Outing to Bayon resort
Unforgettable
Experience
On the 28th and 29th of December my friends, teachers, Sisters and I went for an outing at Bayon
Resort that is located near Kean Svay,
Kandal province in Cambodia. We were 45 children from grade 1 and 2 and five
leaders from grade 5 and 6 from Don Bosco School, Chreh.
When the bus was
leaving school, our faces were full of joy. When we were arriving Chaba Ompov,
we crossed the river by a big bridge. We were singing happily on the bus during
the trip (no sadness). When we arrived there, we were very happy because the
people there welcomed us warmly. They were friendly and they always wear
smiling faces. That’s really great! The place was beautiful - the swimming pool,
dining place and sleeping area. As soon as we arrive we went to the swimming
pool and we did not want to stop, some of the children did not know how to swim
but we helped them. The dinner and
breakfast were very delicious and the staff very friendly to us, they treated
us as the VIP guests. After dinner (Italian food), we had a wonderful recreation
with Mr Renz, the owner of the Resort and his staff, with the games and prizes
for the winners that they prepared for us. Then we went to sleep in very comfortable
rooms that night. For some of us it was the first time we experienced air
condition It was so cold....
Next day on 29th, we had European
breakfast. After breakfast they presented the gifts to the winners of the
games. They also gave all of us some gifts – notebooks and school materials.
Then, we offered them some simple gifts and one of us expressed our deep gratitude
to Mr Renz, who was moved to tears to see us so happy... and all of them and we
all sang a song: "Give Thanks with the Grateful Hearts”. After this we
went to swim again with much joy. When we finished swimming we took pictures
together with them and came back to school full all joy and gratitude for the
unforgettable experience.
At the end he asked Sister Dory to come again next
Christmas with 100 children. We were very happy to meet people who are so
generous, friendly and loving to us, and make us comfortable with their warm
acceptance. We were impressed how people who have much are able to share what
they have with the less fortunate and poor.
By: Sovan Vuty Student of grade 6