"Everything worth doing starts with being scared." - Art Garfunkel. My fears for this trip are I won't be able to communicate with anyone. I know the basics of Khmer but I am not conversational in it and I don't know if I pronounce the few words I know right. Also, I am kind of scared to teach. When we do presentations in class at school, I get nervous. I feel well prepared, so I know I'll do fine, and I know everyone in the class. In Cambodia, I won't be presenting I'll be doing a whole lesson plan and in front of many people I do not know. I am really nervous for that. But I know that we will be preparing with lesson plans with CGA so I should be excited to teach. Last year I loved teaching in Nicaragua and I hope I'll love it just as much when I teach to the kids in Cambodia.
I am really excited to meet new people. These people and kids I will meet I will never forget. I have experienced this by going to Nicaragua I still remember them to this day even what they were wearing the last day I saw them. Also, I am really excited to see Cambodia's culture, I know it is very different from mine and it will be exciting to experience new things. One of my goals is to try and communicate with someone so I can know what they experience and maybe just talk to them like I would with one of my friends. Furthermore, I want to be able to look back on this and know that I did the best I could do and gave all that I had. Also I know that from experience I will make great friends on this trip both on my team and with the kids, so I can't wait to see what I learn about everyone and to meet new people.
My fundraising has been interesting this year some of the things I have tried to do to earn money for the trip, have not worked while others have. I had originally wanted to make bracelets to sell but they ended up taking me to long to make for what I would make from them. Also, selling my hockey sweatshirts has been hard because I thought there were a lot of people to sell them to but I just couldn't find the right way to advertise them, and therefore I wasn't able to get the word out to much. I am going to do concession at a hockey tournament next weekend and I am doing a lot of babysitting. So I am still finding ways to fundraise.
I am so excited to go to Cambodia! I am really excited for the plane ride, I want to become a pilot when I grow up. I love the excitement of going some where new and trying new things and I can't wait to meet new people.
