La Sonya

Tonight when I leave the school I will leave my keys behind on the empty desk. I will begin the tour to visit friends and family and share more about RAW Impact . I will be relying on God to provide. I will be taking a big, exciting, longed for step towards being and international social worker. A career I've wanted since high school. I love you friends of Oakhurst and am incredibly thankful for your love and support. If you need to be reminded read here . So, pray with me and for me as I close the door tonight on this section of my life.

I have been wanting to run a marathon again for quite a while. A marathon is 26.2 miles. It might sound crazy to pay to run the distance but the money helps make sure I'm safe while running on the 163 in San Diego and that there are medical personal every few miles. I also got an awesome medal and finishers jacket. I digress. . . I convinced my ultra marathon friend, Chris, (an ultra is a race over a marathon) to run a with me, which was much easier than I thought it would be. I started training in the winter and did a shabby job at it, compared to the first marathon I ran when I trained following a plan to the T. Once my friend Kimberly, whom I affectionately call BerlyKim, realized I wasn't planning on a new PR (Personal Record) she was game to sign up and join me for the race. I had graduation on Thursday and the next day drove down with my friend Hillary (she was my support team--driver after, cheerleader, bag carrier day of race etc). Best laid back weekend ever! R...

IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!!! I now have a better understanding of the fundraising process. I will break it all down for you: Tax Deductible : If you need to make it tax deductible you can donate it directly to the umbrella organization that RAW Impact is under for it's non profit license in America. The name is Global Development Group (GDG). You can do that here:  http://globaldevelopmentgroup.org/us/portfolio-item/j790n-rawimpact-projects/ . If you do donate there please mark it with my name and email me to let me know. Please note that because it is such a small organization I lose 25%. Here's the breakdown; GDG takes 7.5% from each donation. Then 10% of each donation goes towards growth and 7.5% goes towards RAW's administration of volunteers. With the transfer of funds between exchange rates from US to Australia and then back to Cambodia in US dollars, we lose a percentage there so that's included in the admin costs also.  Go Fund Me: If you want t...