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City girl broadens horizons in remote Cambodian village

College graduate Leom left her modern, fast-paced life in Cambodia’s capital city to go teach in a small village, bringing knowledge of English, hygiene and environmental protection to a remote corner of her country.

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Wednesday 10.08.2011 | 14:39

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