Chernobyl

[littlemissx]

i had never heard of this untill yesterday and spent all night reading about it.... its so interesting!!! i'd really like to visit the area and see they do tours.... just wondered had anyone else ever been??

[Monstersdad]

Many years ago, I am now vaguely involved with the Chernobyl children's trust (google will find more details for you), be prepared for a shock if you do go. It is not a place you will come back from with too many great feelings. It will however tell you quite starkly how lucky we are over here, it will also prove to you how wonderful the people are there to just get on with life in the way we do. If you do go, get your teeth checked out before you go, their dentists do not use any pain killers becuase they are very expensive! The food looks great but is still grown in radioactive soil, there is next to no other fresh fruit or veg which is contamination free as importing and transport are also pricey. The government have not been too good to the people out there and if anyone sees a collecting box in this country please do contribute becuase when the Childres trust gets kids over to the UK (other European countries also do the same) for a one month visit they say that the one month will add on a year to their lives becuase of the freshness of the food we have on our tables. The kids from that area I meet are generally under 14 (born 6+ years after the Explosion) and they do not know any different. Please help them when you can everyone needs a break every so often and these poor kids probably more than many. Safe travels and enjoy meeting some of the most resiliant folk I have ever come across.

XXX

[littlemissx]

thank you for that MONSTERSDAD.

i dont intend to go for want of coming back with good memories like a normal holiday etc... i'd like to go to see what its like for my own eyes.

is there any sites etc i can donate money too???

[Monstersdad]

CHernobyl children's trust can help, but if you go there, take things like biro's coloured pencils small toys, the kids love them and don't get they're hands on them too easily. Also old t-shirts (nike, Coke) they are status symbols and often good money generators for the locals. I'll search out some websites for you but it will take a while. TTFN. X