Souvenirs from the attic 5

The following was first published Monday, May 29, 2006, at xanga.com/blogbodia We have a friend here we met in 2002. He’s Chinese-Khmer and he’s an art student. I’m teaching him what I know of photography. He’s teaching me more Khmer and about eastern perspectives on art. We told him (as we tell all our friends [...]

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Souvenirs from the attic 4

The following was first published March 27, 2006, at xanga.com/blogbodia Dinner It’s the end of a typical weekday. Jess and I are on our motorbike headed for downtown Battambang. We finished teaching our English classes at 5 and hung around with the students for a couple more hours after that trading language and jokes and [...]

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Souvenirs from the attic 3

The following was first published Monday, December 19, 2005, at xanga.com/blogbodia The Sporting Life When we find ourselves in very different environments to those we’re used to, we humans often feel a sense of loss of control. This is a very accurate sense when it comes to living in another culture with another language and [...]

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Souvenirs from the attic 2

The following was first published Tuesday, October 25, 2005, on xanga.com/blogbodia well, this is what you get for requesting me. SIGH. When Tim passed on the requests that i do a entry, I was honored! excited even! but, alas, the fear of the public writing still stopped me short numerous times. so, here we are [...]

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Souvenirs from the attic 1

The following was first published Wednesday, October 05, 2005 at xanga.com/blogbodia A happy P’chum Ben was had by all….or at least by Tim and Jess. We hit the books pretty hard again today. Our language teachers are back in Phnom Pehn after celebrating the holiday with their families. I have a little more information to [...]

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