The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Svay Bopharam Nippon
Foundation School
Chhem Sophall is a 15 years old third grade student at the Svay Bopharam Nippon Foundation School.
She was ranked second in her class of 46 students
| On herself:
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I have a brother and three sisters. I’m the youngest in my family. My parents are both farmers, and our house is 200 meters from this school.
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| On the new building:
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I’m happy. I’m glad I can go to this new school. It’s fun to study here. I used to go to school at the pagoda. It had a tiled roof, but there were many holes in it. The rain would always drip into the classroom. There weren’t enough desks, so we had to sit on the ground.
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| Favorite subject:
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I like Khmer most. It’s easy top remember the Khmer alphabet, and I like studying about Khmer culture.
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| On her summer vacation:
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I will harvest rice with my parents. The harvest takes almost a full day, and we have a small rice paddy. I also look after our cow, and take it to the barn, together with our three ducks.
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| In the future:
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I want to be a corn farmer, because I can make money that way.
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| If she could make any wish:
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I’d wish for a big and good house.
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| If she could travel anywhere
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I’d travel to Phnom Penh. I want to visit my relatives. They work for a garment factory there.
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