i went to the greenway to take my monthly self-portraits. an indian man came up to me and began a conversation. he asked if i was taking photos of the the birds and i told him i was taking photos of myself for documentation purposes. he asked where i was from and i told him my parents were from cambodia, to which he responded he went there a year ago. he said he loved the food because we use lemon grass to flavor, and also said cambodia was filled with wonderful people. he mentioned how much he loved being in siem reap during his time there. it’s so dope to me when others know about cambodia.
my parents went back earlier this year, he said he’s been, and currently there’s friends from high school visiting cambodia as i type this. it’s got me thinking maybe i should make some time in the next year or so to visit the motherland.
-ratha, 8:01pm, 3.28.19