hello there, i'm Nettra (pronounced according to spelling: net + tra = nettra).
i'm a 20-something global nomad and digital native currently based in Paris. i was born in California, raised in Phnom Penh and loved my three-year stint in New York City.
i am a student of international affairs. learning about the impact of technology, entrepreneurship and the arts on society is what gives me energy.
this tumblr helps me keep track of things which have happened to me, as well as the interesting, funny, inspiring and beautiful links i find this on this internet odyssey (read more).
for something more focused and structured (i.e., without photos of cute animals), you may like to browse my online art portfolio or visit my website. you can also find me on twitter, ask me a question or feed my fish.
Kant Help Me by Nettra Pan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. Material posted here is my own, unless otherwise stated.
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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
How to Eat Fried Tarantulas in Cambodia
Angelina Jolie hasn’t tried them yet and neither have I (we prefer crickets), but it is a popular Cambodian snack and is full of protein.
Thanks Alex for sharing!
(Source: beingincambodia)
Thanks to at @megsimone611 for introducing me to this song in her recent radio feature.
(via queersublimeoutcast)
My mom randomly bumped into my former cook at the mall this summer. She brought me traditional Cambodian pastries today! Just the kind of sweet study snack I need to keep me going.
Who’s that handsome man gracing the left side of this @TEDxPhnomPenh banner???
PAN Sorasak
Title of talk: Bridging the Digital Divide
His Excellency PAN Sorasak serves as the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce. He finished his first degree in Economics in France. When Cambodia fell to the Khmer Rouge, he moved from France to the USA and obtained his graduate degrees in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics. He felt it was his duty to return to Cambodia and contribute to its development.
Since his return, he’s made immense contributions to Cambodia as a pioneer of Khmer Unicode, an advocate for technology for the disabled, and an advocate of Aid for Trade policy.
So proud of my Dad for speaking at TEDxPhnomPenh this last week. Hopefully the video will be up soon so I can finally hear what he said. Thanks to @thisisyiwei for organizing it.
If you couldn’t attend, you can read more on my part in his story here or you can request to follow my dad on twitter @great_lake.
(via TEDxPhnomPenh)
I would have loved to wear this bikini out in last week’s Parisien sun. Love Comptoir des Cotonniers, love the krama material they used for this ensemble.
Krama by K designs summer 2011’s ethical, on-trend bikini for Comptoir des Cotonniers.
Krama by K’s designer, the journalist Tina Kieffer, discovered Krama during her many trips to Cambodia, a country for which she has a deep affection, and decided to launch Krama as the summer’s new beachwear fabric. An encounter between a fabric new to the West, Krama, and a brand that loves beautiful fashion stories, Comptoir des Cotonniers, has given birth to an irresistible, original bikini with a matching sarong. When fashion and ethics combine, this gives more than a mere swimsuit: we have a real I’m going to the beach outfit… A cream and ruby red bikini, with a triangle bra and bottoms with micro-flounces tied at the sides, a sarong available in blue/grey and ruby red tones and a matching zippered pouch. A light and stylish outfit that – to top it all off – dries in just a few minutes!Pure lines, an impeccable cut and fine fabric… for an extremely colorful, fresh, smart, fashionable and ethical summer!
What about the ability for Cambodians to make change?
Elizabeth Becker
Journalist Elizabeth Becker asks, in her review of Brinkley’s novel, what about the ability for Cambodians to make change? Becker, who is the author of When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution, challenges Brinkley’s assertion that ordinary Cambodians are naturally compliant to authority, a quality which he says has been instilled in their culture since the days when Angkor kings callously subjugated their people. This, for Becker, is a caricature in the tradition of Western Orientalism. Instead, she points to the possibility that it is the Cambodians, not the international community, who can bring much needed change.
(via ilovecambodia)
Traveling in style! #onlyincambodia #recycling #transportation #safety
Asians, in fact, have several distinct family systems. To simplify: in South Asia it is traditional to have arranged, early marriages, in which men are dominant and the extended family is important. East Asia also has a male-dominated system, but one that stresses the nuclear family more; nowadays it has abandoned arranged marriages. In South-East Asia, women have somewhat more autonomy. But all three systems have escaped many of the social changes that have buffeted family life in the West since the 1960s.
I love Sabinest Steinmueller’s photography. I took this print screen of her tumblr (sabinest.tumblr.com) a while ago when she went through a beautiful Cambodian scene phase. Thanks for the beautiful views!
(via ilovecambodia)
