Adam L.'s Blog (11)

I wrote a post a few weeks ago about a blog by a group of Dutch Industrial Design students documenting their work on a portable, solar powered lamp for use in rural Cambodia. As a design student and a former PEPY volunteer, a got a lot of pleasure from looking back at their notes. Besides working in partnership with a Khmer solar energy company, the students were able to conduct user research directly… Continue

I just came across this blog from a group of Industrial Design students at Delft University in the Netherlands. The blog is about their thesis project called Lumens, "an affordable, quality lighting solution for the rural Cambodian population." They are working in partnership with a young Cambodian solar energy company called Kamworks.… Continue

Hello PEPY people! We are so excited that there has been a lot of activity on the PEPY People Network and we have decided to try making this an open forum where everyone can see the community we have created. Those who wish to post on the network will still have to become members, but anyone who views the PEPY site will be able to see the content. That being said, there are ways to make photos, videos, groups, etc private, as we have already made most of the specific tour groups private (conten… Continue

Check out this video from Good Magazine about Cambodia sports and how they have been influenced by the legacy of landmines. Continue

...and by Cambodia I mean South Philadelphia. A quick stroll around my new neighborhood proved there is more to South Philly than cheesesteaks. I guess learning the local language will come in handy after you return home.

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In case you feel like wasting some time by surfing the internet, have a look at these photography essays from Cambodia made by some of the worlds top photojournalists. Magnum Photography has a great archive including… Continue

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"MIT physicist and author empowers young Cambodian women by building a dormitory for them in Phnom Penh". From the Boston Globe. An interesting article and perhaps another volunteer opportunity teaching English?

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the New York Times Travel section recently wrote a feature about Cambodia's coast and Sihanoukville. Read it here: http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/travel/escapes/14talk-cambodia-t.html?ref=travel
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At Brave New Traveler Tim Patterson writes A Manifesto From A Young American in which he shares his thoughts about moral awareness in travel after spending time in Cambodia and SE Asia.
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The Washington Post recently published a nice article about visiting the Angkor temple complex during Cambodia's rainy season and why it is a good idea. I love the photographs that accompany the article. I visited Angkor last week and it would have been impossible to get some of these pictures because of the crowds. But crowded or not crowded, it is still possible to find some peace and quiet among the smaller sites.

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