Mandy Gatewood's Page

Here at PEPY, we've been following the worldwide food crisis really carefully and sending articles back and forth about the reasons behind the crisis and what can be done.

I find it really strange that, in every one of these articles I've read, no one has ever advocated the West cutting down on our enormous appetite for meat, but blames China and the developing world for expanding th… Continue

Sok sapbai ch’num t’mai! Happy Khmer New Year!

It’s the Year of the Rat, which heralds the birth of industrious, adaptable, ambitious children for many Asian communities. In Cambodia, the royal fortune teller makes predictions about the coming year. This year, he foresaw a failed crop and food shortages for the poor, while the government officials will have a victorious year in every endeavor. Under no circumstances should anyone get married this year, so lovebirds should hold off until next Ap… Continue

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We are very excited to be entrants in the National Geographic Ashoka's Changemakers Geotourism Challenge: Celebrating Places, Changing Lives. This is a global competition to recognize innovators in geotourism, defined as tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of the place being visited - its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the well-being of its residents. Ashoka has created this competition so that it awards $5,000 to… Continue

So. Setting the scene. We left Phnom Penh before 6:30am. The sun was just rising over the 4-story buildings as we cycled out of town -- past the VERY dangerous roundabout that heralds the end of the city proper and onto the thin stripe of asphalt that would take us to the sea. Or, that night, to Chouk. The day before, we had cycled on dirt roads around mango plantations. The mangoes hung thick and soft from the trees, weighting the branches. The homes were organic and impermanent. We often cycle… Continue

Hi, PEPY friends! Sok sabai ch'num t'may! (Or in English, Happy New Year!)



My name's Mandy and I've been interning at PEPY for two months. I'm
really happy to be here, and am super-excited to be leading the Southern Cambodia Cycling Adventure
from 16-24 February. It's going to be a blast as we cycle from Phnom
Penh to Takeo, Kep (my favorite city in Cambodia so far), Kampot, and
the g… Continue