It’s a Wrap—A Red Carpet Finale for the Tchey School Filmmakers
It seems the stars were aligned for the WOWi team and the students at Tchey school. Just as the young filmmakers were putting the finishing touches on their movie project, the Angkor Wat International Film Festival was in full swing in Siem Reap. The festival perfectly coincided with the successful culmination of two intensely productive … Read more
Building Skills and Baguettes
Keith Hajovsky has been the chief communicator from Tchey School in Siem Reap. He provides updates via Skype or email to make sure we get the gist and many of the details of what’s happening in the class. If I had to guess, Keith and the team there seem to be going nonstop and are … Read more
Students Half a World Away Begin Meaningful Exchanges
You know that moment when everything starts to click—when you realize that theory has become practice and plans are coming to fruition? That happened for me the other day on my way back from Houston. I stopped at a gas station and, being mindful of the dangers of texting while driving, I checked my email … Read more
Making Connections in Cambodia
I don’t know why, but sometimes I am reassured when technology doesn’t work perfectly. It’s cliché but true to say that the world has gotten much smaller. Skype, Facebook, Twitter, and even old-fashioned email mean that we can be in almost constant contact with anyone, anywhere, at any time. However, it seems to me—as old … Read more
WOWi Project Kicks Off in Siem Reap, Cambodia
While football fans in the U.S. dreamed of Sunday’s big game, another hard-working team on the other side of the world kicked off an ambitious digital media project that links together a school in Siem Reap, Cambodia, and two schools and a retirement community in Austin, Texas. Call it synchronicity—everything aligning at once to create … Read more
WOWi’s Team From America Begins Arriving In Phnom Penh, Cambodia
After four flights spanning over 29 hours I arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia this morning. But it’s on the other side of the world from and 13 hours ahead of Austin here, so my head and body are going through the normal jetlag routine. But even though I am a bit weary from my travels … Read more
Announcing WOWi’s Angkor Wat “Digital” School Project
My wife Robin and I visited Cambodia for the first time in the fall of 2009. We spent almost two weeks exploring the Angkor Wat temples, one of the world’s premier UNESCO World Heritage sites. We’d long wanted to do that, and we of course thoroughly enjoyed the amazing temples. However, while spending time in … Read more
