WHEN you are 14 and planned for three years to make a trip halfway around the world, finally getting there is a reality to savour.
Elly Broughton, 17, sat on the grass in Ramakrishna Ashrama, Penang, seemingly unaffected by the pounding heat of the sun as she busied herself with a bunch of underprivileged girls surrounding her and her bag of gifts.
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