In Cambodian culture the male figure in the family is important; when you lose your husband you lose your economic ability to survive.

You get closer to your own humanity by understanding the stories of other people and the struggles they have.

There are multiple things entering in your mind.

I think that through the narratives of other people you get closer to your own.

Sometimes the mere connection we make with each other can change people's lives. It doesn't have to be something big. The mere fact that you're interested in them makes them happy.

Even if you look in the dictionary you know the meaning of the word or phrase, but there's still the feeling of it.

It's like you're organically developing yourself, moving out, metamorphosing into other forms depending on where you are, what you're doing at the time, how you want to play on things.