"Only after going through Marketing for Mamas, however, I realized that lasting solutions do exist and that we could all volunteer our gifts of the head, hand, and heart to be a part of it."

Cambodia was nothing short of a magical experience. But not for the reasons one might expect.

In Singapore, we may have more financial capital, but here in Cambodia it seems they possess more of the other capitals. It seems pretty funny to me how we, considered by some definitions a more developed country, “progressed” when really we are merely exchanging one type of capital for another.

As I think back, I am not too clear on why as to I decided to go on an OCIP trip like this – was it to confirm my cynical criticisms on volunteerism or a subconscious desire to prove myself wrong? Whichever the case, I don’t think I’m regretting it.