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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Hello! We are a team of volunteers for the University of Leeds. This summer we'll be embarking on a project in Tonle Bati, Cambodia, spending two months in rural Cambodia, volunteering at the Seametrey Bilingual and Residential School, the first of its kind in Cambodia. The trip is the first international volunteering project the University has carried out. We'll be using this blog to follow the trials and tribulations of the coming months, and to give you a taste of our Cambodian experience. If you want to volunteer with the University, visit the new volunteering hub at http://volunteering.leeds.ac.uk, We'd also like to thank all of our supporters; we'd encourage you to take a moment to give them a look by clicking on their logos to the right of this page. Thank you to Santander Universities, TD Travel Group, the University of Leeds and Leeds for Life, who has all offered valuable financial and professional support to this fantastic project. The views expressed in this blog post are not necessarily that of the University of Leeds or the project's supporters, they are the views of the Leeds-Cambodia team.

Friday, 28 June 2013

Volunteer Profile: Kathryn Dowell




Name: Kathryn Dowell
Degree Programme: Music
Year of Study: First Year
Hometown: Hinckley

1. So, what made you apply for the Cambodia trip?

It’s a great opportunity to travel and see the parts of the world which I might not get the chance to go to again with a fantastic group of people. There is so much to learn about the culture and I’m excited to get involved with learning the language. I’m really excited about sharing my skills with the children at the school and hopefully getting them enthused about music and learning!

2. Have you ever done anything like this before?

I spent two weeks in Cuernavaca, Mexico at a guiding world centre where I ran sports activities and songs. I’ve never done a prolonged stay like this with so much responsibility though.

3. What's the one thing you’re looking forward to the most?
 
I am really looking forward to getting involved with Cambodian life and culture. Trying out some of the interesting food is going to be really good. I would say I’m most excited about teaching children the Spice Girls on recorder though!

4. Is there anything you're worried about? Anything you're dreading?
 
I’m not overly worried about anything- I quite like being sweaty and smelly. To be honest, the only thing that worries me is that I won’t want to come back. It’s going to be such an adventure. There isn't anything i'm dreading, the only thing im worried about is the mosquitos and being able to sleep.

What will you and your team do on a day-to-day basis?

I am in the Music and Arts team and we have got lots of exciting activities planned. We are going to be teaching silly campfire style songs, making tie dye shirts, bracelets, school bags. We will be basically be doing anything really messy and fun, as well as teaching them how to play the recorder and how to read music.

6. Tell us a fun fact about yourself
 
I believed that unicorns were real until I was about 15 (no joke).

7. What's the one thing about the UK you'll miss the most whilst you're out there?

I’m really going to miss playing my Clarinet while I am there, and my friends and family of course.
 
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