Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance. The 5 stages of grief have been outlined in a variety of books, articles and internet pages. I’ve heard about how these stages are not often linear but cyclical, intertwined, and complex. Grief has certainly never been linear in my experience. But this week I am fully practicing grief in…
Author: Crystal Conklin
Tuol Sleng
This afternoon I visited Tuol Sleng, the torture prison set up in a former high school during the Khmer Rouge. Through an audio tour I learned about the Khmer Rouge’s goals, methods, and finally their fall from power. Similar to the concentration camps in Germany, the documentation of the people who were “processed” is abundant,…
First Visit to Royal Palace
I visited the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh this afternoon as part of my orientation to Cambodia. I wanted to share some photos for the girls.
Logistics of Moving Overseas
It’s been a decade since I moved and I’d forgotten all the logistics that go into moving. Also, I’ve never fully moved internationally (I always had a home base at my parents) and I’ve never moved with kids. Our to-do list is 3 pages long and that doesn’t count the Mennonite Central Committee preparation list….
Journey to Cambodia
As a child of missionaries, I always assumed that when I grew up I would move back to the developing world. But college, marriage, grad school, children and family needs kept appearing as the next step for life. When I became pregnant while working full time and going to grad school full time, I put…