"This wasn't in the job description but I'll give it a go!" |
"Much has
changed in the three years since I was here, but of course there is much that
hasn't. As difficult as it is to tell when you just "pop in" for a
short time every now and then, I think that this time there is more hope for a
future. Today we went to the stilt village near Tonle Sap Lake. While there we stopped at a restaurant that was a community project of the whole village. The people have also got together to build a tree-top walkway through the mangrove swamp to attract extra tourist dollars. It was just great to see this sort of self- help in this community. |
Highlights:- 1. Dinner last night with Rathany and Bophay who have
started the project we are visiting tomorrow. They are both so passionate about
helping the people of Bos Village. Their 3 month old daughter is just
too cute for words.
2. Today we met an elderly artist 76, who managed to escape
the Pol Pot era and is now teaching young people to make carvings and
architectural drawings. It was an honour to meet him and talk with him. His
sculpture of Ankor Watt was just amazing.
But the most delightful thing was that his great grand -daughter
had just been born a couple of hours before. She was the most gorgeous little
thing and it was very special to be there on her birth day.
3. Talking with some workers who were ploughing up a paddy
getting ready to sow rice tomorrow. 1000ha is now all owned by a company (most
individual farms are 1 ha) and about 10-15 of locals work for the company. I
wonder what happened to all the rest of the people who sold land to the
company?"
- Julie Greig
- Julie Greig
More photos at:
https://picasaweb.google.com/116891173493894340392/StiltVillageSeimREap?authuser=0&feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/116891173493894340392/StiltVillageSeimREap?authuser=0&feat=directlink
and
https://picasaweb.google.com/116891173493894340392/MuslimCemeterySingapore?authuser=0&feat=directlink
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