by AuthorSue | Mar 23, 2014 | Cambodia, novels, poetry, teaching, Writing
I am now back “home” in Siem Reap after a four day whirlwind in Phnom Penh. I love that city — yes, I know many people think I’m crazy. But it is full of fascinating people doing important work. It is like a teenager inching its way out of...
by AuthorSue | Mar 8, 2014 | Cambodia, philanthropy, teaching, Writing
Amid the beautiful gardens of La Residence d’Angkor Hotel, we launched the 2014 Anjali House Creative Writing Workshop. After four years of running the program, this evening party has become one of the highlights of the school year. The 16 students from this...
by AuthorSue | Mar 6, 2014 | Cambodia, philanthropy
In the middle of the week, the older kids at Anjali House had a very special treat. Actually, my husband, Don, was the one who had the biggest treat of all. A group left early in the morning and had a day of fishing, cooking, and hanging around. Of course, the goals...
by AuthorSue | Feb 27, 2014 | Cambodia, teaching, Writing
Wat Damnak is one of my favourite places on earth. It is a an expanse of land on the east side of the Siem Reap River housing the wat, a school, an NGO which teaches poor women to sew, a dormitory for the monks, and the Center for Khmer Studies. The Center is...
by AuthorSue | Feb 21, 2014 | Cambodia, music, teaching, Writing
Believe it or not, today is the last day of this year’s Anjali House Writing Workshop. The theme was change, and we used David Bowie’s song, Changes, as the starting point for our two weeks of writing and discussion. But these kids know me and the process...
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