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Romeo and Juliet Redux
Out in the Dark is a 2012 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. The two lovers meet early on and fall in love at first sight. Only Juliet is another guy. They come from warring families. Only the Capulet’s are … Continue reading
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Tagged gay, gay Israeli, gay Palestine, Israel, Out in the Dark, Palestine, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
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Grand Slam Yoga
The problem with an addiction, as any smoker, alcoholic, or licorice lover can attest; is that you need more of what you crave just to maintain. If you want to bump up your high, you’ve got to increase the dose. … Continue reading
30 Tweets in 30 Days
This is an article recently published in WBUR Cognoscenti http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2014/03/04/learning-to-think-in-140-characters-paul-fallon The marketing director of my architectural firm set up a Twitter account for me. She explained how social media connections fit into the firm’s marketing strategy and described how to … Continue reading
The Slow Boat from Battambang to Siem Reap
There are two ways to get from Battambang, Cambodia to Siem Reap. The bus through Sisophon takes about three hours and costs $5.50. The boat along the Sangker River takes seven to nine hours, costs twenty dollars, and requires a … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Personal
Tagged Battambang, Boat to Siem Reap, Cambodia, Sanger River, Siem Reap, Tonle Sap
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The Visitor
When The Visitor slouched into theaters in 2007 (a film that opens on four screens total does not arrive with force) it earned a respectable niche. The Visitor got good reviews, some indie awards; and Richard Jenkins (most famous for … Continue reading
Chinese Noodle
During a recent trip to Cambodia my daughter and I visited Battambang twice – en route from Abby’s home village of Kra Kor to Siem Reap, and on our return trip. During those two brief stays we ate at Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Personal
Tagged Angkor beer, Battambang, Cambodia, Chinese Noodle, Peace Corps
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Cambodia Today – A Generation After the Killing Fields
Thirty-five years ago, Vietnamese marched into Phnom Penh, liberating Cambodia from the Khmer Rouge, who’d ostensibly liberated the same people a mere four years before. The Khmer Rouge’s short but devastating regime capitalized on the Cambodian people’s reverence for nation … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia
Tagged Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Khmer Rouge, Killing Fields, Peace Corps, Pursat
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Personal Hygiene Tips from the Developing World
One thing American’s dislike about traveling to developing countries is dealing with other, presumably lesser, standards of hygiene. After two weeks in Cambodia I not only got used to how this poor country deals with bodily functions, I came to … Continue reading
Same Same But Different
I recently visited Cambodia and received foreign travel’s twin satisfactions: a deeper appreciation for others and a sharpened perspective on my own country’s strengths and flaws. I also snagged this souvenir T-shirt whose cryptic puzzle leaves me wondering how we … Continue reading
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