What have your own international travels entailed?
Before joined Rustic Pathways, I did not travel anywhere, even the other provinces in Cambodia. I had never been on an airplane. After I got full time job, I was living in Chiang Mai for more than 3 months for training with Thailand team. I learned a lot from these experiences, the language, new foods and the Thai culture. I have now been to US, Costa Rica and other countries in South Asia.
How has your international experience evolved to make you an even more valuable addition to the Rustic Pathways team?
I think it is valuable for me to travel abroad to see other country especially to see how Rustic Pathways operate in other country. In 2016 I had the chance to led a trip in Costa Rica. This was to see how I operate in Cambodia compare with Costa Rica team.
How did you get involved with Rustic Pathways?
In 2006, I met with Rustic Pathways students group when was working in a restaurant while I was pursuing my bachelor degree in Phnom Penh. After I graduated in 2008, I started working for Rustic Pathways as a full time job. I led the student group and also managed the Cambodia program operation.
How long have you been working with Rustic Pathways?
I have been working for Rustic Pathways for 12 years.
What makes Rustic Pathways different from other international program providers?
Rustic Pathways different from other international program providers because of our service learning program. We have actual plans to work with local communities, for example, our 3 year community service plan. And we spent more funds on the service project compare to our different international program providers. We have partnered with NGOβs, schools and the local government office. Especially unique is our local team in each country. This make our program successful. The student can fully interact with the locals where they travel.
Have you traveled with other Rustic Pathways employees? What was your experience like?
I have traveled with other Rustic Pathways employees. I feel that my colleague care about me as a family member or best friend, so it means we are the Rustic Pathways family.
What has been one of your favorite moments at Rustic Pathways?
My favorite moments at Rustic Pathways are when our students group finish the community service project and our student group hands over the completed work for community member to use it. This moment make me very happy when I see students, teachers and family members get what they needs but they donβt have ability to get it.
What is your favorite project you have worked on and why?
My favorite project is designing the house style or classroom building with local carpenter or construction worker. It makes me really happy to see the final product that will come out soon.
How do you stay focused on Rusticβs mission to positively impact lives and communities around the world?
Because we are still bringing our student groups to learn about the communities around the world, even after we finish the project at the first village, we move to second village. Local people live in the community and our students can feel the impact after they learn about the community.
Why do you view travel as an essential part of every education?
Travel to the new place, we can learn new things that never get taught in the classroom.
ααΎαααα·αααααααααΆαααααΎααααΎααα ααΆααααααααααα α’αααααα½αααΆαα’αααΈαααα?
αα»αα αΌααααααΎααΆαααΆααα αααΆααααΈα ααΆααα αααα»ααα·ααααααΆαααααΎααααΎααα ααΆααααΌααααΈαααααααααααααααα
αα αααα»αααααααααααα»ααΆαΒ ααΌααααΈααααααα αααααααα»ααα·αααααα·ααααααα ααΈαααα»αααα½αααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααααα»αααΆα
αα ααααα ααααααα’αΆαααα αα α―ααααα αααααααααααααααααααα ααΆα α£αααααααΆααααΆαααααα»ααααααΆα
ααΆαα½ααααα»αααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααααααααααααα»ααααααΆαα αααΎαααΈαααα·αααααααΆααααα ααΌα ααΆ ααΆααΆ ααα αΌαα’αΆα αΆαααααΈ αα·αααααααααααααααααααααΒ αααα»αααααΆααααααΎααααΎααα ααΆαα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·αΒ αααααα ααΌααααΆααΈααΆ ααΉα αααααα αααααα αα αααα»α αααααα’αΆαα»αΈ α’αΆαααααα ααΌα ααΆ αααααα ααΒ αααΆα‘ααα»αΈ ααΈαααΆααααΆ α‘αΆα αα·α αααααα αααααΆα ααΆααΎαα
ααΎαααα·αααααααΆαααααα αα·αααααΎααααΎααα αααααααααα’αααααΆαα αΌααα½ααααΆαααΌα ααααα αααααααΎα±αα
α’αααααααΆαααΆααααααααααα ααααααα»αααΆαααΆα αααΆααααΈαααΆααα?
