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Introducing myself and my journal

by Gabi | February 6, 2011 at 9:19 PM

Gabi

My life as a nomad

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Introduction

About Me:
I moved to Phnom Penh in June 2010 with my husband after we sold our home and our cars, put most of our stuff in storage and bought a one way ticket to Cambodia. As a former journalist and eternal writer, I am now overwhelmed by the beauty and fascinating sights in this country which provides me with endless inspiration.
My volunteer position at DPA gives me a place to go every day, where I work as their English resource advisor and help with any English documents, reports, websites, etc. at this Cambodian NGO, while still writing articles and updating our blog at http://meanderthals.posterous.com

As for future plans, we are here for now and have no intention of leaving in the near future. Who knows what that means? Do we ever know what the future brings?

My Passions:
Travel, food, experiences, writing

My Areas of Expertise:
Writing, networking, editing, laughing

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Welcome to our global community Gabi! We are so pleased to have you join us!

Wow! A one-way ticket! What influenced you to choose Cambodia for your destination? I am greatly looking forward to reading your thoughts, stories, and solutions. I am sure all of us on PulseWire have much to learn from you and your experiences.

I encourage you to participate in the My Story Writing Opportunity for a chance to win $100 and be published in World Pulse Magazine. Learn more: http://www.worldpulse.com/pulsewire/programs/mystory

If you have any questions or need help navigating PulseWire, please feel free to ask.

Best wishes,
Sydney

Hello Sydney,

Thank you for your nice note. We didn't actually choose Cambodia....Cambodia chose us as our volunteer organization had a couple of posts with NGOs here and we said "why not?".
As for the story competition, I actually submitted one earlier today and hope it went to the right place as I'm assuming I followed the directions correctly.

Cheers,
Gabi

Welcome to PulseWire! You are now part of a thriving community of grassroots women leaders and supporters from 180 countries. See the PulseWire Getting Started Guide to learn more about networking in our community: http://www.worldpulse.com/pulsewire/about/guide

I encourage you to participate in the My Story Writing Opportunity for a chance to win $100 and be published in World Pulse Magazine. Learn more: http://www.worldpulse.com/pulsewire/programs/mystory

I look forward to hearing your voice in the community! And I hope we can share our stories and build a friendship!

Cynthia

"I embrace emerging experience. I am a butterfly. Not a butterfly collector." - Stafford

What a great story. I was just thinking about Cambodia because I just read an article in the latest Smithsonian magazine about the Bamboo train:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Catching-the-Bamboo-Train.html

Thank you for joining World Pulse and I look forward to your contributions.
Amy

Amy

Hi Amy,

Thank you for your nice comment and for sending the link to the bamboo train, which I have yet to experience!

I'm a total newbie to World Pulse and not quite sure how it fits into everything yet so would appreciate any thoughts or feedback you may have about what it means to (and for) you.

Best,
Gabi

Welcome dear sister to the pulsewire community. You are a blessing already

Love
Busayo

Hello Busayo,

Thank you for your lovely message. You made my day.
Blessings,
Gabi

Hey there! Welcome to PulseWire!

It’s so exciting having you with us, I am sure you will have a fabulous time with your new online friends as well as find this to be a very positive experience. I encourage you to take advantage of the numerous resources and features available through our vibrant online community.
Welcome again to our global community and I look forward to hearing more from you here on PulseWire!

Peace!
Fatima

Hello,

I joined World Pulse a few days ago and wondering if there's a trick to getting friends? I'm assuming you just ask people to be your friend but have done so with a number of women and heard nothing back. Does it take time to build relationships or is there something I'm missing?

Thanks for your feedback.
Gabi