When Donald and I left Cambodia last February, Eddie”s future in Cambodia seemed to be on hold. After Donald”s plane had fallen off his trailer, Donald provided the additional parts and Eddie put the plane back together. As before, he would have the use of Donald”s plane but due to Apsara, the Cambodian organization that […]
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Our small caravan drove through the town, arrived at the dock, joining the line of assorted vehicles and people waiting to cross the river by ferry. Getting out of our cars, waves of vendors swelled around us and due to the dubious distinction of being the only foreigners, we were the beneficiaries of all their
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Kompong Cham, located on the Mekong River in the eastern part of the country, had been an important market center during the time of the French. It must have been a charming place attested to by the collection of stately colonial buildings composing the central market area and the considerable number of large villas scattered throughout
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Sunday night was our final night in Siem Reap and the last evening we spent with Tuit. Since Tuesday, Donald and I had spent every afternoon and early evening with him. We took him with us to all parts of the city, introduced him to all the local people we knew, allowing him to do
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That cohesive group spirit I sensed while the villagers participated in the ceremony was only to be temporary and very soon it became every individual for himself. Over the past years, I have written extensively as to what happens when the few of us hand out a finite amount of items to an infinite number
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The spirit house was up, though not yet running, and the only thing left to do was return to the market to purchase all the items we intended to give away on our final Sunday at the village. At one time, I enjoyed dealing with the market women, but as I written in the past,
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Donald returned to Cambodia on January 22 and after a few days spent in Phnom Penh we returned to Siem Reap where the hours slid by creating days and then weeks, approaching our departure date of February 13. My first idea, placing Tuit in school, had been accomplished leaving me with one last thought. Because
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Monday night, after Tuit and his mother were returned to their home, Eddie joined us on our balcony and together the three of us discussed the events of the day. Due to Eddie”s contact with Lori and the help of her foundation, Pohneary Ly, we were able to take a poor, disadvantaged village child with
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BACKGROUND In the past, we would arrive in Phnom Penh on the 2nd of January and leave for Siem Reap on the 10th , giving Donald enough time to receive permission from the Ministry of Aviation to fly his ultralight. However, last year was different. Those of you who have been following my Cambodian Journal,
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With our luggage on the trolley, we pushed through the usual crowd of people and saw our best friend in Cambodia, Jean Paul, rushing to meet us. Those of you who have been reading my Cambodian e-mails since 2002, may remember he is the Frenchman who offered Donald a place to set up his ultralight
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