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Liam's Story |
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| My name is Liam
Castillo I am 15 year old and live in
Trowbridge, Cardiff. Who attends the
Lanrumney Youth Inclunion progect for
the alternative education programme. I
was invited by the Leaves of Hope
Charity, based in Llanrumney, to travel
over to Belarus and help the orphans. |
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| We travelled to
Belarus in a minibus and it took us
about two days to get there. We had to
sleep on the minibus which was a bit
cramped, and we cooked on camper cookers
at the side of the roads. I travelled
with three other students and three
members of staff. There were a few rows
between us which was okay by me because
there wasen t much to do on the way
anyway. |
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This is
the first time I had to go two
days without showering but it
was worth it because when we
finally got there the orphans we
so happy to see us. All they
could do was cuddle and kiss us.
I even cried because I have
never seen a group of children
so happy to see anyone before.
We all worked hard, trying to
improve their standards of
living. When we wasent working
we were playing with the
orphans. I loved seeing them
everyday.
The worst day was when we had to
leave them to come home.
Everyone was very upset and did
not want to leave. |
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| On the journey
home, I had time to think about how
lucky I am to have what I have, family,
friends and nice posessions. Since
coming back, I have tried to work harder
and don t really moan about things as
much. I really want to go back but seen
as we need about £400 to do so, I m
finding it very difficult. I will do all
I can to raise as much money as I can to
go back or even just to offer to the
charity. I believe the journey had a
positive impact on my live and would
advice anyone to go, even just once.
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