αααα»ααα·αααΆααΆααΆαααααααααααΆαααααα»ααααα»αααΆαααααΎααααΎααα αααααααΎααααΈααΎα ααΈααααααααααααααααΆαα·ααα
ααΎααααΈααΎαααΈααααααααααα»αα αα»α αααΆααααΈα ααΆααα ααααΎαααΆααα αααα»αααααααααααααααα αα ααααΆα α’α α‘α¦ αααα»αααΆαα±ααΆαααΉαααΆαααααΎααααααΆααααα ααΌααααΆααΈααΆα αααα·αααααααα α’αΆα α’αααααα»α α’αΆα ααααααααααΈ αααααααααα»αααααΎααααα·ααααα·ααΆααα αααα»αααααααααααα»ααΆααααααααααΆαα½ααααα»αααΌααααΆααΈααΆ ααΎααααΈααααΎα’αααααααΎαα‘αΎαα ααααααΆααααααααααΆααΌαα’αα·αα·ααα
ααΎα’αααααΆαα αΆααααααΎαααΆαααΆαααΆαα½α αααΆααααΈαααΆααα αααΆαααΌα ααααα ?
αα ααααΆα α’α α α¦ αααα»αααΆααα½αααΆαα½ααααα»ααα·ααα αααΆααααΈαααΆααα αααααΆαααααΎααααΎαααααααααααααα»ααΆ ααααααα»αααααΎααΆααα αααααΈαααααΆααα½αααααααα»ααααα»αααααααΆααα·ααααΆααααΆααααα·ααααΆαααααα αααααααα αααααΆααααΈαααα»ααααα ααααΆααα·ααααΆαα ααααΆα α’α α α¨ αααα»αα αΆααααααΎαααααΎααΆαααΆαα½α αααΆααααΈαααΆααα αααααΆααΆαααΆααααααααα αααα»αααΆαααΉαααΆααααα»ααα·αααα·ααα·ααααααααααααααα·ααααα·ααΆααααααα·ααΈαα ααααα»ααΆα αΆααααΈαααααααααααααα
ααΎα’αααααΆαααααΎααΆαααΆαα½α αααΆααααΈαααΆααα α’ααααααααααα»ααααΆαα αΎα?
αααα»αααΆαααααΎααΆαααΆαα½α αααα»αα αα»α αααΆααααΈαααΆααα α’αααααααα α‘α’ ααααΆα ααα αΎαα
ααΎααΆααααααΆα’αααΈαααααααααααΎα’αα αααΆααααΈαααΆααααα»αααΈ αααα»αα αα»α αααα ?
αααΆααααΈαααΆα αα αα»αααααΆααΈαααα»αα αα»α αααααααααΆαααα ααααααα αααααΆααααααααα·ααΈααααΎααααααΆαααααΆαααααα ααααααα·α αα αα·ααααΆ αα·α ααααΆααααααααααΎααααΎαααΆααααααΆαα αααΆααααΆαα ααΆαα½ααα αααα ααΌαααααΆα
α§ααΆα ααα αααααΆαααααΆαααααα αααααααααα α£ ααααΆαααααααΎαα α αΎαααΎαααΆαα αααΆαααα·ααΆ
ααΆααααα αααΎααααααΆααααααααααααΆααααααααααααααΉαα’αααααααααααααα·ααΈα’ααααααΆαα·ααααααααααΆααααααΎαα ααΎαααΆααα ααΆαααΆαα½αα’αααααΆααααα αααααΆαα·ααΆαααΆααΆααααα·αααΆαα·ααΆααααααααΆαα·ααΆααααα»ααααααα α’αααΈααααα·ααααααααΊαααα»αααΆαααΆααααα»ααααα»αααααααΎααα αααα»αααααααααΈαα½ααα αααααααΎα±αααααααα·ααΈααααααΎα
ααα½αααΆαααααααααα·αααα’αΆα ααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆαααααααααΆαα½αα’ααααααα»αααααα½αααααααΎααααΎαα
ααΎα’αααααΆαααααΎααααΎαααΆαα½ααα·αααα·α αααΆααααΈαααΆααα αααααααααα? ααΎα’αααααα½αααΆααααα·αααααα’αααΈαααα?
