Tag: Cambodia, Gabi Yetter, Gabrielle Yetter, Phnom Penh, Street Kids, Welfare, Win+
From the Chalkboard to the Blackboard: Project Buckhunger Feeds Street Kids in Cambodia
By: Gabi Yetter Not long ago, Johnny Phillips spent his days cooking lobster risotto and filet mignon for well-heeled patrons of his upscale restaurants. Today,...
Jungle Hikes & Pristine Waterfalls in Koh Kong, Cambodia
By: Gabrielle Yetter It was the first time I’d seen leeches. In the jungle terrain of Koh Kong, there were masses of them, many of which fastened themselves onto my...
From Zwolle to Phnom Penh – Ramon Flicks the Switch in Cambodia
By: Gabi Yetter When people come to Cambodia, they usually take a while to settle in. Not Ramon Stoppelenburg. Ramon arrived in Phnom Penh last September, found a...
Cross-Cultural Couples: Rithy and Sylvia
By: Abigail Gilbert & Emma Kwee Yes, it’s time to meet yet another cross-cultural couple! Feel free to meet the other couples featured in this series. This time...
Cambodia’s Elusive Justice: How the Khmer Rouge Tribunal Finds Itself in a Loaded Minefield
By: Olesia Plokhii PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Like those lush green pastures with roaming cows and floating pink water lilies in rural Cambodia, where children still lose...
A Chocoholic Dream in Phnom Penh
By: Gabi Yetter Before arriving in Phnom Penh, I spent a lot of time reading about the customs, history and, most importantly, the food of Cambodia. I knew about...
Pchum Ben Festival: Pagodas, Ghosts & Sticky Rice
By: Gabi Yetter This week is not about the living. It’s about the dead. It’s a 15-day celebration (culminating in the big three days this week) where Cambodians pay...
Phnom Penh Living Costs
By: Gabi Yetter In most metropolitan cities, five dollars won’t get you much. A mug of a fancy coffee drink, perhaps. Or a moderately- priced cocktail. Perhaps even...
Victims of Khmer Rouge Worry Justice Won’t Stand Test of Time
By: Olesia Plokhii PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - As comatose Vann Nath’s lungs filled with water and family members pled for more donations to pay his $300 a day medical...
Cambodia Living Costs: Where Milkshakes Cost More Than Bacardi!
By: Gabi Yetter In this article Gabrielle Yetter gives us insight into living costs in Cambodia. What does a meal at a restaurant costs? And a night in a Phnom Penh...
