Have you ever had one of those days that really put things into perspective? Today was that day for me….in a bigger way than I could have ever imagined…. About 3 months ago, I was looking for Siem Reap hotels on the internet and I ran across a place called the “Shinta Mani”. At first glance its simply a very nice boutique type hotel, however, when you start digging deeper through the website, you’ll notice they also run what they call “The Institute of Hospitality”… a school where they pick local Cambodian teenagers from the villages and teach them skills to use in the outside world ..specifically the hotel trade. They teach culinary, maintenance, housekeeping and administrative skills…. All which will be very useful to a young adult in SE Asia trying to make money to
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