Where was the Corps? Phnom Penh 32 days in Exile Many people believe it is harder to sleep when a weather front like a hurricane is coming through. In my case 5000 miles away, it was more like the CNN and BBC World News winds than the force of Hurricane Rita, but nonetheless, it made it …
Month: September 2005
Black Mold and Mildew
Phnom Penh 32 Days of Exile Now a million people are running from Rita, even while we are still dealing with the gaping wounds and permanent scars of Katrina. At this point more than just the fundamentalists will be thinking that there is something almost Biblical about the pestilences and scourges being delivered upon us. The …
Housing and Democracy in Hong Kong
Hong Kong 31 Days in Exile The ignorance of circumstantial travel produces opinions that feel certain even if they are not exactly logically defensible. It is in this way that I have come to believe that I could be happy living in Hong Kong and Buenos Aires. I like the cities — simple as that. I’m …