{"id":3632,"date":"2022-05-29T23:28:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T04:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/?p=3632"},"modified":"2022-05-29T23:28:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T04:28:57","slug":"2022-traditional-khmer-photoshoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charlesconklin.com\/4cambodia\/2022\/2022-traditional-khmer-photoshoot\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Traditional Khmer Photoshoot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As has become tradition<\/a>, two weekends ago we joined the \u2018GSL\u2019 team for a photoshoot in traditional Khmer clothing. GSL stands for Global Service Learning; it\u2019s the department that our\u00a0YAMEN and SALT exchange program<\/a>\u00a0fits under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are a number of shops in Phnom Penh where you can inexpensively rent traditional Khmer outfits and have your photo taken. They then photoshop in remarkable backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From left to right<\/strong>: Jacksha from Malawi, Disha from India, Crystal, Sokea from Cambodia, Catherine, Clivia from Honduras, Charlotte, Me, Neema from Kenya, and Jinah from South Korea.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The MCC group here represents 4 continents, 7 countries, and 5 Mennonite conferences. The YAMEN participants supported various partners including the Cambodian Rural Development Team<\/a>, Voice of Love FM<\/a> (largest Christian radio station in Cambodia), Prey Veng Female Disabled Federation, and Operation HOPE orphanage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In case you were wondering, the lovely peach shirt is the only one they had in my size. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We’re going to miss this group of YAMEN participants. They have really been wonderful to get know and they have a wonderful group dynamic – always encouraging one another with a sisterhood that bridges cultures. But we’re also looking forward to meeting the next class of YAMEN\/SALT participants who will arrive in August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As has become tradition, two weekends ago we joined the \u2018GSL\u2019 team for a photoshoot in traditional Khmer clothing. GSL stands for Global Service Learning; it\u2019s the department that our\u00a0YAMEN and SALT exchange program\u00a0fits under. There are a number of shops in Phnom Penh where you can inexpensively rent traditional Khmer outfits and have your… <\/p>\n

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