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Confessions of a Jetsetter w/ Jamie Cook

“I have been fortunate enough to travel a good chunk of the world and when I fall in love, most who know me would say I fall pretty hard! But nothing could prepare me for my trip last year to volunteer for a month in Cambodia. I thought it would be a nice adventure, something different from my usual wanderlust…I had no idea this opportunity and this place would change my life forever… I was placed with one of my best friends, Ben, at a soup kitchen for street children called “Les Restaurant Des Enfants” also known as “LRDE” in the capital city of Phnom Penh. There, I had the opportunity to fall in love with over 200 children, learn their stories and find out about a powerful organization that helps street children get an education by feeding them everyday so they can just focus on the important business of being kids instead of joining the work force. Getting an education is so important to break the cycle of poverty in this amazing and beautiful …