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Hello Sue, Bronwyn and members of the Rotary Club of Port Phillip

I hope you’re doing well and staying healthy!

I’m so excited to share an email about my activities with you because this month I did many wonderful things. And I hope you like it.

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First, I will never forget to share with you about my education at University. I got an email from my university about last term's results and it surprised me because I got two A+, one A, and one A-. It is such a great result for me because I didn't really expect that last term I would take four subjects that were very busy for me and some subjects were too hard for me, especially Financial Management I. Even though I got an A- in this subject, I am really happy with those results because I already tried my best to do it during our exam. Through everything I try, now my GPA goes up from 3.70 to 3.72. This is my beautiful reward I will deserve from last term. However, this is my last term to finish my bachelor's degree and say goodbye to university life. Besides this, I am taking only two subjects, such as Financial Management II (Online Class) and Business Law. Both of these subjects are difficult for me, especially Financial Management II as our teachers are in China right now, so it requires us to learn through online classes. For me, I prefer to learn in person because it is easier to communicate, ask questions, and stay focused than online classes, but I need to adapt to it. Business Law is also difficult for me as I have a short memory, so it is a big challenge for me to remember everything in business law. By the way, I write down everything, especially explanations from our professor because it is easier to understand and remember than the lesson on the slides. At the same time, my team and I started to do senior projects from now on as well because we want to complete everything before we graduate. I know the last term will be busy for us as we need to do more research about the topic that we're gonna choose and we will spend a lot of time writing the senior project. I promise to try my best on my senior project and get good results as much as I can.

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In addition, I have a wonderful opportunity to join the Glee Club. This is an amazing activity that allows me to join this club every Monday with our teacher Emma. Joining the Glee Club is a wonderful experience for everyone including me who loves music and singing. When I joined, I became part of a friendly group of people who all share the same passion, and I do not need to be a professional singer to join because the main goal is for all of us to learn from the beginning, enjoy the music, and have fun together. During rehearsal, we practice many types of songs but we choose only two songs to perform which are Power in Me and We Are the World. We practice every Monday with our teachers and we learn how to breathe properly, how to control my voice, and how to sing in harmony with others. Singing with the group helps me to build a strong confidence and connect especially when we stand on the stage to perform in front of the audience. Besides improving our singing skills, Glee Club is also a great place to make new friends because we spend a lot of time together practicing, laughing, and working together as a team. Every member plays an important role, and when our voices come together we create beautiful music that makes all the hard work feel worth it. Because of this, our Glee Club had a chance to perform for our seniors' graduation day last September as well. It was a very amazing performance for us because they all enjoyed our song “ We Are the World “ and some of them sang with us which made the graduation event become more memorable and meaningful.

Last but not least, I want to share with you about my special holiday during the Pchum Ben festival as well. During this holiday, I had a chance to visit my family, especially my grandparents, in my hometown in Battambang province. When I arrived home both of them were so happy to see me because I can visit them twice per year. They prepared a special dinner and all the food was my favorite. My grandmother is good at cooking and her food always makes me happy 😆. After that , my grandparents and I started to buy some ingredients to make Khmer cake such as pork, rice, banana, banana leaves, coconut, mung bean, and some more. Besides making Khmer cake we also cook some food and bring it to the pagoda and give the monk's blessing to our family and our relatives that pass away. When we left the pagoda our family also had some fun activities together like having a small party with all the families and playing cards with my aunt and my brother but I was always a loser. It was a wonderful time for me to spend time with them during the Pchum Ben festival. Time flies so fast; now I’m back in Siem Reap city and I hope to see them again as soon as possible.

Finally, I would like to thank you so much for your valuable time reading my email every month. I really appreciate it. Even the Pchum Ben festival is gone but I would love to wish you all full of happiness, stay healthy and enjoy every moment in your life. I have also attached some photos of my activities and I hope you love to see them.

Best regards

Sreypich

Sreypich Chan

Active Member

Rotaract Club of Siem Reap