Adventures in Teaching

by | Oct 31, 2016 | Cambodia, philanthropy, poetry, teaching, Writing

This past week, I traveled up to a small town called Samrong in Oder Meanchey Province, near the Thai border. To be honest, I was a bit nervous. I’ve been to remote places before to teach, and I really didn’t know what I would find. This has been a very...
Cambodian Monsoon

Cambodian Monsoon

by | Oct 25, 2016 | Cambodia, philanthropy, Travel, Uncategorized

For the first few years of my coming to Cambodia, I came during the dry season. I remember one talk I was giving at the International School in Phnom Penh when, after the students had finished with their questions, the teacher turned to me and asked if I had any...
Back East

Back East

by | Oct 20, 2016 | Cambodia, philanthropy, teaching, Uncategorized, Writing

I’m now back in Cambodia for a busy couple of weeks splitting my time between Writing Through and Anjali House. I can tell you that it’s a much longer trip to SE Asia from New York than it is from London. The jet lag was pretty intense, but after five days...
All Together Now

All Together Now

by | Jun 8, 2016 | baseball, Personal, philanthropy, theatre, Writing

The Don and I hosted a great evening last night. As one of our ‘inching our way towards departure’ events, we held a party celebrating retirement, speeding up and new goals. For me, the most wonderful aspect of it was how many different parts of our lives...
Lots to Celebrate

Lots to Celebrate

by | May 9, 2016 | philanthropy, poetry, teaching, Writing

It always feels a bit weird tooting my own horn, but I have just come back from a whirlwind 2 weeks in the States where I had a lot to celebrate. First, was the wedding of my elder son to his long-term girlfriend. We couldn’t be happier about this, and...