{"id":20424,"date":"2017-06-08T13:45:23","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T03:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?p=20424"},"modified":"2025-04-22T13:37:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T03:37:52","slug":"channa-intrepid-leader-cambodia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/channa-intrepid-leader-cambodia\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Channa, the Intrepid leader in Cambodia with an incredible story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When Channa Uy was little, she had just one dream.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This dream was to own a house for her family. Growing up in Siem Reap, she lived in one room with her mother and two sisters. \u201cThere was water leaking all the time,\u201d she tells me on Skype. \u201cAfter 20 minutes of rain we\u2019d get so soaked we couldn\u2019t sleep. It flooded every year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her father, absent most of her childhood, passed away when she was 12. It was at this point that she made a vow: \u201cI made a promise to myself to look after my family. My mum never had a house for herself and I always wanted her to have one, it really was my biggest dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Channa\u2019s mother was an orphan and was not educated. She sold fruit and vegetables at a local market to provide for her three daughters. \u201cShe worked so hard to send us to school,\u201d recounts Channa, \u201cIt was tough for her\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Growing up, my mum always told us that \u201ceducation is not heavy\u201d. When I was little I always asked, \u201cWhat does this mean?\u201d When I wasn\u2019t at school I would help her sell fruit. We\u2019d transport the fruit in a basket on our bicycles. It was super heavy, especially the watermelons! Then I understood what she meant. She couldn\u2019t explain any better, but she knew that if we were educated we wouldn\u2019t have to carry such heavy fruit. Well, I think that\u2019s what she meant..!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Backtracking for just a moment, the first thing Channa says to me is an apology. A pre-emptive apology, in case I don\u2019t understand her accent and close-to-perfect English. She\u2019s sweet, softly spoken and has a ready laugh. She\u2019s fun, too. Though animated when talking about her passions \u2013 her country\u2019s history and cuisine \u2013 it\u2019s her determination to look after her family which stands out most.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20431\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/cambodia\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20431\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Channa3-e1496863307511.jpg\" alt=\"Cambodia\" width=\"800\" height=\"551\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Channa showing off her country (quite literally)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After high school, Channa was offered a scholarship to study in Phnom Penh, the country\u2019s capital. She had no relatives there to help with living costs, so had to turn it down (\u201cIt was hard,\u201d she says \u2013 a likely understatement). But with that dream of a house for her mother still in the back of her mind, she got a job as a waitress in a restaurant instead. \u201cI started to give money to my mum for my sisters to go to school. They were very clever but we just didn\u2019t have the money. The tipping money I had left, I saved to go to university.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, she did make it to university, where she studied banking and finance. But her family\u2019s finances themselves remained problematic. She desperately needed more money. Money to ensure one sister could study as a midwife, money to ensure her other sister could become a teacher, and, of course, for her mum, for the house of her dreams.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, she encountered Intrepid, interviewed successfully, and became one of the company&#8217;s only female tour guides in Cambodia. The year was 2012, and she had stumbled upon a career she loved. One that would, eventually, change her life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20427\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/cambodia\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20427\" class=\"wp-image-20427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/intrepid-channa-07revised-e1496863256452.jpg\" alt=\"Cambodia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Channa, now one of Intrepid&#8217;s top leaders in Cambodia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In this career she\u2019s been able to focus on Cambodia\u2019s history and food, her two loves. \u201cI feel so proud of Cambodian history,\u201d she gushes. She loves explaining to visitors that there is so much more to it than the Khmer Rouge; most don\u2019t realise that Cambodia was once a great empire in <a href=\"\/southeast-asia\">South East Asia<\/a>. In order to fully show this off she loves leading <strong><a href=\"\/cambodia\/best-cambodia-160639\">14-day trips<\/a><\/strong> that allows tourists to see the best of Cambodia.<\/p>\n<p>She also loves leading the Cambodian trip that\u2019s dedicated to <strong><a href=\"\/cambodia\/cambodia-real-food-adventure-160638\">Cambodian cuisine<\/a><\/strong> (\u201cI LOVE that trip, because I love eating!\u201d). That\u2019s no exaggeration \u2013 she then takes me through her favourite dish, prohok ktis, in painstaking detail \u2013 listing all the ingredients and, later, Skype messaging me more delicious dishes to check out.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s happy that her job lets her show travellers her country in an authentic way. \u201cI love taking people to homestays. It reminds me of when I was little because you can see the stars.\u201d She tries to help\u00a0fellow Cambodians through her actions. Whenever she can, she recommends visitors go to restaurants that support locals NGOs (\u2018Friend\u2019 in Phnom Penh, \u2018Marum\u2019 in Siem Reap, in case you\u2019re interested).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20432\" style=\"width: 786px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/cambodia\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20432\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Channa4-e1496863383179.jpg\" alt=\"Angkor Wat\" width=\"776\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Channa4-e1496863383179.jpg 776w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Channa4-e1496863383179-425x287.