Category: Cambodia

Vicky and I got to do a little recon at the annual science and engineer festival tonight. Part science fair, part career fair, and part environmental education it was an interesting glimpse into emerging technology in Cambodia. We look forward to having a booth and recruiting students next year.

The Vattanac Capital Tower is the tallest building in Cambodia at 188-metre (617 ft).

This is the night whole sale market that sets up shop every night from 5pm to 3am. Our street seems to be specifically designated for salad greens. Needless to say, it gets a bit noisy. At least once a night it sounds like one of the tuktuk trucks crashes into another one, but then I…

Cambodia, officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 square miles) in area, bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest.*…

“We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we…

Fun fact: the white sand at the beach in Kep is brought in from near by Kampot. Kampot has the sand, but not the beach. Kep has the beach but not the sand.

I saw a sign out the other day, “broken English spoken perfect.” Like anything worth learning, speaking Khmer will take a lot of focus and determination. My few weeks in class have taught me how much I don’t know. My desire to know ALL the words is strong, but then I remember that even my…

With only two passenger trains and a few freight, I guess the conductor doesn’t have to pay too much attention? Or maybe he’s just taking a break while we are paused in the station.

This past weekend, a few friends and I got to get away from the city for a bit. Trains in Cambodia were suspended due to neglect and damage from the civil war, and have only started to run again last year. You can tell it is a novel thing to ride the train for Khmer…

Here’s my living room. Good for reflecting on life. Walls also good white boards.