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2012 in review - 09/Jan/2013 09:57 - 4125 days ago
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached ...
2012 in review - 09/Jan/2013 09:57 - 4125 days ago
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached ...
Thou shalt give equal worth to tragedies that occur in non-English speaking countries as to those that occur in English speaking countries - 08/Jan/2013 17:42 - 4126 days ago
Hannah Al-Othman investigates what role the media should play in instigating change in the developing world. Bun Hean was 25-yea...
Thou shalt give equal worth to tragedies that occur in non-English speaking countries as to those that occur in English speaking countries - 08/Jan/2013 17:42 - 4126 days ago
Hannah Al-Othman investigates what role the media should play in instigating change in the developing world. Bun Hean was 25-yea...
Is education the greatest weapon for change in the developing world? - 31/May/2012 11:03 - 4348 days ago
A few months ago I entered the Guardian International Development Journalism Competition. I found out yesterday that I didn̵...
Is education the greatest weapon for change in the developing world? - 31/May/2012 11:03 - 4348 days ago
A few months ago I entered the Guardian International Development Journalism Competition. I found out yesterday that I didn̵...
A very cathartic blog post. - 05/Feb/2012 20:36 - 4464 days ago
So I wrote a lot of posts before I left England to go to Cambodia, but I haven’t really written anything about how I’ve been...
2011 in review - 03/Jan/2012 10:48 - 4497 days ago
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City sub...
2011 in review - 03/Jan/2012 10:48 - 4497 days ago
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City sub...
Goodbye to all that. - 22/Dec/2011 10:53 - 4509 days ago
My last couple of weeks in Cambodia were brilliant, but hectic. When I returned from Ratanakiri we had our annual partnership re...
Goodbye to all that. - 22/Dec/2011 10:53 - 4509 days ago
My last couple of weeks in Cambodia were brilliant, but hectic. When I returned from Ratanakiri we had our annual partnership re...
It must have been love, but it’s over now… - 06/Dec/2011 07:05 - 4525 days ago
Now that I’m coming to the end of my time here I’ve started thinking about the things that I will and won’t mi...
It must have been love, but it’s over now… - 06/Dec/2011 07:05 - 4525 days ago
Now that I’m coming to the end of my time here I’ve started thinking about the things that I will and won’t mi...
I think I smell a Rat… - 29/Nov/2011 13:24 - 4532 days ago
Last week I went up to Ratanakiri to help Helen with some workshops that she was running. I was excited about going to “Ra...
I think I smell a Rat… - 29/Nov/2011 13:24 - 4532 days ago
Last week I went up to Ratanakiri to help Helen with some workshops that she was running. I was excited about going to “Ra...
Untitled - 24/Nov/2011 17:01 - 4537 days ago
Recently we had a 3 day holiday for the Water Festival, followed by a weekend, which just so happened to coincide with the Full ...
Parties, beaches, Thanksgiving, more visitors, cheese&pickle, cats, sack races, and soldiers… - 24/Nov/2011 17:01 - 4537 days ago
Recently we had a three day holiday for the Water Festival, followed by a weekend, which just so happened to coincide with the F...
Visitors, weddings, bonfires, fireworks, workshops, fancy dress, and hospitals… - 24/Nov/2011 14:52 - 4537 days ago
Hello again, and apologies for neglecting my blog of late – life has been utterly hectic. I’ve got lots and lots to ...
Visitors, weddings, bonfires, fireworks, workshops, fancy dress, and hospitals… - 24/Nov/2011 14:52 - 4537 days ago
Hello again, and apologies for neglecting my blog of late – life has been utterly hectic. I’ve got lots and lots to ...
Watch out‘cos this storm is coming through… - 19/Oct/2011 06:37 - 4573 days ago
After a long summer, life is starting to settle back into a routine. My schools are now open again, but two of the roads out to ...
Watch out‘cos the storm is coming through… - 19/Oct/2011 06:37 - 4573 days ago
After a long summer, life is starting to settle back into a routine. My schools are now open again, but two of the roads out to ...
Blog Action Day 2011–Food Glorious Food. - 15/Oct/2011 23:48 - 4577 days ago
This year Blog Action Day coincides with World Food Day, so the topic that bloggers have been asked to write about is food. I ...
