Long live the so and so..
As I watched the Koh Kong provincial volleyball champiomship while sitting with the minister of police forces, the district chief and a spatering of other officials I had to Wikipedia to understand what their position was, I noticed my nervous habit of quick checking my various social engines on my phone had come back, but was in concert with nearly everyone around me. Yea, I may be a peace corps volunteer and supposedly living the tough life, but it fascinated me how technology has permeated to the deepest reaches of the world, all the while staying up to date, unlike pop culture. Since my arrival to Cambodia, I have learned that my once dream-realm notion of existing without the use of electronics would come to life, allowing me in a sense to rediscover the west through the eyes of technology…was nothing more than a joke. Like many cambodians, our volunteer group has had more dealings with technology than the average peace corps volunteer might. But, this is the culture we were brought into. I’m simply integrating. As I’m writing this I’m currently sitting at the head table with the previously mentioned politicians post shotgunning beers. Our generation takes things such as these for granted, but the concept of me blogging on a phone 6000 miles from home has begun to fascinate me. God bless and god Damn the digital age.
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