by AuthorSue | Apr 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
My last day at Anjali House coincided with the big party to celebrate Khmer New Year: Sou’s Day Chnyom Tmei! New Year’s here is like Christmas and New Years back in the West. The anticipation, the celebration is just as intense and just as elaborate. The...
by AuthorSue | Apr 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Saturday night was the launch party of the Anjali House Writing Workshop that I have been leading while I’ve been here in Siem Reap. Actually, this was more of a birthday party because this event marked one year since the beginning of this on-going workshop with...
by AuthorSue | Apr 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last week I wrote about the redevelopment of the Siem Reap River banks here. Now, just about a week later, all the houses and businesses are gone and replaced by heaps of rubble dotted by bulldozers. Thanks to donors from around the world, Anjali House’s...
by AuthorSue | Apr 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
My two weeks worth of workshops are now over and during that time I have been observing Khmer kids both inside the classroom and out. Weirdly, at the same time, I have been watching episodes of a US TV drama which I downloaded before coming over: Friday Night Lights....
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