by AuthorSue | Feb 7, 2016 | Cambodia, philanthropy, poetry, teaching, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing
Last week I ran the first of my Writing Through workshops for this year. Others have done theirs already, but this was my first, and it was held with students at Anjali House, where my programme first started six years ago. The theme this time was ‘Place’,...
by AuthorSue | Feb 1, 2016 | Cambodia, philanthropy, teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
So, I’m back — back in my room at my guesthouse, back at the educational shelter, Anjali House, where this all began. I spent my first week wearing my Anjali House Board Member hat, checking in on administrative and fundraising tasks, talking to the staff...
by AuthorSue | Dec 18, 2015 | Cambodia, novels, philanthropy, poetry, short story, teaching, Writing
2015 has been an incredible year for me, full of development, both personal and professional, world travel, and big changes. I can already tell that the new year will bring more of the same. I think it’s time for a rest during this holiday season and so I bring...
by AuthorSue | Nov 15, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
I arrived back in London at 5.30 in the morning on Saturday. The flight seemed uneventful. I watched a film (Ted 2 — I know, ridiculous, but so funny), had something to eat and then went to sleep. So far so good. But when I landed and turned on my phone I found...
by AuthorSue | Nov 7, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, poetry, short story, teaching, Writing
Finally, after all these years of coming to Cambodia, I have experienced a real Cambodian monsoon. Actually, several days of them. Monsoon — the word alone summons up all these feelings of exotic otherness. And, although they can be a colossal pain in the butt,...
by AuthorSue | Oct 31, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
I have had a great first week back in Siem Reap, switching back and forth between my work with Writing Through and my work at Anjali House. For Writing Through, this week has been about seeing old friends, making new ones, setting up repeat workshops for last...
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