and hid in the shadows of the cafe, only revealing himself to stare at us eating.

I dont give children money here since you hear so many stories of what they do with it: being "

Continued | Belly full of rice

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