I’m living now with Ponlok. We have a trailer in the woods that we share with four other guys, Cambodians, plus Khamtai from Laos and Dionisio from Mexico City. Ponlok’s overjoyed because he only has eight roommates. In Cambodia he had 26. California is a paradise for Ponlok, for three reasons. He has a place to sleep, he gets something to eat, and nobody’s shooting at him. It was Dionisio who introduced us to the Birrieria, me and Mungy Nuncie. The Birrieria was a homey little place next to the... Sign in to see full entry.