Humanitarian Relief News- Timor-Leste: Sustained international presence needed due to fragile security
- Afghanistan: Abducted local staff of ACTED found murdered
- Niger/Mali: Vague hope of peace as Tuareg announce end of rebellion
- Somalia: UN renews mandate of AU force, peace deal signed
- Georgia: ICRC moves closer to gaining access to South Ossetia
- Horn of Africa: USAID expedites emergency food aid
Archive for March, 2008
Parental Retirement
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 Posted in all_labels | 1 Comment »
If I were on my mom's track, four years ago I would have had me, and in 30 years I would retire. It was a bit of a novelty to ... Read more..Sun Peaks: A Paradigm Shift
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
The offer hung between us since my return: a long weekend skiing up in Canada with friends, a free stay in a townhouse, and accessible back country so I didn't ... Read more..Cambodia: Things You Can Do
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 Posted in all_labels | No Comments »
One of the difficulties I find inherent in simple 'reporting' is the article tells the reader just how devastating a situation is, and then leaves it at that. My experience ... Read more..Cambodia: Seattle Reintegration
Friday, March 21st, 2008 Posted in all_labels, thoughts, travel | 1 Comment »
Touchdown. It's slate gray outside, 18.41 local time, and it looks cold. There is no orange light, no heat radiating from the pavement. 30 minutes ago we began our descent; ... Read more..Cambodia: Elsewhere, Round Two
Friday, March 7th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, travel | No Comments »
In my time in Phnom Penh I managed to get hooked into the NGO crowd, but also the party crowd. Or maybe they're one and the same; work hard, ... Read more..Cambodia: Scenes From Siem Reap
Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Posted in all_labels, misc, travel | No Comments »
With 5 year-old Riki, the world's cutest adopted kid. When Jon worked at AHC they would have about one orphan per month left at the hospital; staff would take them ... Read more..Cambodia: The Lake Clinic
Saturday, March 1st, 2008 Posted in all_labels, feature, travel | No Comments »
VIEW IMAGE GALLERY OF FLOATING VILLAGEThe sense of time is different. "Hurry up" is a process of continual slow motion versus "normal" which is regularly punctuated with pauses for conversation, ... Read more..