It’s early in the morning and apparently after experiencing my dramatic “waker up” attitude, Theresa has appeared at the door with a cup of instant coffee. Instantly, resentment turns to love. Yeah! I am happy. We attempt to get all of our stuff together to head to Siem Reap, our “vacation” spot for the next [&hellip…
Theresa thinks I need to write a little about some of the more light hearted events to counter balance the bleakness of yesterday. After the dumps, we wound up at lunch with Kulikar at a place on the river. This requires a little set up: Before we came here we received lots of horror stories [&hellip…
The wake up call comes at 5:30 am and I forget rather quickly how charming and inspiring it was to see Theresa so happy after being out at dawn yesterday. Why did I agree to get up this early? Theresa is treated to the sight of me very grumpily and silently staggering to the shower. [&hellip…
Theresa gets up at the crack of dawn because Kulikar told us that people line the riverbank starting at 3:30 to exercise, meditate and set up for the day. Morning is not exactly my strong suit, so she heads out the door on her own while I struggle to come into focus with the world. [&hellip…
Theresa and I are up early for our first full day in Cambodia. Theresa has in fact been up for hours due to the jet lag and the heat. Our air conditioner turned itself off sometime during the night and our room is stifling. I sense her at the foot of my bed turning it [&hellip…
We’ve arrived! On a very tiny jet I might add. Theresa got some amazing photos as we came in. The heat and humidity was the first thing we noticed. We got our bags and were met by a driver from Hanuman Films. It was quite an experience as he drove us through the city to [&hellip…
It’s 12:43 am in the morning and there’s a complete stranger reclining in my lap. This of course perhaps requires a bit more explanation. By the airline. Which touted on their website big beautiful new planes with LCD screens in the back of every seat. I am here to tell you this plane makes southwest [&hellip…
I’m packed and ready to walk out to door -armed with everyone’s good advice. Bring Power Bars (Megan) Don’t wear Jewelry (Cher) Photocopy your passport in case you get robbed (Stef) Be Careful (just about everyone) and my personal favorite from a random documentary filmmaker who has been there before – “Don’t eat at Happy [&hellip…
Bags are packed. Gear is tested. Travel arrangements in place. Passport – MIA. Now I always keep my passport in the same place. Why? So I can put my hands on it when I need to get it. Like when I’m leaving for Cambodia. In one day. I’m soooo ahead of the game I thought [&hellip…
Nothing makes a trip to a third world country seem more real than a prescription for Malaria on your dining room table. With only two days to go before my still photographer, Theresa and I take off for Cambodia for the first of four production trips for “Small Voices” I have quickly discovered my normal [&hellip…