Blog Action Day 2011–Food Glorious Food. - 15/Oct/2011 23:48 - 4577 days ago
This year Blog Action Day coincides with World Food Day, so the topic that bloggers have been asked to write about is food. I ...
What a difference a year makes… - 14/Oct/2011 08:12 - 4578 days ago
I’m finding it hard to believe that I arrived in Cambodia a year ago today. It must be the fastest year of my life –...
What a difference a year makes… - 14/Oct/2011 08:12 - 4578 days ago
I’m finding it hard to believe that I arrived in Cambodia a year ago today. It must be the fastest year of my life –...
A little trip to Laos - 07/Oct/2011 07:42 - 4585 days ago
Last week was Pchum Ben, one of the main Cambodian holidays. Pretty much everything in Sisophon was shutting down and we had tim...
A little trip to Laos - 07/Oct/2011 07:42 - 4585 days ago
Last week was Pchum Ben, one of the main Cambodian holidays. Pretty much everything in Sisophon was shutting down and we had tim...
Mambo Italiano - 06/Oct/2011 04:09 - 4586 days ago
Dad has fairly recently got a new Milan, which meant that he couldn’t come and visit me in Cambodia with the rest of the f...
Manchester’s got everything except a beach. - 05/Oct/2011 11:58 - 4587 days ago
…And the weather, it would seem. I spent just over a week at home in September because Charlotte, one of my oldest friends...
My family and other animals. - 05/Oct/2011 07:21 - 4587 days ago
Well it’s been over a month since my family came and went, but I’m going to try to remember their visit and write it...
Half the world away. - 18/Aug/2011 07:41 - 4635 days ago
So the past week or so has been great. I’ve absolutely loved working at the prison, and I’m very sorry that my time ...
Clang clang, go the jail guitar doors… - 09/Aug/2011 05:08 - 4644 days ago
You may remember in previous blog posts that I wrote about having little to do at work. Luckily, last week I managed to start te...
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu… - 04/Aug/2011 07:42 - 4649 days ago
Well, I must admit, I’m feeling a little bit sad at the moment, as two of my best friends left Sisophon in the last week, ...
Mostly about people called Amy… - 26/Jul/2011 15:21 - 4658 days ago
Well, what a brilliant few weeks it has been. I had the best time with the Amys (who will be referred to hereafter as Little Amy...
Fixing the roof while the sun is shining, the beautiful game, and more. - 07/Jul/2011 05:08 - 4677 days ago
Since I last wrote I’ve been busy with a mix of fun stuff, and some really, really not fun stuff. I’ve been trying t...
All’s quiet on the Western front… - 27/Jun/2011 09:18 - 4687 days ago
This week has been nice and uneventful. I’m still not quite recovered from the last few weeks, (in fact I’m yawning ...
A busy week gone by. - 21/Jun/2011 03:21 - 4693 days ago
The past week has been a busy one. On Wednesday we planted the vegetable garden at Koh Klun school, a project that Vomith and I ...
A wonderful week with marvellous Meg (and other stories) - 13/Jun/2011 16:40 - 4701 days ago
I’m sitting in my room on my own as I write this, and I must admit it feels a little strange after having had pretty much ...
Baby if you’ve got to go away, I don’t think I can take the pain, Won’t you stay another day? - 01/Jun/2011 10:59 - 4713 days ago
Evidently she won’t, because she’s gone. I took Catherine to the airport yesterday morning, and I cried a little bit...
Thank You - 11/May/2011 16:06 - 4734 days ago
Today I’ve been sticking lots of things that people have sent me on my walls, and I just wanted to officially say thank yo...
A sandwich. - 11/May/2011 07:10 - 4734 days ago
So I thought that this week I’d use the “feedback sandwich” model in my blog. You know the one; something good...
Home Sweet Home - 02/May/2011 09:00 - 4743 days ago
Well, I’ve been back in Sisophon for a week now, and although I had a lovely time away, and I do miss my family, it’...
And now for something completely different… - 30/Apr/2011 08:50 - 4745 days ago
Exactly six months to the day that I arrived in Cambodia I flew to Muscat in Oman to meet my family – their Easter holida...
