RE: Each 1 Teach 1 👨‍🏫 Snapshots From My Former Kindergarten In Cambodia 👦👧

Well, I must admit I definitely was only going to Cambodian because it looked like I could escape poverty and become a professional there without a formal degree. Many foreigners criticized for working in the "Khmer world," meaning earning my income from Cambodians instead of tourists and foreigners. The people who criticized for this were often the owners of NGOs, who have rich friends that donate to their cause, making it possible for them to live an expensive western lifestyle in Cambodia.

Now many Cambodians are waking up and seeing the unsustainability of NGOs, because once the funding is gone, so is the school, clinic, or whatever the project was, and the foreigners quickly cut their losses and leave the country, unwilling to stick around and work for a Cambodian wage.

Fingers crossed we'll be able to return and buy land while things are relatively affordable, for it may be our last chance to become homeowners in this lifetime. Lots of love from us to you!