Hello Dr. Carol and the members of Rotary Melbourne,  

It is great to write an email to you again this month. I would like to share what I have remarkably done since I wrote the email to you last month until today. There are interesting things about my study, Project T - Trees for Life, the Family Support Program and Rotaract Activities.

Last month, I told you that I was waiting for the results from my university after finishing the term. Now, I would like to tell you that I got all As in those three subjects. I received A+ from Introduction to Economics and International Law and an A from Personal Growth. I was excited and loved that I had invested my time to earn good academic records from the school. And I always say congratulations to myself on my achievement. On the other hand, my current term is going well. I do love learning statistics in class because there are useful skills to know for the future. Data collection is vital when we work with companies or organizations that require research or collect real data. Whenever the days I learn with my professors arrive, I always spend time talking generally about his work experiences because he used to work at the MEAL team and closely worked with the Ministry of Health in Cambodia to collect the data from the villagers or the local health center. Move to another class that is about democracy, racism, and communism with Dr. George. I am confident that you used to hear his name before, as I used to learn from him twice already. Understanding his lessons is not an easy task, as this class requires more reading and trying to get the concept of each ideology. I would say I cannot catch all the lessons very well, and that is the reason I have to spend time reading again and again and outline those ideologies. It's not a big deal, as I am optimistic about my ability. Next, International Organizations is an essential class too, because I need to be aware of all international organizations. This is the time when I must deeply understand the visions and missions of those IOGs around the world. And there is an online class called UN Systems. It is just amazing to learn about this well-known international organization. I am sure that I am going to do well in all classes, and I will keep you updated on my education.

The more I work with Project T - Trees for Life, the better I enjoy and learn from it. Last month, our project also conducted the tree-planting event in the Run Ta Ek area. I just want to remind you again that this area is just a new developing community with people who have relocated from different parts, especially those who used to live around the Angkor Wat temple area. Lots more trees need to be planted as soon as possible, and the people there need more trees to get a comfortable place and clean air to breathe. Therefore, last month's tree-planting activity was the provision of fruit trees to the villagers. The reason that we provide the fruit trees to them is because fruit trees are what people really need when they just moved to live there. The trees planted will provide shade and fruits to the households. This helps them both financially and environmentally. I am impressed with the work we did last month, with happy faces from the participants because the villagers were wearing smiles after receiving the trees. Moreover, we strongly collaborated with the local authority to coordinate the work, and we got success because of their assistance too. There were 450 fruit trees provided to the 38 families out of the 7,000 families there. We understand that there are lots of families that need the trees, but we will take steps step by step to approach our missions in the future. This month, we will provide for 52 families too, and I am sure that it will be a happy day for me and our team members.

I always value helping others, and this month, I joined Family Support Missions to deliver food supplies to some supported families. I was the Tuk Tuk driver because we needed a Tuk Tuk driver to deliver the food supplies bought from the market to them. I was satisfied with meeting the family we support because it gave me warmth to meet them, talk to them, and see their happiness in terms of our support. Moreover, I enjoy seeing the sights in the country, as it provides me energy and good new days in my life journey. Whenever I arrive at their houses, we needed to take the food supplies from the Tuk Tuk to their houses. In Khmer culture, we always greet each other with Sampeah (put the hands together) to show respect. Of course, I asked them about their daily lives and whether they had any problems we could help with or not. They also treat us like family members when we go to visit them. This makes it so special to meet them every month. I love to join this mission over and over to make me feel more happy.

I had a good time with the Rotaract Club of Siem Reap, especially since I had arranged a sharing from the Learning Center talking about global grant management. I do think it is important to learn from the process of applying for a Global Grant, as it will provide special grant skills to the members. As we have been working on the Global Grant in our club for the WASH project (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene), I just wanted to share with them what I have learned from the Learning Center. Before, I didn't know much about grants, but after learning from people who are familiar with grant applications and from my own experiences, I clearly understand how they work, even though I need to learn every day. Today, we are starting our second fundraising activity at the Siem Reap River during the Tonle or River Festival. Our members feel excited about the fundraising activity. I was very busy today as I had meetings in the morning and afternoon, and I also had classes at the university, so I could not help everyone for the whole day. I just drove the Tuk Tuk to deliver the materials in order to prepare and decorate our booth. I hope it is going well, and I am going to share this activity in detail after the event.

I would like to share some photos with you, and please kindly enjoy my pictures.

I wish you all the best and hope you enjoy your day. Thanks for reading my message this month, and I send my love to you and everyone in Rotary Melbourne.