The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Yutaka Araki School
Hong Sopheak is a 10-year-old fourth grade student at The Yutaka Araki School. She was ranked first among her 32 classmates at the end of the last school year. Her house is 700 m away from the school.
In Their Own Words. . .
On her family: | “My father is a policeman and my mother is a housewife.”
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On school subjects: | “I am good at mathematics and like it. For me, math is easy. Khmer is my second favorite subject. I am weak in applied sciences because it is difficult. I have been studying English for a month now, too. I like it and I want to be able to talk to people all over the world.”
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On traveling: | “I have been to Phnom Penh several times, but I have never been to Sihanoukville or Siem Reap. If I have enough money, I would like to go to Thailand because it is our neighbor.”
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On her future: | “I want to study until high school and then I will apply for a scholarship to study medicine and become a doctor. I want to be a doctor because then I would cure people who are ill without charging them.”
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Message for Mr. Araki: | “I would like to wish Grandfather Yukata Araki a quick recovery and longevity so that he can come to Cambodia to inaugurate his school.” |