Hi, My name is Long Theary, I’m 20 years old and I was born in the beautiful hills of Mondulkiri Province, in Kandal Village which is situated in the heart of Spean Mean Chey commune. My ethnicity is Khmer and I completed my schooling at grade 9. I am married and we are expecting our first baby in December. With my husband, I am co-owner of the pizza restaurant, The Mondulkiri Pizza in Sen Monorom Town. Blessed by our late parents, my two older brothers and I inherited the house and the land in which we grew up. Consequently, later in life when I met my husband, this land gave us a window of opportunity to open up our very own Pizza business.
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| Co-owner of the Mondulkiri Pizza restaurant |
I have many benefits from our business: I have my own business
with my husband. With my business, I have become more confident in dealing with
the people, and especially with tourists; I feel that because I learned English
at school, I can talk to tourists and take their order.
Furthermore, running my own business means I use a lot
of math; I have to calculate how much money we have
earned each day. I also understand how
to wok the books (book keeping) so that we know how much we have earned in a
year.
My work has also helped me gain knowledge with the
people I work with on a daily basis. I
am grateful for my teachers who helped me to be a good person in society by
teaching me the difference between what is good and what is bad. I also know
how to take care of myself and not to allow anyone to take advantage of my
kindness. Even though I only studied up until grade 9, I am proud to say that I
can independently support myself and for that, I am very thankful to my
teachers.
Education has also helped me to have a better, broader understanding of the outside world. More importantly, with education and the salary that I make, I can personally support my family, myself and our new baby that will be arriving soon.
Some parents do not pay much attention about sending their children to school; they think that they don’t have enough money to support their education. I feel that this is wrong, because education is very important for young people. My message is simple: Every parent should send their children to school. One thing is for sure, I will send my child to school as soon as s/he will become of school age.
Education has also helped me to have a better, broader understanding of the outside world. More importantly, with education and the salary that I make, I can personally support my family, myself and our new baby that will be arriving soon.
Some parents do not pay much attention about sending their children to school; they think that they don’t have enough money to support their education. I feel that this is wrong, because education is very important for young people. My message is simple: Every parent should send their children to school. One thing is for sure, I will send my child to school as soon as s/he will become of school age.
Since this interview took place, Long Theary has given birth to a beautiful daughter.
More later ... :)
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