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Whether it is extreme weather, a dangerous environment or just a very long distance, many children find it much more challenging just to get to school each day. Read  the kids' stories on the Website "World Vision" , then post a comment . You will share your thoughts on their determination to get an education despite their daily challenges . ( 80 words)

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SCHOOL JOURNEY (In Papua New Guinea) : Walking the Miles with Smiles

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SCHOOL JOURNEY (In Papua New Guinea) : Walking the Miles with Smiles

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Photo by Khaing Min Htoo, World Vision.

My mum drove me to school pretty much every day until I started year 9 or 10. Then I decided it would be more fun to walk with my friends - and it was just a 15 - 20 minute trip through leafy suburban streets.
Around the world, lots of kids don't have it that easy . Whether it is extreme weather, a dangerous environment or just a very long distance, many children find it much more challenging just to get to school each day. Despite the difficulty, these kids are dedicated to getting the best education they can!
We asked a few children from communities where we work across Asia to share their daily journey to school - take a look below!

Henokh from Indonesia and his friends ride their horses to school each day - it is the only form of transportation available in their village! It takes them over an hour to get to school, and in the rainy season streams like this one be difficult to get across. Henokh dreams of being a soccer player, and his brother Arnolance wants to be a policeman!

"I bike together with my friends to school," says Tay from Laos. When World Vision first started working in her community, there was no road linking her village with the school. Children had to walk through fields and water, and couldn't make it to school if the river was too high. World Vision helped to build a new road, so Tay and her friends can get to school easily!

Sarvan is from India, and his journey to school takes one and a half hours of walking through the desert. He and his friends stop to drink water and sit in the shade along the way, because the heat can reach over 50 degrees. Sarvan wants to become a doctor to help the sick and the poor in his community, so he usually stays back at school for one or two hours each day to study.

"I love going to school walking together with my friends every day. It is fun. I love riding the boat as well as riding the small truck," said Aye Aye from Myanmar. When the roads are dry, she and her friends ride on the back of a truck for the 45-minute trip to school. When it is rainy, they walk for half an hour and then make the rest of the trip by boat - which takes another hour. They always need to wash their muddy feet before they go in the boat!

Though there is a school building in Melvi's village in Indonesia, there are no teachers there. Each day he and his friends cross multiple rivers and walk up a steep cliff to get to the next closest school - a dangerous journey, where children have been injured before. Despite the challenges, Melvi and the other children love going to school and learning to read and write.
World Vision works to ensure that all children can go to school, and get a good quality education while they are there. See how your donation could help kids get the education they deserve.

Laura is a Writer for World Vision Australia.

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Kids share - my daily journey to get to school

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Around the world, lots of kids don't have it that easy . Whether it is extreme weather, a dangerous environment or just a very long distance, many children find it much more challenging just to get to school each day.

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You are a student in  Papua New Guinea , an English-speaking country.  Your name is Alosia and you are 14 years old. You live in a remote village . You have just received a mail  from a French student  , who is a friend you met on the Internet. He wants to know more about your daily school routine and how you feel about school and education. Answer his e-mail, with explanations , and tell him why you are motivated to go to school despite all the daily challenges . Tell him/her  about your dreams for the future and give your opinion about your teachers and the importance of getting an education in your country.

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From Alosia, 14 years old in Papea New Guina.
To Emma.
Subject : My daily journey.

Hello Emma ! How are you ? I'm fine. Today I'm  sending  you this e-mail to explain my daily routine. Every day I get up at five o'clock in the morning to get ready, . I have breakfast, bread with butter. I wash myself, brush my teeth. I prepare my bag and leave my house at half past five in the morning. I go to school by bike. My bike ride lasts about an hour. The teachers are nice but they  gives me too much homework. I am very tired of my routine. Even if I am very tired, I would like to realize my dream. it's I'd like to become ing a doctor to help children and create my association for families in difficulty need .I work hard and I hope I will realized this dream.
Here is That's all for now , Emma .  I hope that you will liked   enjoy reading my e-mail and that you will answer me.
See you soon Emma,
kisses !
Alosia

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From  Alosia
Alosia.gmail. com@Papua New Guînes

Hello !  My name is Alosia,. I have am a 14 -years -old boy and I live in Papua New Guinea. I wake up at 5 houres at in the morning, despite the fact I'm tired every mornings. When it's time to go to school, I go with my friends. We travel the nature and singing with the birds. Walking to  at school it's  is very difficult. With my friends we are very motivated to go to school despite all the dailey challenges every days. My dream for the future it's  is to have a good job and help my family. For me my school is extraodinary and  the teachers professor are kind.
Good bye from Papua New Guinea !
Alosia

