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I'm grateful for: Businesses that care about the community! Lotus Dream Spa happens to be right next door to my hotel, which is very convenient for me as we all know I love massages. But what's even better than being able to get great massages right next door is the fact that all of the profits from this business go to support the Cambodian English Language School that gives free English lessons to children.

Other English schools charge a small fee (a fee that many families here cannot afford to pay), but this school uses the profits generated by the spa to allow 200 children to attend English lessons free of charge...200 children who would otherwise not be able to afford such lessons.

In keeping with my support of businesses that care about the community, I also grabbed lunch at the Singing Tree cafe today (not pictured). The Singing Tree cafe is one of the restaurants in Siem Reap that supports ConCERT (http://www.concertcambodia.org/businesspartner.aspx?type=2). ConCERT (Connecting Communities, Environment & Responsible Tourism) provides information on a range of activities that need volunteer support. Listed projects are engaged in many different aspects of community development and poverty alleviation.

Siem Reap. Cambodia.