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It's been officially three months that we've resided in Siem Reap, Cambodia and it's still a shock some mornings, mainly when we wake up to no electricity. But other than than it's the normal changes and adaptations that you would expect with a move to a new city, let alone country. No lie, the weekly maid service helps! We've figured out our favorite grocery stores and yes they have them, favorite coffee shops and restaurants because food is life. We've made our apartment in

We are settling into life here in Siem Reap and have decided to attempt to do something new each week in a way of getting to know the city and all it offers. This week we did Phare the Cambodian Circus. The Circus is one of Cambodia’s most innovative social enterprise models. Profits generated through ticket, refreshment, merchandise and private performance sales support the free education, professional arts training and social support programs of Phare Ponleu Selpak in Batta

I've been blogging on the realness of moving to Cambodia and even living here but I haven't touched on the lessons learned. Figured today, the day after moving into our new permanent home would be a great time. 10 Tips to help you plan your Expat Life: 1. Plan better. Seriously we over planned and I still think we missed some steps. We looked at every contingency with American eyes and should have been a little bit more open to "interpretation". Carrying extra suitcases becau

I was debating on how to start out this blog and if it was necessary but then I looked around and realized I didn't see anyone that looked like me, so yes it's necessary, at least to me and possibly to some of my readers. We are here, the wife, the kid and I. A little shy of a month now, seems much longer but that's life when you ageing. It's been interesting dealing with perception vs reality. The real life versus photo's and video's taken from a perspective that doesn't fit

I was talking to a friend recently who stated she probably wouldn't visit us in Siem Reap, Cambodia because she needs her creature comforts. I was slightly irked as if she was disparaging my home country. I guess that's a good sign right? Anyway I explained how anything you wanted or needed in the States you could get/have here. I also said it out loud to Amber who said well... She said she got her point. This lead to an interesting discussion and this blog. Sort of a hopeful

Everyone always asks me about my/our travel experiences. First let me dispel a myth I haven't been everywhere in the world, secondly I have a resting bitch face, built on love. Nothing but love. I say one to explain that my past travel experiences were dictated by whatever sale I happened to come across. I would buy first, research second. Naturally certain locales appealed to me more than others but price trumped a lot. As for two, I tend not to attract BS from people and/or

We have done it! One week in Siem Reap, Cambodia actually a little bit more but for the sake of making this late blog feel like it was on time, we will say a week. It feels like home. Which is a good thing since we put some good ole American dollars down on this cute little spot that's a little away from the hustle and bustle of Siem Reap but close enough to feel like we aren't in the wilderness. We've been diligent and I've climbed more stairs this week than I have in my my

Really the title should be "Arriving In Cambodia" because after a week I feel like that's really what we've done. On the surface of things. The reality is we have done a "lot" of things, or at least things that will allow us to stay here for the next six months to a year. Apartment searching, a few homes too, Visa appointment, learning the area, eating the food, working. In other words we are...living in Cambodia. Maybe the title does work. The first few days have been inter