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• He Was a Goodly King 8 months ago Ten days ago the body of the King Father arrived in Cambodia.He died in Beijing on the actual morning of Pchum Ben- the day of honoring ancestors. His body was flown in and thousands upon thousands gathered to honor his transport to the Royal Palace.
• A Certain Kind of Sadness 8 months ago They say:bad things come in threes, and the lizard-brain part of me sloshes lazily along with the notion. I don't ask who 'they' are that say these things. I don't ask why they say them. Of course, if I do, I don't have to wonder long. I can google it and read a blog post from a woman who...
• The Shipping News 8 months ago In my mind's eye, a lone rower, battling the currents and tides somewhere off the Maldives in the Indian ocean, determinedly and steadily stroking through thunder and downpour, burning heat and circling sharks, one ragged nautical inch at a time, or maybe my lone figure is immobile, stranded on a...
• A Partner in Hope 8 months ago As promised earlier, here are the photos of our weekend trip to another of CamKids' projects. This one is in Kampong Speu, about an hour and a half drive south-southwest of Phnom Penh. Much of CamKids funding goes to supplement existing projects and organizations, so Dom and Benita are especially...
• Lest I Forget 9 months ago Yes, I am happy here. Kampuchea is a country that feels emerging, feels full of the possible.Yes, I feel good about what I am doing. I am working with beautiful, bright, disadvantaged children.Yet I carry with me a sense of perspective to shield me from smugness and self-righteousness.I feel good...

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