We’ve been here for almost 8 months, and we started planning this venture about 14 months ago, and I will try to give you a summary of what we have actually learned and done, and what is to come.
Planing a life and the start of a company in a country you’ve never been in is a tricky thing, and with the large lack of information flow on the internet regarding everything from housing to medical, we set out fairly shorthanded, and we arrived in Cambodia with a fresh set of ideas, and a little money.
We touristed around for a while, and the most important part of this season started, the learning curve. We went from being fairly clueless to knowing a lot more about this country, this town, these people and their culture than we could ever hope, and this is the largest asset when I plan the foreseeable future.
So, what exactly will the future hold? As the end of the season comes ever so close, the last preparations for closing down are being set in motion, and everything is getting packed up, and shipped to Sweden (even though we actually sent and order for our customers in Japan). Myself, I will fly back to the reality that the world imposes on us, and will spend a few months talking about the vision that we set out with, and try to find one or a couple of new business partners, to re-rethink how this can all be made possible-er.
We managed the guesthouse, we created products and we helped the people and area around us, even though the original plan was to do it the other way round, and one lesson learned is that the guesthouse takes a lot of time and effort, so someone will have to look after it for me when I get back.
So, with love, This will be the last post from my beloved home in Cambodia this season.
- Samuel