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Channa4-e1496863383179-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Channa4-e1496863383179-585x395.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Channa with an Intrepid group at Angkor Wat<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But perhaps the best consequence of Channa\u2019s work with Intrepid? Well, you can probably guess. Yes, she was able to save up for that dream house. \u201cThe money I saved from working at Intrepid, plus the money my sisters saved from work meant we could afford to build a new house,\u201d she says proudly. I see glimpses of it as we video chat. It\u2019s modern, it\u2019s clean, and importantly, it doesn\u2019t leak when it rains. \u201cIt was just finished a few months ago,\u201d Channa tells me. \u201cIt is amazing, I had dreamed of it for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It only stands to reason that when I ask Channa for memorable moments of being a tour guide that her house is involved:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I was\u00a0leading a tour when my housewarming was happening. Housewarming is very important in Cambodia \u2013 it\u2019s a big ceremony and you invite a monk to come and pray. You invite your family, your friends, your neighbors. It\u2019s very important you do it right, so you meet with a fortune teller and they tell you what time to do the ceremony. I went into the office in Cambodia to ask for a guide to replace me for the day of the housewarming. Instead, they gave me permission to take my tour to my home for it. All the group loved it so much. It was a real cultural thing for them to see and it was an honour for me and my mum and my sisters. It was great. It was such an honour.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Anecdotes aside, it\u2019d be unfair to say that being a female tour leader in Cambodia is without its challenges. Channa is now one of five female guides for Intrepid (there are 35 altogether). And out of all the tour guides in Siem Reap, where Angkor Wat means big business, just 15 per cent are female.<\/p>\n<p>(She was also just one of three Cambodian female guides selected by UNESCO to spend a week in Macau on a teaching trip. She passed the exams from that, and her\u00a0National Tour Guide license exams with flying colours. Of course.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20426\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/cambodia\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20426\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/intrepid-channa-01revised-e1496863286766.jpg\" alt=\"Cambodia\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Channa lives in Siem Reap, which makes her the perfect local guide<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Why so few woman? Traditional gender roles remain rigid in Cambodia. \u201cIn Cambodian culture, women are not supposed to talk loudly. They work in an office or stay at home.\u201d Channa\u2019s job is very different and has affected her ability to find a husband. \u201cMen think I\u2019m a threat because I talk to foreigners and earn money,\u201d she says. \u201cGetting married is very important here so some people think I\u2019m a very bad person because I\u2019m not. I just have to find a person who can accept me for who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She does want to have a family and children in the future, but also wants to be a tour leader as long as possible because she loves the job. \u201cThe people that come with Intrepid don\u2019t come for big hotels, they come to see the country,\u201d she reports happily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope the world starts to know more about Cambodia \u2013 just hearing about Angkor Wat and the Khmer Rouge is not quite enough. You have to come and see how people live, to try out the food, to meet the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20430\" style=\"width: 1119px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/cambodia\" data-wpil=\"url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20430\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Channa2.jpg\" alt=\"Cambodia\" width=\"1109\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Channa2.jpg 1109w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Channa2-406x300.jpg 406w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Channa2-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Channa2-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Channa2-585x432.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Channa showing Cambodia to travellers from all over<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But her hopes and dreams are bigger than this. Before we say goodbye on Skype she says to me, \u201cI hope some Cambodians will read what you write. I hope that Cambodian women will go out to work and won\u2019t let their culture hold them down. I want Cambodian women to know that they can do more than the housework. I want Cambodian women to stand up for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I do too. So should you, and so does Intrepid. The company is committed to gender-balancing its entire tour guide force.<\/p>\n<p>Support them in this commitment by taking a trip to Cambodia. What will you get out of it? For starters, the knowledge that you\u2019ll be supporting women like Channa work towards goals like getting a house. The knowledge that you\u2019re supporting a wider initiative towards gender equality in the tourism industry. Oh, and the most experience-rich, memorable trip you could possibly hope for. But we think that goes without saying&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to join Channa on one of her incredible Intrepid tours? <a href=\"\/cambodia\" data-wpil=\"url\">Check out our range of small group adventures in Cambodia.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Image credits from top to bottom: Gabe Taviano, Channa Uy, Gabe Taviano, Channa Uy, Gabe Taviano, Channa Uy)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe money I saved from working at Intrepid, plus the money my sisters saved from work meant we could afford to build a new 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