Before I left the States, my neighbors arranged to meet me for six days in Northern Thailand. I really wasn’t expecting to have so much vacation this fall. Sometimes things just work out that way. The trips to Kuala Lumpur and Siem Reap were spur […]
Located in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown, the Sri Mahamariamman Temple is a peaceful, contemplative space with wonderful Hindu art. Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Malaysia. It’s situated on the edge of Chinatown diagonally across the street from the Guan Di Temple. To […]
The annual three-day Water Festival, or Bonn Om Toeuk in Khmer, is one of the most important holidays in Cambodia. Millions of Cambodians gather in Phnom Penh for boat races, water parades, picnics, shopping, fireworks, and concerts. The Water Festival marks the end of the rainy […]
Support services for deaf Cambodians are sparse leaving many isolated from their families and communities. As I rode the bus home today, I met a little Cambodian boy who is deaf. The bus was crowded so a lot of us were standing in the aisles. […]
