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Ten Pictures: Moments That Changed My World in 2011

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Travis Thompson

From January to December, this year gave me some of the biggest challenges, triumphs, sorrows, and joys I’ve ever experienced.  Below are ten moments that changed my world in 2011 (in chronological order). 1.  My giant extended family in America … Continue reading →

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Experiencing the Rice Dilemma

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Travis Thompson

It’s been three months since I’ve hung out in Coat Tamay Village—the place where we started a library and school cafeteria earlier this year.   I got busy with my work in Puok and let time slip away. I never … Continue reading →

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Major Cambodian Holiday Canceled

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Travis Thompson

That’s a picture from Cambodia’s Water Festival celebration a couple years ago in Phnom Penh. The Water Festival is a major annual holiday to mark the reversal of the flow of the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers. It usually attracts … Continue reading →

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Flooding ROUND THREE: I’m on a Boat

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Travis Thompson

That’s me on a small wooden boat Monday (in a normally dry neighborhood) about a mile from my house in Puok. I’m slowly learning why this flood is being called Cambodia’s worst in decades.  Just when you think it’s finished, … Continue reading →

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Chopper Video Shows Flood Impact

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Travis Thompson

Flooding has been a big part of my life lately. Today, the United Nations says it’s the worst flooding in Southeast Asia in 50 years. Click the short TV story below to see the first helicopter video of this flood. … Continue reading →

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“It Was This High”

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Travis Thompson

“The water was this high,” the market seller told me in Khmer as she pointed to her waist and smiled. I had followed my neighbor into the middle of the Puok Market as he shopped for food to make dinner.  … Continue reading →

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Flooding: Latest Snapshots

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Travis Thompson

First, I should say: I didn’t take any of the pictures in this post. These are some of the latest snapshots from around Cambodia from a handful of media sources. I’m still in Phnom Penh where a lot of the … Continue reading →

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Cambodia’s Worst Flood Since 2000

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Travis Thompson

After more than three days of torrential, devastating rain across Cambodia, Mother Nature seems to be letting up. Above is an Associated Press picture taken in Siem Reap Province, near where I live. Reports say the Cambodian death toll is … Continue reading →

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Flooding Confusion

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Travis Thompson

I talked to my host family today. Turns out there was some confusion. As is normal in my Cambodian life, I lost a few things in translation. That’s easy to do on the phone. The real story: Water is high … Continue reading →

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Flood Enters Host Home (and other bad news)

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Travis Thompson

I woke up at 3:00am this morning to my phone ringing.  My host mother was calling from our house in Puok.  She told me water was flooding the first floor of our house, but I couldn’t tell exactly how much … Continue reading →

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