αααα»αααΆαααααΎααααΎαααΆαα½ααα»ααααα·α αααΆααααΈαααΆααα ααααααααα αααα»αααΆαα’αΆααααααααΆαα·ααααα½αααΆαααΆααααααααα»ααα
α α·ααααα»αααΆααα αααααααα»ααααα»αααΆαααΆαααΆαα·ααααα½ααΆαα¬ααΆαα·αααααα’αααα»αααΌα ααααααΆααΆααααααΆααΎαααΆαααα»ααααα½ααΆα αααΆααααΈα ααΆαααα
ααΎαααααΆαα½ααααα’ααααααα’αααααΆαα’αΆαααααααααα α·ααααααα»α αααα’ααααααααααΆαααΆααα αααΆααααΈαααΆααα?
αααααααΆααααααα»αα αΌαα α·ααααααα»ααα ααααααααααΆαααΆαααΆαα½ααααα»αα αα»α αααΆααααΈα ααΆααα ααΊαα ααααααα»α
αα·αααααααααΎααααα ααααααααααααΆαααααα ααααα αΎααααα»ααα·αααα·αααααααΎααααααααααααα·αααααααΆααααα ααα’αααα αααΆαα·ααα ααααααΎααααΈααααΎααααΆααααΆα ααααααααααΎα±αααααα»ααααααΆαα α·αααααΆαααα αααααα
αααα»αααΎααα·ααααααααααΌα’αααααααΌαα·ααααΆαα·ααααα½ααΆαααα½αααΆαααΌαα’αααΈααααα½αααααααΌαααΆαααα»αααααα½ααααα·αααΆααααα ααΆαααα½αααΆαααΆααα
ααΎαααααα’αααΈαααα’αααα αΌαα α·αααααΆααα αααα»αα’αααααααααααΆαααΆααα αααΆααααΈαααΆααα? ααΎα ααα»α’αααΈ?
αααααααααααα»αα αΌαα α·αααααΆαααααΊααΆααα ααΆαααΌαααααααΊα’αΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆαα½αααΆαααΎααΊααΆαααααααα»αααα ααΆααααα αααα»ααα·αααΆααΈαααΆαααΆαααααααΆαααΎαααα·αααα α»αααααααααααΉαα αααααα»ααααααΆααααααα
ααΎα’ααααααααααΆαααα α·ααααα»αααΆαααααΆαααΌα ααααα αα ααΎαααααααααααα αααΆααααΈαααΆααα ααΎααααΈααααααααααα
ααΆαα·αααααΆαααααα αααααα αα»ααα·ααα·ααααα?
αααααΆαααααΎααα αααααα»αααΆααααα»ααα·αααααααααΎαα±αααααα’αααΈαα αααααα αα»ααα·ααα·αααααααΌααααΈ
αααααααΆααααΈααΎααααα αααααααααα ααΌαα·ααΈαα½αααΎαααααΆαααα ααΌαα·ααΈααΈαα αααααΆαααααα»ααααααααααα αααα»ααα αααα α’αΆα αα·ααααΆααΈαα·αααα αΎααα·αααααααααΎαα’αΆα ααα½αα ααααααΉααααααΆααααΈαα½αααααΆαααΉαα’αααΈαα ααααα
α ααα»α’αααΈααΆαααΆα’ααααααααΆααΆαααααΎααααΎαααΆαααααααααΆαααα½αααααΆαα’αααα?
ααααΎααααΎααα ααααααααααΈααΎαα’αΆα αααα’αααΈαααααααΈ αα·α αα·αααααΌαααΆααααααααα αααα»αααααΆααα