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Cambodia has its tourism industry and its garment factories but a majority of the people make their living by farming and with small businesses they set up at home or on the street.  Those handling the small businesses spend a lot of time sitting and watching for customers.  Click here to see some of the people waiting.

An obvious part of daily life in Cambodia are the orange plastic coolers used throughout the country to keep things cool where there is no electricity and refrigeration.  Click here to see the first part of series about Cambodia’s coolers!

Every morning Phnom Penh gets ready for a new day of business.  Here is how a street selling medical supplies is transformed each day.  Click here to see the change.

One street that I travel in the early morning has a series of appliance shops and every morning they set up walls of appliance boxes out on the sidewalk.  Click here to see more.

Money changers are a fact of life in Cambodia where the U.S. dollar is legal currency along with the Cambodian riel.  Many workers, e.g., the Deaf Development Programme staff, are paid in dollars and then will change some or all of that to riel for small transactions.  The rates change daily and one must be observant to choose a money changer that gives a good rate.  Click here to look at the process.

Every culture has its traditions and rituals and so does Cambodia.  Cambodia’s morning rituals may be a little more obvious, though, because so much of Cambodian life is lived on the streets, not inside houses or behind closed doors. Click here to see some early morning activities as the sun rises.

I want to start posting some articles about changes I’ve noticed in Cambodia since I arrived seventeen years ago.  This first one is a change within the last six to eight months when motorcycle skirts became a fad.  Click here to read about it.

It’s not just the oranges that are in season now.  Pomelos are also plentiful and they are one of my favorite fruits.