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Khmer-style
Given the tragic extinction of barn-raising, it is well-known that wedding dances are amongst the greatest social events our culture has to offer, and that these dances are far superior to dancing at...
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Six months later
On August 24, my blog and I marked our six-month anniversary. I’m happy to say it’s going pretty well. During those six months, I made light of being stranded in Moscow, discussed learning English in...
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Friday night, as people start to leave
There’s a red glow at the bar and remnants of revelry on the floor. We exchange silvery stories of joy and sorrow - in three languages we search for the right words. Art hangs from the walls and from...
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The incredible serenity of country living
Some people believe that rural life is an idyllic, peaceful existence, full of sunsets and summer rain, fresh produce and quiet mornings. These people are wrong. Country living is much less peaceful...
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Misadventures in the Cambodian countryside
We’re off to Pailin for the day, though we’re off an hour later than planned because organizing ten people to do anything is almost impossible. Pailin is a few hours southwest of Battambang, known for...
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May continue to shower: a dispatch on my well-being
Recently received panicked communication from family inquiring as to well-being. Curt “I’m fine” perceived to be an insufficient response. Filing the following dispatch to brief family, friends,...
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Depression and puppies
The hardest part of a long trip is returning home. After traveling for five months, it is time to return to Canada, though I will only be there for about three weeks. Then it’s back to Cambodia, where...
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New years and new starts
If you have been living in a world where there is only one New Year and it coincides with the changing of the calendar year, you are missing an opportunity to celebrate all the other new years. In...
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Friendships with Cambodians come with asterisks
This post originally appeared as part of a series on learning from diversity called What I Learned at Djibouti Jones, which features a lot of great thoughts on living abroad. I’ve lived in Cambodia for...
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A leaving season
About three weeks ago, a friend returned to Australia for a job interview. The plan was: two weeks in Sydney, then back to Cambodia for a few weeks before he and his girlfriend return to Australia...
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