The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Prey Chan Nippon
Foundation School
Poeu Sokhom is a third-grade student at the Prey Chan Nippon Foundation School.
Out of the nineteen students in her class she was ranked first.
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I am fourteen years old. I have one brother and one sister. They’re both at school. My father cuts and sell trees. My parents also have a small plot of land where they grow oranges, gourds, and cucumber. Our house is just down the road from the school.
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| On the new building:
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I am very happy with the new school. Before, all my classes were held under a tree. It was difficult to study that way: when it rained, classes would stop; when it was windy, branches of the tree would fall down. Now there are no problems and I can study very comfortably.
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| Favorite subject:
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Every day I study Khmer, math, social studies, and science. Among them math is my favorite. If I know math, nobody can cheat me when I buy or sell things.
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| On her spare time:
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I boil water, wash clothes, and help my mother carry coal to sell to the Thais.
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| In the future:
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I want to work by myself. I want an independent job like, say, a nurse.
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| If she could travel anywhere:
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I want to see China.
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