Category: Cambodia

  • 2/11/17 – Moto Vendors of Phnom Penh

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    Here’s another one, because I like how unique each one is. I feel like Phnom Penh has a very entrepreneurial spirit. However, for better or worse, this mean everyone is selling something.

  • January Update – I’m Here

    January Update – I’m Here

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    I still remember the strange sense of vertigo as I landed in Phnom Penh at 12pm. I navigated my way through immigration and out to a waiting teammate who brought me to the flat I had rented. We carted up my luggage to the 5th floor and I sat down on my bed, in the…

  • 1/17/17 – To the Market

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    Phnom Penh has many markets, each with its own flavor. Here’s a glimpse of the Russian market. Though Cambodia has more western style stores, you could call this the Khmer Walmart. Here I could pick up anything from dried fruit to auto parts to some new cloths.

  • 1/16/17 – Around Town

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    Getting to know the city has been fun. I’ve been choosing to walk most places to get to know the streets better, but a tuktuk is never far away. There’s not a lot of pedestrians here though; I see a motor bike in my future soon!

  • The Little Things

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    Sometimes it takes baby steps. Today’s Goals: 1.) Get internet at the house 2.) Learn Japanese so I can do my laundry

  • Rooftops

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    One thing I enjoy about Cambodia are the flat rooftops. Most buildings have access to the top, and the first thing I do anywhere I stay is visit the top. This also usually becomes my solitude spot for devotions and prayer. This is the view from my current residence. In the distance I can see…

  • 2016 in Rear-view

    2016 in Rear-view

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    It seem like I’ve spent a lot of time in the car these last few months. Trips to Texas and Canada for training. Trips home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. And a few vacation trips as well. As January 11 quickly approaches, I’ve spent the last few weeks looking back over my season in Colorado. As…

  • August Update

    August Update

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    At 9,000ft surrounded by the crisp clean Rocky Mountain air, for the first time ever, five staff* and their families sat down at the same table to have a meal together. There was a sense of unity and commencement as the Cambodia team made small talk and just began to get to know one another.…

  • June Update

    June Update

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    Only 6 more months to go before I board an airplane headed for Phnom Penh. While I contemplate the idea of finishing my time here in Colorado Springs well, I have begun focusing my time on the relationships and community I have built here over the last two years. School Out-reach and VBS Over the…

  • Moving to Phnom Penh

    Moving to Phnom Penh

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    Last month our Cambodia office director, Chad and EMI CEO John and their families traveled to Cambodia to make the final city selection. After meeting with over 25 missionaries and ex-patriots living in Cambodia, it became abundantly clear that Phnom Penh was the best choice. With only 8 short months left in the US, the…