Comparison

[NotAllThere]

I just spent two weeks in Eastern Europe, spending time with kids in orphanages. Gives you a new perspective. Anyone else tried it?

[AlfredJPruffock]

I have not - but max respect to you for undertaking such noble and challenging work.

[voodooflux]

I would imagine it to be a humbling experience.

[DimPrawn]

I spent 2 weeks at Butlins in Minehead once.

[Charles Foster Kane]

I just spent two weeks in Eastern Europe, spending time with kids in orphanages. Gives you a new perspective. Anyone else tried it?

New girlfriend?

[Chugnut]

I just spent two weeks in Eastern Europe, spending time with kids in orphanages. Gives you a new perspective. Anyone else tried it?

You are Ewan McGregor / Charley Boorman and I claim my 5 free UNICEF t-shirts.

Good work though.

[tim123]

I just spent two weeks in Eastern Europe, spending time with kids in orphanages. Gives you a new perspective. Anyone else tried it?

Where was this?

I looked at doing something similar.

It was on a farm and they billed it as "teaching English", but on reading it carefully it turned out that they wanted one person (preferably female) to teach English and 8 people to do manual work on the farm.

I thought "the last thing that East Europe has a shortage of is low paid manual workers" Cheeky buggers!

tim

[Paddy]

I just spent two weeks in Eastern Europe, spending time with kids in orphanages. Gives you a new perspective. Anyone else tried it?

Well done! I have found many of the stories from people rather moving.