My name is Lun Dane. I was born on 1980 in Phnom Penh. When I was about a few years old, my father divorced my mom. I am the youngest child who could only see my father's face a few times. When I grew up sometimes I was discriminated against from people my age, especially my classmates who often asked me about my father and my poverty.

I lived with my elder brother, elder sister, and my mom, because my father left us and was never concerned with us. I really know that my mom had a lot of difficulty to support my family. But fortunately and surprisingly my mom pushed us to study until finishing High School. She was a cleaner. I am very proud of my mom.

I finished High School in 1996. In the same year I made up my mind to stop studying. I wanted look for a job to help my family. The first job in my life was a waiter in the restaurant. Yes, of course, it was not a very easy job. I came late every day. Waiters must be polite, reserved, and outgoing. It became a good habit for me.

Everything was ok for me, it was a good experience in my life. In that job I could make some money and learn more about English and do my part to work against the poverty of my family. A few years later in 1999, I completed a Teacher Training Course. And wanted to find another job.

Immediately I became a teacher, it was a part time job, and I stopped my job as a waiter. Yes, I found that my new job was a very demanding job, so I went to study English more at C. V. C. D. and I learned about Computer Typing Skill. Two months later, I took an examination at Digital Divide Data. Oh yes! I was very surprised and delighted when I heard that I was hired and permitted to work here.

I do want to work in Organization, because I find that all the organizations have a unique policy to help the poor people, to help wanderers and flood victims. They have no discrimination towards race and try to improve social conditions. And I believe that some day I will be able to complete my mom's wish that she wants me to study at University. Especially, I will use my ability and my experience to teach Cambodian people in my country and reduce the country's pervasive poverty.