The orphanage

First week

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July 23rd 2011
I have now settled into a sort of routine for weekdays. Not a lot happens in the mornings as most of the orphanage children are at school. The organisation (NFO) supports a number of other teaching projects as well as running the orphanage, and the main two of this happen in the early afternoon. One is the "monks' English class" that I have now taken over in Takeo town centre, and the other is ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Takéo

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more