CAMBODIA | Friday, 22 Jul 2011 | Views [94]
As the school year draws to a close it is time to commemorate all the achievements of the students over the year. Each classroom teacher created awards to encourage and celebrate each individual child and what they have accomplished over the past 10 ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 21 Jul 2011 | Views [94]
What a blessed thing it is to bring joy and love to others. I was recently reminded of something that my Year 4 teacher said. She taught us that true joy is J esus first, Y ourself last and O thers in between – spelling J-O-Y. There is nothing better ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 18 Jul 2011 | Views [163] | Comments [1]
It is a privilege to celebrate with friends their graduation from university. It is such a defining moment, to recognise the completion of their studies. It is a day where graduates get desked out with their acedemic dress and cap and receive their ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Friday, 15 Jul 2011 | Views [157] | Comments [1]
When you arrive in Cambodia you quickly learn that Cambodians are often focussed on the external appearance. Long jackets and gloves come out in attempts to keep their skin as light as possible (side note - and white people want to have tanned skin ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 13 Jul 2011 | Views [459] | Comments [1]
I love the expression, “To paint a picture with your words”. To artistically apply a string of phrases together and sweep them across the page. In Australia I loved to encourage my students to “create a picture in my mind with your stories”. To skilfully ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 12 Jul 2011 | Views [99]
I absolutely love it when children think ‘outside the box’, when they let their creativity and thinking fly to new depths. Some of my best lessons have been born from students interpreting something creatively or thinking about things in a whole new ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 7 Jul 2011 | Views [176] | Video
Serving in a poor and developing nation has its ups and downs. Daily you see those in hardship and you just long to help them and provide for their needs. It can be heartbreaking seeing a beggar or a child playing in the dirt barely dressed and having ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 30 Jun 2011 | Views [108] | Comments [1]
Ever had cabin fever? Cabin fever can be defined as "Boredom, restlessness, or irritability that results from a lack of environmental stimulation, as from a prolonged stay in a remote, sparsely populated region or a confined indoor area." ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 28 Jun 2011 | Views [114]
Being a Buddhist country the people are tied by the binds of spiritual fear. They do not know how to break away just in case a bad spirit gets angry with them or bad things start to happen. They feel it is best to stay safe in the cage that is Buddhism.... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 26 Jun 2011 | Views [92]
It’s monsoonal season again and this means afternoon to evenings with rain, cooler breezes and end to some of the heat of the dry season (except the humidity is still going up and down). But one of the less joyous things of the season is mosquitoes, ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011 | Views [81]
I never thought I would be a person with Australian habits. In Australia I spend so much time with people from other countries and love doing cross cultural activities that I thought I was ready for teaching abroad. However, daily I have to reteach ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 16 Jun 2011 | Views [141]
While dad has been visiting we have been sightseeing around Phnom Penh and enjoying taking random and silly photos. A common thing we seem to be stumbling upon in numerous candid shots is the seven headed snake. I know it is a culture symbol but what ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 13 Jun 2011 | Views [335] | Comments [1]
What is more exciting - my dad coming to Cambodia or the things he brings in his suitcase? I have been emailed my family a wish list of all the things I am missing here. Things on the list include dates, formal dresses (for all those wedding that seem ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 8 Jun 2011 | Views [151]
Even though each day is a new experience with its own surprises I was not expecting to walk pass a burning building on my way to work yesterday morning. A building on the corner of the street, not far from church, had billows of black smoke rising out ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 6 Jun 2011 | Views [101]
Weddings are a common event here, always crowded with people and loads of food. There are so many smiling faces in one small place and everyone is dress up to the nines in amazing outfits (especially the ladies and their dresses covered in all that ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 30 May 2011 | Views [99] | Video
Heard a sermon on Sunday about insecurity and transferring the head knowledge, that God loves us with a love that overcomes fears and insecurities, into spiritual heart knowledge. This is a lesson I contently have to learn and relearn. I am so thankful ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 29 May 2011 | Views [116]
To end a busy week I bought an exercise bike. Not trusting my skills in balance, hand-eye coordination and all the stealth you need to ride on the streets of Phnom Penh I made the decision that riding on a stationary bike is more suitable for me….and ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 26 May 2011 | Views [137]
Today Year 2 had an air conditioner installed in the classroom. I can’t begin to explain how happy I am and how relaxed the students are due to that cool air being pumped around the room making a pleasant working environment. So I decided to dedicate ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 24 May 2011 | Views [191]
This has happened to me a couple of times now and it amuses me. While hanging out with a Cambodian friend we both order the same thing yet we get different sizes or things back. Yep it’s one order for Cambodians and one order for foreigners. Let me ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 16 May 2011 | Views [257] | Comments [1] | Video
I love it when you are just doing whatever and something around you happens which triggers the lyrics of a song to pop into your head, and in that moment, in that one moment deep and new meaning echoes from that song as it connects to your heart. ... Read more >
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