by AuthorSue | Mar 9, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, poetry, short story, teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
I spent this past week in Phnom Penh. I come every year. I have always loved its craziness, its mass of humanity on the streets, the astonishing juxtaposition of developed and undeveloped. Mostly now, though, it is a city full of friends, and I spent many nights this...
by AuthorSue | Mar 1, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
While I am here in Siem Reap, I make it a habit to find time to read aloud to the kids in the public school housed on the grounds of my favourite pagoda, Wat Damnak. The reading takes place in another favourite place of mine, the children’s library of the Centre...
by AuthorSue | Feb 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last week we ran another workshop here in Siem Reap. This was important for two reasons: first, it was the first one run for the terrific NGO Sala Bai, which takes some of the country’s poorest young adults and gives them training in the hospitality industry...
by AuthorSue | Feb 5, 2015 | Cambodia, Philippines, poetry, teaching, Writing
Serendipity. A teacher from the Manila Waldorf School was trawling around the internet to find things to do with a group of her Creative Writing students which she was bringing to Siem Reap. She found out about me and Writing Through and got in touch. This was about...
by AuthorSue | Feb 3, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, teaching
Today, all the schools and many businesses are closed to celebrate Buddha’s Birthday. I went with the students and teachers of Anjali House to the local pagoda at Wat Svai to take part in the rituals. I do love it when I have the chance to participate in these...
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