Our guide Sophat

No, he's not "so fat", but rather we simply called him Phat (pronounced "pot"). Everyone has a story and his is one of perseverance, forgiveness, and unlikely love. A proficent english speaker, he was able to tell us the story of losing his father, a doctor, in the Pol Pot regime. He was raised in an orphanage so that he could get an education, survived starvation with the help of his future wife, overcame the resistance of his mother to his marriage choice (arranged marriages here), worked 3 years just to pay for a wedding, and finally, found a simple life with the love of his life and his two little boys. If I were a romance novelist, this one could be turned into quite the tale.