All tagged Moving to Cambodia
After 31 years of teaching in New York, I retired and moved halfway around the world to Kep, Cambodia. From fresh seafood and quiet beaches to chaotic roads, tropical heat, and unexpected friendships, here's what everyday life is really like in this little seaside town—and why I'd choose Kep again in a heartbeat.
At 55, after divorce, retirement and selling nearly everything I owned, I boarded a plane for Cambodia to begin again. After three trips to the Kingdom of Wonder, I knew it was time to stop visiting and start living here. This is the story of leaving home, finding love, settling in Kep and the beginning of Riel American.