NEITHER HERE NOR KHMER

ramblings and reflections of a peace corps volunteer in cambodia

Hi! I'm Michele.

I am a Community Health Educator in Cambodia with Peace Corps. I work with health professionals, village volunteers, and primary school teachers in a semi-rural area of Pursat province to improve health outcomes through prevention education and improvements
in health infrastructure.

I experience the world through movement, through my camera lens, through tastes and textures and sounds. I'll try to share what's going on in my head during these 27 months and use this as a public space to reflect and introspect.

If you are interested in my photography and videography, my online portfolio can be found here.

*disclaimer*

'Khmer' is actually pronounced 'Khmai', but let's pretend it works for the sake of my blog name.

blog posts

ka-rumpup (excitement)

I woke before the sun had announced its appearance on a fresh, cool Saturday morning. Climbing out of bed and pulling out my bike, I...

pliung hauwie! (it's raining)

I stand defiantly under the angry, dark skies - head tilted up, eyes closed, my soaked white floral dress clinging suggestively to my...

trust the process

Let’s set the scene here. Alaska, 2014 – I was fourteen, whiney, and still sort of awkward. It was summer, but in Alaska that means 40-50...

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