The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Thnal Bombek Nippon
Foundation School
Som Srey Touch is a second-grade student at the Thnal Bombek Nippon Foundation School. Out of the fifty students in her class, she was ranked first.
| On herself: | I am twelve years old. I have two sisters. One is studying in first grade. My father works around the house, planting trees and so on. My mother works in a casino in Thailand. My house is five kilometers from school. My father usually gives me a ride on his moped.
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| On the new building: | I am happy about the new school. I have a lot of friends and good teachers to teach me. The new school has much better supplies than the old, and a blackboard and better desks. Thank you [Nippon Foundation].
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| On her future: | I would like to be a nurse. I want to help patients.
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| Spare time: | After school I help my parents. I boil rice, wash clothes, and clean the house. Then I do my homework. If there’s no more work to be done, I like to play hide and seek with my sisters.
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| Favorite subject: | I like Khmer literature the best. We learn many letters, and the teachers show us many pictures. I have learned to read.
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