Bangkok and Chiang Mai - 30/Apr/2011 06:00 - 4745 days ago
With language training over, on Saturday 9th April, I headed to the airport and boarded a plane for Bangkok, four years almost t...
Where do I even start?! - 29/Apr/2011 06:47 - 4746 days ago
Well, hello there! It’s been a while since I last wrote, and a lot has happened, so now that I’m back in Sisophon,...
A very, very quick one… - 31/Mar/2011 09:28 - 4775 days ago
Just a quick post to say that I’m happy again! My lovely Daddy has managed to change my earlier flight, so I am still goi...
What happens in Poipet… - 28/Mar/2011 09:03 - 4778 days ago
…Stays in Poipet, apart from the photographic evidence. We had a brilliant time in Poipet last weekend, ten of us went for...
Phnom Penh, Placement visit, and Poipet. - 22/Mar/2011 11:45 - 4784 days ago
I spent most of last week in Phnom Penh. I got the earliest bus on Wednesday morning, at 6.45am, which got me in for 3.15pm (abs...
The most exciting year of my life… - 14/Mar/2011 13:16 - 4792 days ago
I’ve now been in Cambodia for exactly five months, and life here is still busy, and still brilliant. This weekend was a bi...
Parties, painting, presents, and pancakes. - 09/Mar/2011 14:07 - 4797 days ago
This week has been pretty busy so far – I can’t really believe that it’s only Wednesday! I didn’t do muc...
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. - 03/Mar/2011 03:08 - 4803 days ago
So this time the recycled playground project went a bit more smoothly. I think that Vomith and I had learned from out mistakes, ...
Everything and Nothing. - 01/Mar/2011 12:42 - 4805 days ago
Well, since I last wrote, everything and nothing has happened. Satya and Soklaing came up from the VSO office to do my 3 month r...
“The time has come,”the Walrus said,“To talk of many things”… - 21/Feb/2011 06:53 - 4813 days ago
…Well work and Battambang anyway. I’ll start with work, which is just getting busier and busier. The remainder of th...
A look back on the past 4 months, a new photo blog, and a security update. - 15/Feb/2011 12:35 - 4819 days ago
I’ve had lots of texts, emails, and Facebook messages from friends and family back home asking about the security situatio...
Blood, Sweat, and Tears. - 12/Feb/2011 05:28 - 4822 days ago
This week has been hard. Not bad, necessarily, but hard. I returned from a wonderful, wonderful week at the seaside feeling love...
To the sea… - 08/Feb/2011 05:14 - 4826 days ago
So, Beth & I had decided we wanted to spend Chinese New Year on the beach, as she had a week off as Chinese New Year, or Tet...
The circus comes to town… - 07/Feb/2011 07:20 - 4827 days ago
Well the past couple of weeks have been absolutely manic, but also very enjoyable. The Wednesday before last was my school libra...
On school libraries and deep fried crickets. - 26/Jan/2011 07:37 - 4839 days ago
I’ve just got back from the community building day at Koh Klun School, and it was brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. About 1...
Birthday parties&building projects. - 24/Jan/2011 06:16 - 4841 days ago
I spent the end of last week in Siem Reap for my birthday, and it was certainly a birthday to remember. I woke up on Wednesday a...
Workshops and Weekends. - 18/Jan/2011 05:22 - 4847 days ago
This weekend was the first full weekend that I’ve spent in Sisophon since I got here, and I really enjoyed it. I had vague...
The Cambodian Economy - 16/Jan/2011 10:58 - 4849 days ago
I finally got round to writing my report on The Cambodian Economy. I’m sure it’s not exactly what an economist would...
3 months ago today… - 14/Jan/2011 13:17 - 4851 days ago
…I landed in Cambodia. In one way it feels like the time has absolutely flown by and in another it feels like absolutely y...
Nobody said it was easy… - 11/Jan/2011 09:24 - 4854 days ago
I went to Siem Reap again last weekend, and it was just as good as ever. I had some nice surprises whilst I was there – I ...
A busy January ahead… - 07/Jan/2011 08:13 - 4858 days ago
This week I received news that over $1000 is going into my work bank account to fund three projects in January; a library proje...
My little stint as a backpacker in Cambodia… - 05/Jan/2011 09:17 - 4860 days ago
Before I start, you’d better get yourself settled down with a cup of tea, because I get the feeling that this is going to ...
