The Cambodia Rural School Project
The O Krieth Nippon
Foundation School
Chheun Phirum is a second grade student at the O Krieth Nippon Foundation School.
Out of the thirty-nine students in her class, she was ranked ninth.
| On herself:
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I am ten years old. I have three siblings. Two of them are at school. My parents are farmers.
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| On the new building:
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I am very happy with the new school. I used to study at another school in a pagoda. The old school was not good. It didn’t look as nice as this one.
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| Favorite subject:
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I like to study! I think Khmer is the most important subject, because I want to understand my own language well.
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| On her spare time:
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I help my parents cook rice and wash cows. I wash them with water, because they are our capital for investment.
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| In the future:
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When I grow up I still want to help my parents with their work. If I could do anything, I would like to be a ‘hired hand’ across the Thai border.
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| If she could travel anywhere:
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If I could travel anywhere, I would go to my relatives’ house. It’s far away that way *pointing her finger southwards*
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