I think I’ve chatted with a couple hundred Cambodians so far – combining my school visits and teacher trainings and tuk-tuk rides and moto rides and just walking down the street. Every single one has a wide smile, kind words, and most want to know what I think of Cambodia.And I respond, “Cambodia is so beautiful. The people are so beautiful.” And they beam with pride, making them even more beautiful. Which is so hard for me to understand. I would be pissed and angry and resentful at the whole karma wheel spinning me off in the wrong direction for the last few decades. But there is no bitterness in our conversations, just pride.
My guide book tells me that of the 13 million Cambodians, 96% are Buddhists, 50,000 are monks and 30 are psychiatrists. Maybe there is something to this? This may sound a little brangelinesque, but come here. This place is incredible.
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