Dear Humphrey How do I begin to relay the experiences I have had in Cambodia? I will begin by remembering the following: Red dust Heat The whir of motorbikes, tuk tuks and pushbikes Roosters crowing, dogs fighting Happy faces Faces with despair, begging for hope The continuous sincerity and kindness of the kmher people The fact that the 3 highest reasons for death in Cambodia are: 1. Traffic accidents 2. HIV/HepA, HepB 3. Land mines Yes, the abov...

How much does a plastic shopping bag weigh? No, really, I need to know. Half a gram? One gram? Let's er on the side of generosity and say a plastic shopping bag weighs one whole gram. That means, you would need to collect one thousand plastic bags to end up with one kilo. OneTHOUSAND bags!!! Now imagine that you have to collect these one thousand platic bags by digging through large piles of filthy garbage. Now, for the 'icing on the cake', imagine that you are...

How much does a plastic shopping bag weigh? No, really, I need to know. Half a gram? One gram? Let's er on the side of generosity and say a plastic shopping bag weighs one whole gram. That means, you would need to collect one thousand plastic bags to end up with one kilo. OneTHOUSAND bags!!! Now imagine that you have to collect these one thousand platic bags by digging through large piles of filthy garbage. Now, for the 'icing on the cake', imagine that you are...

It was a sight that Saint Stephen's College safety coordinator Mr. Nicol would not be satisfied with. The 'bamboo trains' of Siem Reap. Made of old, broken bamboo and engines that looked as if they had been taken right off a lawn mower; we headed off into the shrubs and thick bush. There was only 1 track, and traffic going both ways. Need-less to say, this wasn't the most efficient method of transport. When one cart met another cart heading the opposite way, one...

After a fun night at road 60 filled with carnival games, rides and traditional Khmer food, the first thing the students, paretns and teachers were hoping for was a chance to sleep-in. But as reality set in, today saw the beginning of our weekend with the SSC Cambodia Group being woken up before sunrise (5am) to set off on a long day of touring the temples of Angkor. In the pitch black we set off to Angkor Wat to experience the sun rise behind the temple. The gro...