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A group project by Peeraya Mini, Naruporn Tonkao, Wassa Khing, Tawisa Ta and Panthakorn PK
Submitted to Mr. Abel Cadias / December 13,2016

Khings Journey
by Mini

Khing Wassa Asawakittiporn, a

Id rather look back at my life and say, I cant believe

I did that! instead of saying, I wish I did that

sixteen year old girl live in

Belgium for nine months. She graduated
from Plearnpattana International School

and got a scholarship going to Belgium from OEG. Before she went there, she also
got accepted from Mahidol University International Demonstration school.

Khing was born on March 16, 2000 at Bumrungrad

International Hospital. She lives in Talingchan, Bangkok. She has
no sibling. She lives with her parents, one cousin, aunt and
grandmother. Her dad drives her to MUIDS everyday. It takes
around 30 minutes to school. She studied at Plearnpattana
school since 5 years old. So, she had studied around 11
years there, it was quite a long time. Khing dreamt to go to
Europe as an exchange student. So, when she was 14 years
She left Thailand for Belgium last year
when she was 15 years old. When she arrived
there, she was shocked by the difference of
culture and their way of life. It quite hard for

old, she applied for OEG scholarship and she got that
opportunity. OEG scholarship has many choices of countries
to attend and Khing chose Belgium because of her dream.
Her scholarship period is 9 months from September 26,
2015 to July 2, 2016.

her to live by herself in the country that do

not even speak English. She was struggling to

Her host mom is

communicate with people. Though, she had

Belgians, host mom's

learned French before going abroad but the

great grand parents

way Belgium people use was completely

were originally moved

different from what she have learned in the

from German, but her

text books. In Belgium, many things such as

host dad is Italian

people, food, languages or culture were

who can speak french.

totally different from Thailand.

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A group project by Peeraya Mini, Naruporn Tonkao, Wassa Khing, Tawisa Ta and Panthakorn PK
Submitted to Mr. Abel Cadias / December 13,2016

you will never be completely at home again because

part of your heart will always be elsewhere. That is the piece
you pay for the richest of loving and knowing people in more
than one place.
The most impressive experience when I was in
Belgium would be my host family. My host

family is the

best, she said. Her host family were so kind to her and
so open even though she is Asian which is different from
them. She could see how Asian is in their eyes but they treated her like she is a
part of their family. Khing communicated with her family by speaking French. In her opinion, she thought that
the way she speaks or uses French is quite okay compared to when she just arrived, but she thought she is
still not fluent enough as a native speaker. She is trying to improve her French skills in every way she can.

Khing personally

Her previous school provided many

believes that an exchange

activities for students from four years

student would be the great

old to 18 years old but MUIDS is high

opportunities for student life.

school which is more academic, and

She gained more experience,

has more of works than activities. She

third language and

thinks both of them are good in their

become

more flexible, responsible

own way.

and independent because of

it. She thinks that when you

Id rather look back at my life

have been through so many

and say, I cant believe I did that!

experiences, you will

instead

of

saying,

wish

did

eventually become stronger. When she came back, she

that She is proud of herself that she

studies at Mahidol University International Demonstration

can make her dream come true. Khing

school or MUIDS. She attended in grade 10. It was so

many difference from Plearnpattana school, her previous
school, which is private school.

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hopes

that

her

story

will

make

inspiration for many people to make

their dream come true like she did.