I don't think anyone will complain about this. It isn't a lot you are asking and you put so much into it. I'm FOR IT!
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That means a lot. I am so thankful to have such understanding community members. I am glad to have no taken an income the first several years because I think it would've slowed the growth and made it less likely for me to be able to take the salary that is now available. I would still like to post daily from my blog, but with the passing of each month this dream grows more and more distant.
My wife's health and fatigue are at all-time lows, also my oldest daughter. Although I think it is mostly psychologically induced, it doesn't seem easily fixed. It was a tough choice, but now that I am kind of a full-time caregiver again, it just seems too stressful to stay awake so late at night to earn an income from my blog. This ASEAN Hive salary will allow me to go to bed at a more decent time and not feel guilty. Thanks so much for making this whole thing possible.
No worries my man, if I wanted to make $1,000 USD per month teaching English in a big town, I could do it. I have lived that life in the past, but after our experience in Suriname, I am kind of done with 99% of my fellow human beings. This Hive job allows us the freedom to live in the middle of nowhere, no regrets. I do need to make some changes though, and hopefully this summer I'll have a friend move in with us. With some hired help things will be more consistent, and I can allow my wife to just have free time and focus on her health.
Lately my daughters have taken on this habit too, and it's an unfortunate part of the Khmer culture. There is an illness in Cambodia called "self hurt" in Khmer, and it's kind of like a body ache in English, but it's an excuse that can allow you to miss school 5-6 times a month and even miss work 10 days or more a month. Businesses here always overstaffed because at least 40% of the workforce is going to be sick at any given time. I personally think it's depression, but the locals here don't connect the dots between mental and physical health.
Sorry to ramble, thought might find this interesting. I just saw a study the other day too that says Cambodians are more depressed than folks in Myanmar. Kind of crazy to think a country at war is happier than the average Cambodian.