When I am alone on the streets of Phnom Penh with my 4x5 and trying to photograph the stranger across from me anything, any language skills at all will help the photography.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Khmer Here I Come
Pulled out my Khmer children's language book (got it in Cambodia years ago) and some dictionaries tonight. I want to make a concerted effort during my night shifts to study and improve (lots of room there!) my Khmer. I know almost nothing now but I have until September (will buy the air ticket in early May) when I return to Cambodia to get things figured out a bit. I have 5 months to work on the language. Learning a language without having a real live speaking teacher beside you is pretty much impossible but heck I plan on giving it my best shot. Maybe with the combination of the Internet/my books and some determination I can learn the basic of basics of Khmer.
When I am alone on the streets of Phnom Penh with my 4x5 and trying to photograph the stranger across from me anything, any language skills at all will help the photography.
When I am alone on the streets of Phnom Penh with my 4x5 and trying to photograph the stranger across from me anything, any language skills at all will help the photography.
