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HERVE GIRAUD: Kradji: A Child Of Cambodia (Children of the World (Blackbirch Press).)
Franklin Huffman: Cambodian System of Writing and Beginning Reader (Yale Language Series)
David Smyth: Colloquial Cambodian: A Complete Language Course (Colloquial Series)
Loung Ung: Lucky Child : A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind
Mongkol with Sara - more photos here
We had a great time with Mongkol, who is studying in US. We went to Lowell and then apple picking. Mongkol is a really good photographer and writer. His English Language Skills are amazing! Here's his other photos and account of our fun fun fun day. Tommorrow night, we are going to the Cambodian Shadow Puppet Performance in RI. Should be fun!
Despite the graphics on the blog, "Five Khmer Foods To Eat Before You Die" makes me hungry. The photo above is from our Day in Lowell with Mongkol
Mchou Kroeung soup for you.
Recipe is here.
We got married twenty years ago today!
See some photos from our wedding!
How do couples in Cambodia mark their anniversary? What are some of the wedding customs?
Via Snazzzz's post in live journal comes the story of the $3 laptop. First, "snazz
Inspired by MIT's $100 laptop project and not to be outdone, they've been working on their own educational laptop project and delivered their first working model to Saron, a banking and finance student living in a small village near Prek Eng. Despite being blind in one eye, he was one of the best computing students at Jayavarman VII High School.
The machine was an ancient laptop, P2, running Windows 98, with a cracked screen. They had it fixed it! Snazzz wonders whether refurbishing older, discarded laptops and getting them to new, less demanding owners in developing country might be a suitable strategy.
I know there are organisations that recycle desktops (and some laptops) from US and transport them in larger quantities in developing countries. It can also be done on a smaller scale, as Snazz suggests, "Small numbers of laptops are a much easier proposition - just slip one in your hand luggage."
I know at the Sharing Foundation that's how we been able to stock up the computer school we've set up in the village. More on that in a bit.
Sara started her first day of Kindergarden. Harry went back to school today too.
Sara's school as a "dress code" which means she has to wear navy blue, white or beige. They don't require uniforms like Cambodia.
It reminded of the middle school I visited in Cambodia and the village school in Roteang where I taught ESL lessons and Khmer literacy school -- both run by the Sharing Foundation.
So, I would love know what your experience in Cambodia and school is like? What are the traditions? How long do you attend? What's it like? I would love to send some information in to Sara's teacher to share with her classmates.
I remember Lux Mean's post about school in Cambodia and I know others of you have written about your school experience - can you point me to the URL or share what you remember on your blog?
We meet Mongkol and took him on one of our regular visits to Lowell, MA for some Cambodian food!
Here's a photo of us in the ice cream store where we had dessert.
by Lye Tuck-Po.
Here's another one from Lye Tuck-Po's flickr stream. These photos are beautiful and well-documented. What a great resource!
