Author: Adventures

Since starting college in 2011 my life has felt like an endless series of meeting people, getting very close to them, falling in love with a new location, and then saying goodbye. For a 10/10 “F” on the Meyers Briggs personality test (for those of you scratching your head, it means I am extremely feely), this is hard for me. Every. Single. Time. Last week my team and I said goodbye to our Cambodian family. We left behind 45 children and an amazing staff of brothers and sisters to head to Northern Thailand for the second leg of our three months abroad. Per usual, I quietly sobbed...

At the start of my time at NHO, I met a 15 year old boy named Chheng Hak. He sat on the back of a motorbike with a mischievous smile on his face as he showed off how well he spoke English, having full conversations with me and my teammates. He helped us to learn how to say the simple things like “hello,” and “thank you” in Khmer, and, as we became closer friends, he loved to mess with us by responding to every question we asked him strictly in Khmer as he smirked at our frustration. We all quickly found effortless friendship in him and joy in the the opportunity to...