Cambodia is Hard to Talk About (Conversation)

About this episode

Ariel discusses a visit from a friend and shares experiences from an emotional holiday in Cambodia, touching on serious topics and fun moments.

Get episodes without adverts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is appreciated! I discuss my friend visiting me from the UK, and an emotional holiday in Cambodia. I touch on the heartbreaking topic of the genocide, but also something more fun: eating a giant spider! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Cambodia⁠⁠⁠ for the full transcript. 00:00 Intro 01:07 A visitor 03:16 Two big empires 05:59 Visa-free travel 07:01 Force-fed in a teahouse 08:23 My new spirit animal 11:36 My most important job 13:55 Cambodia 18:00 Yummy spider! 20:13 The challenge of talking about this 25:31 Summer plans 27:01 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ariel Goodbody

Topics covered

• Cambodia
• genocide
• travel
• food
• friendship
• emotional experiences

Keywords

• Cambodia
• genocide
• travel
• giant spider
• emotional holiday
• friend visit

Mentioned in this episode

Products: giant spider

Places: Cambodia, UK

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