Do they know it’s Christmas? - 20/Dec/2010 07:18 - 4876 days ago
Well, this weekend was lovely. We went to Siem Reap again; me, Jon, Gary, Dominique, and Daniel, who arrived a few weeks after o...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… - 15/Dec/2010 14:43 - 4881 days ago
Apologies for the prolific blogging, but I felt the need to share the fact that I almost, ALMOST, feel a tiny little bit festive...
What a wonderful feeling… - 14/Dec/2010 07:21 - 4882 days ago
…I’m happy again. I thought I’d better write another blog, as my last one was a bit negative, and I’m no...
Another blog worth reading… - 13/Dec/2010 14:34 - 4883 days ago
Postgraduate students at Durham Law School have created an excellent blog centred around issues related to law, gender and sexua...
Trials and Tribulations - 09/Dec/2010 00:48 - 4887 days ago
So. I thought it was time that I filled you in on the saga of my passport. This has caused me no end of stress since I got here....
Access to Justice and Security in Cambodia. - 07/Dec/2010 06:32 - 4889 days ago
As well as my job, which is going great, (although that may be a bit of a premature thing to say, today is only my second day), ...
A final week of training in Phnom Penh - 05/Dec/2010 08:23 - 4891 days ago
Since we left Kampong Cham life has been a bit of a whirlwind. We arrived back in Phnom Penh last Saturday. Dawn and Mike had di...
home stay and motorbike training - 26/Nov/2010 10:40 - 4900 days ago
Well I promised to write again if I survived motorbike training and home stay, but both were so much better than I could ever ha...
Last few days in Kampong Cham - 23/Nov/2010 04:28 - 4903 days ago
We woke up this morning to some sad news. There has been a massive stampede at the Water Festival in Phnom Penh killing hundreds...
Sisophon, Siem Reap, and back to Kampong Cham - 16/Nov/2010 04:45 - 4910 days ago
Well, I have to say that Sisophon kept growing on me the longer I stayed there. We had a brilliant day on Tuesday. Dominique, o...
First impressions of Sisophon - 08/Nov/2010 10:13 - 4918 days ago
Well, we made it to Sisophon, pronounced Sisso-pon, eventually, after the journey from hell. The bar/restaurant that we eat in...
Goodbye to Kampong Cham…for now. - 06/Nov/2010 11:53 - 4920 days ago
Well I thought I’d write another quick blog post as tomorrow I’m off to Sisophon for a week. The guest house that w...
life in Kampong Cham. - 02/Nov/2010 16:24 - 4924 days ago
Well, life in Kampong Cham continues to be fun. Last week nothing too exciting happened; school, a couple of trips to the marke...
monks and fireworks - 24/Oct/2010 07:56 - 4933 days ago
Well, I keep thinking I’ve told you everything and then I end up with loads more to write. Honestly, life in Kampong Cham ...
I’m in love. - 22/Oct/2010 05:23 - 4935 days ago
Well, I had thought that I couldn’t love anywhere more than Phnom Penh. But that was before I discovered Kampong Cham. ...
I finally made it. - 20/Oct/2010 15:08 - 4937 days ago
Well, I’m here, and it’s everything that I hoped it would be and more. I arrived after only a few minor setbacks (wh...
A week to go… - 05/Oct/2010 11:10 - 4952 days ago
So, I leave for Cambodia a week tomorrow. (I fly from Manchester at 8.15 and expect banners and tears at the airport please). I&...
getting my priorities wrong - 07/Sep/2010 12:43 - 4980 days ago
So, I find myself with 36 days, 12 hours, 37 minutes, and 42 seconds left to go. This is just over a month. This should terrify ...
Epic failures - 18/Aug/2010 16:20 - 5000 days ago
So with 56 days, 07 hours, 01 minute, and 34 seconds to go, things are progressing. My dental check went off without a hitch....
Fundraising&Global Education - 11/Aug/2010 11:46 - 5007 days ago
I probably should have done this a little sooner, but I thought I’d write today about my motivations for writing a blog. O...
Some things I’m going to miss… - 09/Aug/2010 11:34 - 5009 days ago
A year seems like a long time, but I don’t think I’d realised quite how long until I thought about what’s goin...
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