Sochea Chhay is a first year student at Beloit College.
August 6th, 2021 was an unforgettable moment in my life. It was my first time leaving Cambodia. I couldn’t believe that I was leaving until I heard the sound of the plane taking off. It seems like just yesterday when I said goodbye to my parents and sisters at the airport. Traveling during the Covid-19 pandemic made me emotionally and physically overwhelmed, but luckily I had two other SHE-CAN scholars, Sokvy and Wuthikah, who accompanied me along the way to the U.S. […]
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