'Yeah, I'd like to go to Bokor Mountain tomorrow morning. Which tour is better?' I asked the owner of the guesthouse. 'I like this one more. The guide is funny and he can speak better English.' The lady said. 'OK. I will take this one then. Let me go back to my room to get … Continue reading Work – For Real
Today (9 November) is the Independence Day of Cambodia. Every weekend, I have to come to Phnom Penh because there is no one in the campus (most of the staff either live in Phnom Penh or in the town near the college so they all go back home during the weekend). Accommodation for me? Usually, … Continue reading Independence Day
Days before I left the village, I saw one of my grade 12 students in the students centre. She was packing and was preparing to leave the centre. She told me, 'I passed the national university entrance exam and I got a scholarship to a college so I am moving there.' I asked her, 'are … Continue reading C’est la Vie
Welcome to another village which is one, or two, or three hours away from Phnom Penh. 😛 Yes. Nobody can predict the traffic in Phnom Penh. This is also one of the many problems in Cambodia. So, following on from my previous blog, I have started my new assignment in a college. This college wouldn't … Continue reading A New Chapter
After I came back to town (civilization!*), I heard some news from a new French volunteer. When I first came here, I was teaching at the Boys’ Centre in this town for a few weeks. The new French volunteer told me casually that he's now staying there and sometimes the boys asked him to play … Continue reading Legacy
