Who says you can't go home again?

So here I am back in Adelaide. I will eventually get around to properly updating my blog... eventually. But here's a brief summary:

My last few weeks of my overseas adventures were spent in Vietnam, Cambodia and then finally, back in Thailand. I did an Intrepid tour (which I will admit, I was slightly hesitant about. I've always held a slight disdain for group tours) and I had a ball. An absolute ball. Vietnam was insane. Ho Chi Minh City is unlike anywhere I've ever been. And that's just the traffic! If you've been, you know what I mean!

I fell head over heels in love with Cambodia. For a country that has suffered so much and is stuck in a terrible cycle of poverty (Only 19% of the population has access to "adequate sanitation", of those 19% only around 4% has access to a flushing toilet!) the people are the most lovely, friendly and hospitable people I've met anywhere in the world. Not to mention the adorable children!

The highlight of my tour was a visit to an orphanage in Phnom Penh. I, along with our tour leader, Daniel, managed to convince our tour group to pitch in as much as they could to buy rice for the 29 orphans and staff. We managed to buy enough to last them for around a month and half. The final night of our tour saw my development studies student side emerge in full force again and I roped the group into participating in a quiz night to raise money for the Intrepid foundation.

But, now my Asian travels are over and I'm back home. Which is nice, but strange. I'm crazy busy, but oddly bored.

I am now working on the final challenge for ActionAid's Project TOTO Outreach Blogger. This one involves fundraising, which at this somewhat expensive time of year, can be tough. If anyone out there reading my blog would like to donate, all I'm asking for is ONE DOLLAR! Yep, just one dollar. And that you pass the information to as many friends as you can asking them to do the same. Secure credit card or paypal donations can be made here: http://www.everydayhero.com.au/sharna_bremner
You can also find out more about TOTO here. Please, help ActionAid help to give a voice to poverty!