The other VSO Volunteers

There are 13 volunteers in my intake: four Filipino, one Finnish and eight English. The Europeans, in particular, have become like a family. Our ages range from early 30s to 60-odd. All are working for VSO's "Livelihoods" and "Health" programmes.

Front row from the left: John, Marcia, Ali (yes, another one!), me, Bram
Back: Kaarina, Rob, Rachel

We don't go out that much in the evenings, so we've organised an entertainments schedule - quizzes, bingo, karaoke, etc - and drink a lot of beer and gin & tonic on the balcony!!

We have also met a number of other volunteers who have been out here longer than us, and they have been able to give the rest of us lots of useful information about living and working in Cambodia.