Meltdown

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

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…

Women’s Day

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

My Daily Pilgrimage

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

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…

An Accidental Detour

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

Visitors’ Day

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

Dry Season Dances

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

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…

Colorful Gatherings

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