Cambodia is a place that frustrates you to the point of screaming, and a place that makes you smile out of pure joy. It is a place that just does not seem fair, and a place that is really true. It is beautiful and ugly, harsh and luscious. It is everything. And while I learn [...]
Entries from December 2008
December 4, 2008
Everyone was smiling.
On Thanksgiving, John and I sat next to a mild mannered Swedish man among 20 other expats. We all got our turkey and stuffing, and filled out glasses with wine. We cheered to the cooks and shared what we were thankful for. We then started to eat and got to talking about why we are [...]
December 3, 2008
A Cambodian hospital visit
-This is an older journal that I’ve been meaning to post, and even though it is out of date, I just had to post it. Or, maybe I was just too traumatized to edit the journal in order to post it Sorry this post lacks photos.
I’ve been out of commission lately due [...]
December 3, 2008
“You pay double now.”
Obituary: General Hok Lundy – Cambodia’s notorious and brutal police chief, he was widely feared: UK Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/12/cambodia
I just had to blog about this. So today, I walked into the travel agency to renew my visa and everyone was lovely. They looked at my current visa, and called the government agency where visas are processed. This [...]
