A Day in a Tuk Tuk in Phnom Penh

Well, I made it to Phnom Penh. Talk about culture shock! Siem Reap is a sleepy village compared to this. But the best way to show you – and to experience it — is from the back seat of a tuk tuk. But first a story….as I sat there, I held my camcorder...

The Anjali House Kids read Their Writing

The Anjali House Literary Magazine entitled “Wonderful Words: Imagination is Our Best Power” is now launched.  Tonight was the party celebrating our work together and it was such an overwhelming experience, I’m really at a loss for words.  So much...

Anjali House Writing Workshop

I’ve just gotten back from my last day of working with the kids.  I know I’ve said it before, but I just can’t believe it’s over.  I may have written an entire novel about time (that’s my first book, Tangled Roots, for those of you who...

Teaching at Anjali House

So here’s the bad news — my week with the children of Anjali House is halfway over.  I can’t believe how fast it is going.  The kids are fantastic. The ones I am working with are in the “Young Adult” group, between 15 and 19.  They are so...

A Day in Siem Reap

It is a short and east flight from Bangkok to Siem Reap, but it meant a world of difference to me.  I fell in love with Cambodia five years ago — almost to the day.  And as I touched down onto Cambodian soil, I knew that love was really still there.  How and why...