Leaving placement was such a hard thing to do. I really got attached to the kids and their wonderful, bright personalities, and to say goodbye after such a short time was heartbreaking. If I was to do it again I would definitly take a bigger step and volunteer for longer, because the kids get so much more out of a long term volunteer...they can relate to the kids more, give them a stable figure to depend on. I remember the first question the kids asked me was 'how long are you here for?' I guess because they are so used to volunteers that they know not to get attached if the person is only here for a short time.
Regardless, I loved my time at the home, I loved my surroundings, the people I worked with, the kids...And being there will be an experience that I will remember for ever and ever amen. So there.
The night I left placement and got back into town I got really sick...My stomach was cramping up and I was up all night in the bathroom. Highly unpleasant. I had a feeling it was Giardia, which I had some tablets for, but I had to take them with food and I couldn't handle that thought, so I just kept my fluids up and my fingers crossed and went to bed really early the next night....And only woke up once in the night! So that was cool. I was quite worried cos I really didn't want to be sick while I was in Chitwan.
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