Hello Dr. Carol and the members of Rotary Melbourne,
I hope everything goes well.
I am writing this email to keep you updated about my life. Recently, I have gone through many incredible moments and the best memories ever of my life journey.
Regarding my education at university, I have just completed my midterm exams due to the delay after my trip to America. I was thankful that I could complete it with satisfaction. I had to review the lesson with thorough and patient preparations because some of the lessons were missed out. I love reading the briefs from the PowerPoints sent by my professor, as it provides me better understanding even though I didn’t fully participate in the class for 2 weeks. In the 3 subjects I have been studying, I have received over 90 out of 100 scores, and these are the good expectations before starting the classes. On the other hand, I must be careful with the lessons from Prof. Dara, as he is very strict with scoring if we appear inactive for any part of his evaluations. One project I have learned from a class of Prof. Muyheng. He asked me and my team to work on a project to solve the market problem in the ASEAN market in terms of agriculture. We picked up cashews and tried to find a better solution to sell this project and compete with ASEAN markets. We listed down 3 to 4 solutions and chose the best of the best to write a project plan. From his classes, I particularly learned about project management or project planning, which is one of the experiences I used to apply to run CRST and RACSR projects. It’s more than happy to receive compliments from our professor about critical thinking and the way we operate it. I am going to finish my final exam at the end of this month, so I will let you know in my next emails regarding my results.
I'm going to summarize my amazing trip to America. As I told you before in another email, this trip allowed me to explore the new world in my life. Seeing the development and economic growth there, I have reprogrammed my brain from what I used to think of impossibility to possibility. And I never expected to be in America, where many people want to go there at least once in their lifetime. The days in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC, were the best highlights of October because I met friendly people, our sponsors, and social contexts. Following the schedules, we always had busy times for both meetings and sightseeing. I am incredibly grateful to Aviv and Jess for believing in me and organizing this trip to the US. They took care of me and everyone and never left us behind. We felt warm all the time. Some lessons learned from this trip are the modern lives of American people, including the way they interact with each other. People also respect the rules, including traffic laws; they always line up and wait to buy food or do something else. I noticed that the education system in the US is very developed with modern equipment and huge buildings with big areas. Lots of things to say about the US. When I came to Cambodia, I shared what I had learned from this ambassador trip with all the students and gave some advice to them too.
In CRST, we visited Theam’s Gallery, where they showcase the cultural architecture, statues, and materials, a part of Khmer culture. It will never feel boring seeing our identities. It’s just 10 minutes from the campus, so together on Sunday last week, we visited that place for the first time. When I got into that place, there were many beautiful buildings and places where we could take beautiful pictures. Everything just impressed me a lot. I didn’t expect that there was such a beautiful place that Cambodians should visit. We also had different groups, and I was the group leader of group 6. We went to see the galleries and took as many photos as possible. As I had new students in my group as well, I knew that I needed to comfort them and make them feel connected. The feeling when we were away from our hometown for the first time is what I have gone through. We spent around 2 hours visiting this place, so it made my day meaningful. I wish I could visit as many cultural sites as possible.
Welcome to another fundraising event for the Rotaract Club of Siem Reap. During the Water Festival, which is the most remarkable event in Cambodia and one of our traditional occasions. In Siem Reap, the Siem Reap administration is preparing the event, including boat races, floating lanterns, and so on. It’s more than this, as we showcase the culture, including food, music, and connections... In our club, we prepared this fundraising event to raise more funds to support a Village Street Library Project (VSL). The event started yesterday, but there were not as many people as expected, but today, it’s better as there were many people on the streets. Mostly, I drive a tuk-tuk to deliver all the material needed. However, it took longer than I thought because of the bad traffic, and the main roads along the streets were closed. I should have visited my hometown during this time, but I decided to help everyone, as I am always excited to meet new people, and I feel appreciated doing something meaningful for the community.
I would like to share some photos as well, so please kindly check them.
Have a great day.
Best regards,
Tangly
Tangly Ton
President
Rotaract Club of Siem Reap
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