A lawyer is the last kind of person you ever want to deal with in such an authoritarian country. A lawyer here that wants to live a long life serves more as a negotiator between the client and the government, merely trying to convince the government to not be so harsh, but clearly never fighting against the government in any way. Court trials and things like that are expensive, total shams, and a waste of time.

Being an international reporter would be awesome, but I have no college degree or experience in the field, and journalism is a very dangerous profession in Cambodia, rarely done by foreigners that live here full-time because most people attempting to report the truth end up in jail or seek asylum abroad.

I could likely land a job that would sponsor my visa, but it would mean splitting the family up within Cambodia. I'd have to live hundreds of kilometers away and come to see them on the mountain once a month or so. The K-Visa would solve all of our problems, so for now we're putting our faith in that and hoping we get it sooner than three months when I have to depart Cambodia.