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Published: October 30th 2011
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The Khmer written language does not use the Roman alphabet, Aw Kohn means thank you, but the spelling in the title is only phonetic. It's really amazing how crossing the border into Cambodia has changed our trip. The differences seem subtle yet very apparent all at the same time. I tried to articulate the differences from the cuisine and I couldn't even form the right words, Khmer food is ...
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Reminders of the horror,
Once again you have done a wonderful job in writing the blog, seriously start thinking of a career change when you return home. Thank you for the reminder of how horrific the war was for the Cambodian people, I well remember watching the atrocities on television in high school and not understanding why it was happening and no one was stopping it. But of course it was so very soon after the Vietnam war. I have seen the movie the Killing Fields and gained more insight as to what had happened but I will never be able to comprehend how one human being can be so very cruel to another. There are a lot of things in this world I do not understand. I am just very blessed to live in America.