So I have had an incredible start to the year 2011, but it has been so wonderful and so busy, that I have not been able to write it all online. I have kept a private written journal that, unlike my Cambodia journals is private and will not be published online, but I promise that [...]
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The last few days have been interesting. I took a late night skinny dip bath in a pond in a rice paddy with some friends, I have driven almost the entire width of Cambodia with two passengers on a moto bike, I have also been blessed in my life and my travels by the chief [...]
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So I went for a run today, the first in five months, but a good run none the less. I ran from the water front of Phnom Penh to the Olympic Stadium. I was running to clear my mind of all the worries and troubles and obstacles that I see myself having to face in [...]
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So I have had the pleasuer of spending the last couple of days with my lovely family in the beautiful country of Vietnam. From Hanoi to Hue and Hue to Hoi An. We have only been separated by burly railroad guards and thin luxurious hotel walls. I will try to get some photos up shortly.
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The stresses of getting ready for getting to hanoi are ebbing and flowing. As one worry passes and gives way to relief, new ones spring up. I will be happy when I can see there faces. Then it will all be ok.
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In coming to Cambodia, I missed one wedding for being here, and one wedding in anticipation of being here. for both I would like to apologize. However, this weekend, I went to three weddings. A Cambodian wedding traditionally lasts three days. The practice was abandoned after the families started going bankrupt for production costs, and [...]
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