Robert advises to learn as you go.
In this series we talk to Cambodia expats about what they wish they had known when they first moved Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» that they know now.
This week we talk to Robert Starkweather, a long-term Cambodia expat who arrived in 1998! He found Cambodia’s lure irresistible and has now built a life here that includes a family and .
MTC: Rob, what do you know now that you wish you had known when you first moved Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»?
RS: “I arrived in Cambodia in February, 1998. I was just traveling and looking to spend some time abroad before getting serious about a career, life, etc.
What do I wish I knew then that I know now? In fact, after a bit of thought, nothing.
That is a big part of the allure of foreign places — it’s all foreign. Figuring out how this crazy country works is a fundamental part of the Cambodian experience.
I wouldn’t change any of it.
And even after all these years, most days the country still amazes me.”
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