Today I had my first contact with someone in Australia introducing me to the beginnings of what I hope will not be a quagmire of red tape around trying to raise desperately needed funds for our small but functional home of 12 HIV orphans. This evening I visited the children and had my arms draped … More New Beginnings
This afternoon one of my colleagues came to the house and brought his young children to meet me. The cycle home before our meet-up was – as always – interesting. I stopped in at the bank on a corner where crowds were gathering on the road at the roundabout. Through the masses I could see … More A Hungry Ride Home
These guys changed my world just by being there! University of Texas (UT) graduate, Admiral William H McRaven of the US Navy Seals, gave an inspirational commencement address to 8,000 Class of 2014 UT graduates on 17 May this year. You can watch the speech at this link, which went viral after it was uploaded … More What Starts Here Changes The World
As with my observations in East Timor last year, the average Cambodian adult weighs in the vicinity of 45 to 50kg. When ravaged by Tuberculosis, as so many here are, this average can plummet and it’s not so unusual to see adults weighing as little as, or even less than, 30kg. In East Timor I … More Weighing in on Cambodia
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