http://bit.ly/1o96HwKCambodia, where WebMD is literally a better option than seeing the local doctors.
Cambodia, where toweling yourself off from your morning shower can induce a waterfall of sweat during the hot season.
Cambodia, where your average monsoon storm during the rainy season can leave large parts of the capital looking like New Orleans after Katrina.
Cambodia, where nighttime power cuts leave one with a choice of sleeping without the A/C and potentially drowning in sweat, or opening the window for a breeze only to be eaten alive by mosquitos.......
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K440 writer Tim LaRocco is on his way back to Cambodia, and over on the front page he's considering his options.....
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There are a couple of very serious and thoughtful comments worth checking out on the end of Tim's front page article advising him NOT to come back.
To paraphrase, they suggest that Cambodia has changed too much and not in a good way, and secondly that teaching English here is a soul-destroying mug's game.
To paraphrase, they suggest that Cambodia has changed too much and not in a good way, and secondly that teaching English here is a soul-destroying mug's game.
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He writes very well indeed and as KIR hints, this article could conjure up a number of very interesting NEW threads.....Cambodia My Achilles Heel.....????
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Maybe if all new expat English teachers work hard and stay focused, they can someday aspire to be as financially successful as you, Vlad.vladimir wrote:I found his story depicted being an adjunct professor in the US as a mug's game, not teaching English here.
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'Teaching English in Cambodia: Drowning not Waving'Fatboy Slim wrote:He writes very well indeed and as KIR hints, this article could conjure up a number of very interesting NEW threads.....Cambodia My Achilles Heel.....????
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