I have never listened to so much Neil Young in my life, as I rediscovered the song “Out on the Weekend” in a hot bus on the way to an overnight excursion in Kampot. I played it over and over again, working it into the scenery: dry fields, roadside sugar cane vendors, and brushfires. When we all arrived in Kampot at Blissful Guesthouse, the multiple hammocks and nooks to rest your head and feet were countless. I had not had a day to be alone since my first week in Cambodia, and I needed to feel grounded. Blissful Guesthouse was the perfect re-grounding zone—gardens, breeze, and DVDs. On Sunday after the others had left for a jungle trek and a trip to Bokor Hill Station (the haunted hotel complex), I wandered around the quiet river
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