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Tag: Philanthropy
Bourbon in a Dry Household
It’s been a good two days. Kenric’s aunt and uncle are here from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They are making good progress helping Grandma sort through her belongings. It is of course…
I Waited 44 Years for My Third Birthday Party
Kenric and I were going to go to Catalina Island for my birthday. The ten-day weather forecast was not favorable, and I had been secretly hoping to do a fundraiser for the…
Don’t Worry, We Are Sisters.
Kenric drove Grandma, Letitia and me to a United Methodist Women’s circle meeting at a member’s home. Letitia is Grandma’s friend who’s originally from Ghana. She’s been in the U.S. since the…
Help Lift Danijela’s Spirit
Late last night, I sent Danijela an update of the GoFundMe campaign. I told her a few of my friends have committed to donating but haven’t done so yet, others have mentioned…
Going Beyond The Call of Duty
Kenric’s uncle redid the tile countertop in Grandma’s kitchen sometime ago. His aunt and uncle will be visiting soon and Grandma wanted to make sure the tiles are clean, and the grout…
The Cats of Kotor and Their Angel Danijela
Kenric and I first visited Kotor, Montenegro in late October, 2017. I bored you with stories of how I fell in love with a sickly cat I named Waxy (her eyes almost…
Little Pheng’s Tour of Kampong Phluk
On our second day in Siem Reap, we went Tonle Sap (Great Lake) and Kampong Phluk (Floating Village commune). After checking our tickets, the attendant told a young boy to take us…
America’s Secret War in Laos
During the Vietnam war, the United States carried out 580,000 bombing missions over Laos, a neutral country in the Vietnam War. The bombings started in 1964. For nine years, Laos sustained an…
Visiting a Khmu Village in Laos
Directly across the river from our hotel balcony in Pak Beng is Mekong Elephant Park. When we left this morning, we saw two of their elephants hanging out by the river. We…