Meltdown

Perhaps it was waiting to happen. Triggered by a relatively innocuous incident on C ward: A father, quite slight of … More

A Tale of Two Hospitals

On a wide swath of land between Highway 5 and the main police office, the grass, trees and flowers bloom … More

Women’s Day

The schools were closed. As was the post office. Some people took the day off work. Business went on as … More

My Daily Pilgrimage

Notwithstanding an oppressively scorching sun and aggressively swerving drivers; despite being pelted by long plumes of exhaust fumes and the … More

The Wild (North)West of Cambodia

Early this morning, while the rest of the world was settling down to watch the Oscars, I embarked on an … More

An Accidental Detour

Towards the end of the afternoon, I met up with Kate and her daughter Pearl at the Bambu Hotel – … More

Visitors’ Day

Three times a week, between 12-3, hordes of relatives, friends, school buddies, descend on the grounds of Emergency during visiting … More

Dry Season Dances

A couple of evenings ago, I joined some Emergency staff and friends on an adventure outside of Battambang.  It was … More

An Unwelcome Overture

5:21 a.m. An apparently godly hour in Cambodia; perhaps the godliest hour in Battambang – if today’s events are any … More

Colorful Gatherings

I ought to have known that I would be awakened yesterday much earlier than I planned; after all it was … More