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By
: Prak Chan Thul, Picture by : Chan Thul.
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Bit Bunly and her friends
cheering to the future of the country.
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18 year-old Bit Bunly,
a third year student of tourism management at the
Norton University in Phnom Penh, is widely known
as an outstanding student in her field.
A confident young woman, Bit Bunly says she chose
the course because in her opinion, tourism is the
only reliable contribution to development in Cambodia.
Cambodia has enormous potential as a top travel
destination, and investors are moving in with an
eye to develop tourist facilities of all kinds.
Without doubt, Cambodia has experiences to offer
the tourist that none of its neighbors can rival.
It has beaches, secluded islands and numerous national
parks. The northeast offers wild and mountainous
landscapes, and an insight into the lives of the
ethnic minorities living there, as well as stunning
wildlife and forestry.
Most memorable of all, though, is the Cambodian
smile. Cambodians offer rare amounts of warmth and
enthusiasm to foreign visitors. These are the reasons
Bit Bunly is pining her hopes for her future - and
her country's - on the development of tourism. |
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But grades
like hers do not come easy. "To be the best
student is not effortless: I study at home for five
hours and at school for four and a half hours per
day," Bit Bunly said.
Bit Bunly considers education to be the inevitable
path for every human on earth. "My brother,
who works at the ministry of tourism, told me to
study tourism, so I followed his advice," Bit
Bunly continued. Her brother thinks that Cambodia's
future will be brilliant, as tourism will soon be
well developed. |
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Bit Bunly
is still young, but she never looses the energy
to learn, and to build herself and Cambodia up.
The status of women in Cambodian society is changing,
but there is still a big disparity between the number
of males and females going on to higher education.
There's a saying among scholars: "Research
makes the difference." Bit Bunly follows it
closely. Simply attending class is not enough to
improve one's knowledge, especially when one is
taking a tourism course, she says. Students need
to read magazines, newspapers, books, periodicals
and surf the Internet in their free time, too.
"I do a lot of research, discuss lessons with
my classmates and ask professors immediately when
questions come to mind," Bit Bunly explained.
Bit Bunly doesn't boast about being the best in
her class, but she has some advice for her lazy
classmates: "Students should not make noise
in the class because it disturbs others, and they
should concentrate their mind on the class because
it disturbs others, and they should concentrate
their mind on their studies in order to develop
Cambodia," she added. |
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Bit Bunly (left) attending
a talk with a few of her classmates.
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Bit Bunly (seated) sharing
an
interesting topic with her classmates.
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Bit Bunly considers human
resources imperative for developing her country.
"Every adult should be aware that young students
are the driving force of change in our society;
we need to stand up and fight illiteracy.
Once we have quality, the quantity of change and
improvements will come to stay, like in other developed
countries.
Education is not only for oneself, but also for
one's society: it helps to push the development
of a nation onto a fast-track.
Cambodia should have strong international relations,
stable security, worldwide advertising, destination
development and human resources," the young
student explained.
Bit Bunly’s understanding and clear vision
sets her above her peers at school and indeed many
of her classmates forwardly agree that she is truly
a raising star. |
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