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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Holocaust Memorial Day

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Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.  This short speech contrasts Cambodia and Rwanda, based on an earlier blog.  I read it to a small...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

A new life?

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Between us, Katja and I volunteered for over 4 years in Cambodia.  We wanted to do something, however modest, to help people less fortun...
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Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Road

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Just before I came to Cambodia my friend and football teammate Jules gave me a book called The Road .  It’s about the struggle for survi...
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Friday, September 2, 2011

The Noble Art?

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The evening of June 8 th 1985 is clear in my mind for two reasons. As we gathered excitedly round my granny’s telly, Barry McGuigan ...
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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Free the bears!

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“How we treat our animals reflects how we treat each other”. So Ghandi got there before me, but I've always believed that how we care...
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Friday, August 19, 2011

Preah Vihear is our temple!

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Temples I have now seen many, but never before have I been led through the ruins with an armed guard. Holding my hand. Preah Vihear...
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Saturday, August 6, 2011

A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree

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I was shocked – horrified – baffled – on my arrival at the hospital this morning. Unbelievably, we seemed to have been attacked by vandals....
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