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Monthly Archives: February 2014
The Venerable Louis
It’s only natural that during my time as an English teacher here in Asia, I have made an interesting assortment of friends. Many of them have done the same thing as me: teach for a few years before moving on … Continue reading
Posted in "Spirituality", Characters and Friends, Southeast Asia, Thailand
Tagged Monastery, Monks, Temples, Vipassana
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Ten Days with Sustainable Cambodia
Just a note: on the original post, I wrote that SC students paid tuition on a sliding scale, based on ability to pay. I was wrong – that was the case at another school in the area, but I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Characters and Friends, Southeast Asia
Tagged NGO, Sustainable Cambodia, Teaching, Volunteering
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Cambodia: The Monk Post
A look back at my records indicates that I only slept at temples three times this month. That’s more than in northern and central Vietnam, where I don’t think I saw a single Buddhist temple, but far less than in … Continue reading
Posted in "Spirituality", Cambodia, Characters and Friends, Southeast Asia
Tagged Buddhism, Dharma, Monks
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You’ve Been Virtually Invited to: A Khmer Wedding!
My friends and family in Wisconsin are fond of saying that there are two seasons there: winter and construction. It’s hard to imagine a climate more different from Wisconsin’s than Cambodia’s, but there’s still a similar state of affairs going … Continue reading
Vietnamesmeriszing
The photos just keep coming! Here’s the last batch from our 50 days in Vietnam. It’s a trend here in Southeast Asia: even in towns utterly gray and grimy, there’s often a mansion of a … Continue reading
Posted in Southeast Asia, The Road, Vietnam
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