When the going gets tough, I think of how I arrived in Cambodia. I was on a little island in the middle of Laos, and I had the idea to depart early, go to the border, and enter Cambodia. I had heard you could only use “the water crossing” in the morning, yet didn’t fully grasp what that meant. I jumped in a little boat, took off, and arrived in the village on the other side of the river an hour later. There were no buses available, so I managed to bargain with a couple who could take me to the border. Although I had thought the price would be $3 total, it turns out, due to miscommunication or me not clarifying, it was $3 each.