American Expat Corey Goode Died in a Phnom Penh Motorbike Accident Last Month

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Re: American Expat Corey Goode Died in a Phnom Penh Motorbike Accident Last Month

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Anchor Moy wrote:
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Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:Wasn't he here before as the director of that NGO?
That's what it says in the OP. :hattip:
Right. :oops: I just read the "was only in Cambodia 3 days" bit. My bad.


2 questions/
how does one get to be a director at 22 ( as it was before)
why go from director to teaching
strange
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phuketrichard wrote:
Anchor Moy wrote:
Username Taken wrote:
Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:Wasn't he here before as the director of that NGO?
That's what it says in the OP. :hattip:
Right. :oops: I just read the "was only in Cambodia 3 days" bit. My bad.


2 questions/
how does one get to be a director at 22 ( as it was before)
why go from director to teaching
strange
I think it's not a director in the sense that you or I might think of the position. As far as I am aware he was director of the Global Peace Exchange which is a student led organisation at Florida State University and according to their site:

Global Peace Exchange is a student-run, non-profit organization located at Florida State University. Global Peace Exchange (GPE) connects undergraduate students with grassroots NGOs in developing countries. The goals of GPE are to provide real-world, educational experiences to students, while also providing helpful services to NGOs in need of resources.
https://gpecambodia.wordpress.com/about/
http://www.globalpeaceexchange.org/
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Re: American Expat Corey Goode Died in a Phnom Penh Motorbike Accident Last Month

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Yep, I think you're right. My condolences to the family. Sadly, it's yet another example of why inexperienced riders and newbies to the kingdom should avoid riding motorcycles.
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i am a experienced rider and have ridden in many cities, in SE asia and worldwide wouldn't even think of it in PP,
i will stick to my car or tuk tuk's
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Same here, I've ridden a scooter for years in both Auckland and Sydney. I use motodops regularly here but still not sure I want to ride one myself.
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I've had many more near death experiences on Melbourne roads than on Phnom Penh roads.

Highway riding here is a whole other thing.
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Post by Mikeglass »

Really sad to hear this. I went to middle school and a little bit of high school with Corey. We were friends at the time and from the little bit I recall he was a really funny, great guy. I'm currently teaching in Korea and recently heard about this and it breaks my heart. I'm not religious, but rest easy man. I hope you're busy exploring whatever comes after this!
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