The Giving Gourd – Year 1
Thanksgiving the Peace Corps Cambodia way. Continue reading The Giving Gourd – Year 1
Month: November 2016
Surprise School
You have a re-occurring nightmare in which your hands are dry with chalk, you’re dressed in traditional Khmer clothing, and when you spin around you face a hall of writhing school kids shouting at you in a foreign language. Except this nightmare is your job. Continue reading Surprise School
The U.S. Election As Told in the Village
This week when Donald Trump became the 45th President Elect of the U.S., my interest in the outcome was far from alone here in my rural village of Cambodia. The job description of a Peace Corps Volunteer just became a whole lot more complicated. Continue reading The U.S. Election As Told in the Village
Holidays: Bon Kathen 2016
The carnival came to town. Continue reading Holidays: Bon Kathen 2016
vim, vigor, vinegar 