Ta Prohm is where most of the scenes from the movie, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, was shot. And like in most major temples, Cambodian children would often hang around to sell souvenirs to tourists.
A boy reading in one corner, who seemed to be minding his own business, caught my interest. I approached him and asked, "What you reading?"
"Temple book of my brother," he replied.
"For school?"
"No, for tourists. I want to be tour guide – big money. Souvenirs, small money only," he answered.
"Brother a tour guide?" I asked.
"Yes, tour guide, big money."
At that point, I decided to leave him with his reading, but not without giving him first a reassuring nod and a smile of admiration at his focus and dedication to learn.
Adapted from Conversations From Cambodia
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