Chinese-Khmer Funeral
Farewell, grandmother, rest in peace. Hello, rice porridge, we meet again. Continue reading Chinese-Khmer Funeral
Author: vimvigorvinegar
Registered dietitian, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, drinker of coffee and destroyer of neatly made beds.
Motherhood – Part 1: Having It All
My three closest girlfriends are all my age or younger, working women, either with young babies already or expecting them soon. Continue reading Motherhood – Part 1: Having It All
Braindrain
The loss of the young and/or educated from rural Cambodia is creeping in from all angles. Continue reading Braindrain
Day 172 – The Whole New Year
Of the “Village Void” journal series, the 172nd day in Cambodia. Continue reading Day 172 – The Whole New Year
Day 165 – 100 Days of Death & A Puppy
December 29th, 2017 – 3 Months at Site Reading: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Brought to you from/by The Village Void The café owner gave me the damn puppy. The thing had been running around by my feet all week as he cracked what I thought were jokes about my … Continue reading Day 165 – 100 Days of Death & A Puppy
Rural Cambodian Health Care – Part 1: Initial Impressions
The Jones’ to keep up with in this case are the developed countries with the finest new meds and methods. Continue reading Rural Cambodian Health Care – Part 1: Initial Impressions
The Giving Gourd – Year 1
Thanksgiving the Peace Corps Cambodia way. Continue reading The Giving Gourd – Year 1
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
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