Today was the main event of the Dittmeier cousins reunion, an informal dinner together in the evening. Click here to see some pictures from the dinner.
Author: Charles Dittmeier
Trip to USA–12 October
Today the morning and afternoon were spent on office work and some mundane tasks and in the evening I ate dinner with the first of the cousins arriving from out of town for our reunion tomorrow. Click here for a few pictures.
Trip to USA–11 October
This first full day in Kentucky was spent running around doing all the little things that need to be done when you’re only in the city for a few days a year, if that much. Click here to see the stops on today’s itinerary.
Trip to USA–10 October
I didn’t have to hurry this morning but was able to eat breakfast at Maryknoll before heading to the airport for the trip to Louisville, Kentucky where I would see my family. Click here for pictures from the day.
Trip to the USA–9 October
Today I started a three-week trip to the US and Taiwan for meetings with Maryknoll. Click here to see some pictures from the beginning of the journey.
On the Road…Kentucky
This is the record of a trip to the United States and Taiwan for Maryknoll meetings. The first part of the USA trip was a visit to my family in Kentucky.
- Tuesday (October 9)—Travel: Phnom Penh to New York City
- Wednesday (October 10)—Travel: NYC to Louisville
- Thursday (October 11)—Kentucky
- Friday (October 12)—Kentucky
- Saturday (October 13)—Kentucky
- Sunday (October 14)—Kentucky
- Monday (October 15)—Kentucky
- Tuesday (October 16)—Kentucky
- Wednesday (October 17)—Travel: Louisville to New York
Much more to come….
Wow!….sorry!
Wow, this is the longest I have ever gone without being able to post something here on the website. Sorry! It’s been a combination of travel schedules, busy times when I needed to be at places here in Kentucky, and attention to work that has followed me from Cambodia that has kept me offline. I hope tomorrow, Saturday (it’s 10:41 PM Friday night here in Kentucky as I write) will allow me to start posting about this trip.
On the Road…
I am sorry for the missed post yesterday. I was swamped with stuff as I prepared to leave. I’m heading to the airport in twenty minutes to go to the US for meetings. From there I go to more meetings in Taiwan before returning to Phnom Penh on 30 October. I arrive in New York Wednesday night and hope to be able to post then.
Pchum Ben Festival
October 8-10 are the three public holidays of this year’s Pchum Ben festival, a traditional religious occasion when people honor their ancestors, particularly by making offerings of rice balls in the pagodas. Click here for some photos from the beginning of the holiday period.
Hands-free Phoning
Many jurisdictions require hands-free arrangements if a driver wants to use a phone while behind the wheel. That’s probably better than holding a phone and talking while driving although the distraction factor is still here. In Cambodia not that many people have cars but they do have lots of motorcycles and they do want to talk while driving those. This is one method, sticking the phone under the helmet next to your ear.