David Calleja graduated with a Bachelor of Social Science and Master of Social Science from RMIT University in his home city of Melbourne, Australia. He has taught English in China, Thailand, South Korea and Cambodia, where he worked for a local NGO, Sorya, based in Tropang Sdok village. In addition he has also volunteered as a kindergarten English teacher, tutor and a football coach to male orphan students in Loi Tailang, Shan State. He has narrated and produced a video biography of Cambodian students learning English entitled I Like My English Grilled. His video documenting life at Stung Meanchey, Cambodia, A Garbage Life, can be viewed online. Contact him at david_calleja@foreignpolicyjournal.com.
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A Visit to The Killing Fields and Tuol Sleng Museum
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Review: This Is Not A Film
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Film Review: The Lady
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Burma: To Dream the Impossible Dream… A Future with Prospects
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Khun Khmer: Cambodian Martial Art Diary by Antonio Graceffo
American author Antonio Graceffo traverses Cambodia to reveal Bokator in Khun Khmer: Cambodian Martial Arts Diary.…
Cappuccino with a Country Monk
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Hanoi, Quy Nhon and My Bargaining Curse
From the moment I arrived at Hanoi’s main bus depot late at night after a 27 hour bus ride, I had a bad feeling about what would transpire. The only…
Postcard from Soweto, January 1999
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Burmese Army ‘Demoralized’ and Under ‘Great Strain’
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Meeting Elvis in Vietnam
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Challenges facing Burma with the release of Aung San Suu Kyi
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A day visiting Uncle Ho and my new Hanoi family
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Book Review: Warrior Odyssey
Warrior Odyssey is a wonderful book to read because it provides new insights into appreciating culture from an angle not ordinarily covered.…
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Australian Election Produces First Hung Parliament in 70 Years
Four independents and a Greens MP will determine who governs Australia in the coming weeks as the nation's election points towards a hung parliament for the first time since World…
Week 2 of Australian Election Campaign – Labor’s Lead Slips Away, Media Leaks and Disendorsements
Party infighting and controversies affecting both the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Liberal Parties have highlighted week two of the Australian election campaign. Following last Sunday’s televised Leaders Debate which…
Australia Set for General Election on August 21
Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has declared a general election for August 21.…
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