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Hip Hop & Hope

One Woman's Journey in the Slums of Cambodia

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Part memoir, part history, part travelogue, this is the inspirational story of one woman’s journey in Cambodia.

When Romi Grossberg decided, at thirty-five, to give up her job as a social worker in Australia for a two-year contract in the slums of Cambodia, she could never have imagined that the experience would change her life forever.

Hip Hop & Hope is part memoir, part history, part travelogue, and completely engaging. Its portrait of Phnom Penh is complicated and indelible. Its story of work in an NGO is inspirational. At this hip hop youth centre, Romi evolves from a frightened burrung to a respected manager who knows the words, the tunes, and the moves.

This is the story of trust and friendship, faith, and belief in oneself even when the world is against you. NGO's founder KK, Romi, and their kids forge unbreakable bonds and eventually breakdance their way onto the TEDx stage and to sold-out performances in Australia.

Hip Hop & Hope will make you laugh and cry as Romi shares with brutal honesty the highs and lows of life for the forgotten in Cambodia.

©2024 Romi Grossberg (P)2024 Romi Grossberg Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Travel Writing & Commentary Women Hip-Hop

Critic reviews

'A must read for those believing in hope and making a difference in the world we live.' —PRINCESS SOMA NORODOM OF CAMBODIA

'A powerful heartfelt memoir.' —AKILL TALIB of Jurassic 5

'Rich with character, incident, and insight, Hip Hop & Hope is a hugely compelling read. It made me laugh, cry, and dance as I tore through its pages.' —TIM TOMLINSON, Director of New York Writers Workshop
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Wow what a journey. I’ve never felt so emotional so many times. I feel like I have lived the author's journey now.

Moving and inspirational.

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From the moment I settled down to listen, the sounds, smells and sights of Asia came flooding back. Romi’s evocative writing and soulfully authentic narration was a treat from beginning to end.
As for the story itself, I found it to be inspiring, gripping, moving and heart warming. A real page turner. By the end I found myself feeling gratitude for the connections I’d made to the Tiny Toons characters and to the storyteller herself. A fabulous audiobook.

Heartfelt, inspiring contemporary story telling.

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