The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Khi Lek Nippon
Foundation School
Yem Kimyun is a sixth grade student at the Khi Lek Nippon Foundation School.
Out of the thirty-two students in her class she was ranked first.
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I am fifteen years old. I have three siblings and one of them is at school. I am the second eldest in my family. My parents are both farmers. They also make alcohol and rear animals (pigs, cows and chickens) to sell. The business is going pretty well. I live 200 meters from the school.
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| On the new building:
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When I was studying at the old school, traveling there was difficult. If it rained I would get wet on the way. It was more than one kilometer away and we had to walk very long. So I am very happy to be able to learn at the new school. I come to school every day. It is very easy for me because I live very close to the school. The new school is much nicer than the old one and it is easy to study here. The air inside the classroom is cooler, and even if it rains it doesn’t bother us any more.
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| Favorite subject: | Math. It makes me understand numbers better; makes it easier to figure out things. I like it the most because I use it every day.
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| On her spare time:
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In my spare time I work at home. I help my parents cook rice and look after the animals. I also do my homework.
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| In the future:
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I want to be a tailor. I would make clothes and sell them to earn money for my family. I also want to go to secondary and high school. If I could be anything, I would be a nurse. I would provide advice to the people so I could help them with their health.
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| If she could travel anywhere
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I would like to travel around Cambodia, because Cambodia has many interesting things to see such as the Angkor temples. |