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From  Alosia
Alosia.gmail. com@Papua New Guînes

Hello !  My name is Alosia,. I have am a 14 -years -old boy and I live in Papua New Guinea. I wake up at 5 houres at in the morning, despite the fact I'm tired every mornings. When it's time to go to school, I go with my friends. We travel the nature and singing with the birds. Walking to  at school it's  is very difficult. With my friends we are very motivated to go to school despite all the dailey challenges every days. My dream for the future it's  is to have a good job and help my family. For me my school is extraodinary and  the teachers professor are kind.
Good bye from Papua New Guinea !
Alosia

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From:Aloisia           subject:my daily routine
Hello my Friend! iHi How are you  ? i   I received your email . In my opinion you are very sympathic  friendly . My names is Alosia . I'm im   a 14- year- old Guinean girl . Every day im   I wake up at 5 and i  I go to school . My traject ( NOOOOOOO !!!!!) for   to school was  is very hard and dangerous because the traject was  is very long . The school was  is sympathic even if the traject was long . Me i I go to school for   to learn and study because i   I have a dreams . In  From my  point  of view my teachers was   are  amazing and determined . I'm  im motivated to go to school because  I  have a big dream . Me i doesn't   I don't have a tablet despite the fact that Im poor . Good bye my friend .
Alosia

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Hello Marion !
How are you ?
Ok Well,  I am going to tell you about my daily routine .
School is extremely important in my country , it's for  to build a better future and have a good education .
As far as I concerned I think that to get a great job , we must to go to  school . When I finish my studies, I want become a pediatric nurse .
So , on school mornings , I wake up at 5 a.m  because I live in a remote- village.  Right after , I have  breakfast with my sister , she is an seven- year-old girl. And Next,  I prepare our lunch-box for twelve .
Then , I get dressed and go to school despite the fact that it is still dark. My journey is an eleven - mile treck and that  lasts  two hours .
Even if the road is long and hard , we are glad to go to school . To my mind I am lucky have luck to learn and get the knowledge  every day,  even if my journey is long . Also I have the feeling that my teachers are so proud of us and they strive to give us the best they can give .
To sum up ,however  whatever the challengings challenges  , we are happy to  get to school .

And you , tell me about your teachers .
Goodbey ye !
Alosia

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From  Keylia

To Jane Jackson

Subject : Daily school routine

Hi Jane! How are you ?
I'm a 14 - years - old Papua New Guinea's n girl and I live in a remote village.
For  To go to school, I must walk for hours on remote roads ;  however when it's rainy it's more challenging.
On a trajet the road , with my friend we learn  our lessons. I feel that my teachers are touched to see us come we go to school every day because it's an  extremely long trajet. journey .
Despite the fact that I'm tired and that I face difficulties, I'm so motivated to go to school because in our country it's more important to study.
One day, I will fly in an airplane even if it's difficult.
To conclude, we must not forget that the school is very important and we always must try to  realize our dreams  however  whatever the challenges .difficultie.

Bye bye!
See you soon!
Alosia.

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From: Aloisia
To: Julie
Subject : My daily routine.

Hi Julie ! Hope you're good!

Last time we talked about your daily routine to go to school, .  I was happy to know what  hear about what you do to go to school.
My turn now !
My name is Aloisia and I'm a 14 -year- old Papua New Guinean girl. I live in a remote village, so every day I  have to walk  miles to go to school. My journey to school is  a 4 -  miles walk that takes me one hour and fourteen minutes.
When I get up  I eat and get dressed quickly because I have a long travel  school journey to go to school.
In my opinion, school is very important. This is where you learn life. This is why I'm so motivated to go to it  the CCL every day.
Later, I'd like to be an airline pilote, this is my dreaming job . And I know that there's only one way to get this job : hard  work
This is why I'm so much motivated even if my journey to school is extremely tiring me, I know that I have to do it if I want my dream to be realized.
Despite the fact that my journey is difficult, my teachers are here for me. They are giving us the education we need to grow up. They are amazing!
And I thank them for that!

Well, I think I'm done.
Have a good day!
Bye!
Julia

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Hi Sarah!
I have received your mail and i  I have decided to describe my daily routine.
I am a fourteen -year - old Papua New Guinean student schoolboy. I live in a remote village. Every day, i I wake up at 6:20 am. I do a very long journey that it takes two hours. I am very enjoy  pleased to go to school even if it is a challenging and dangerous was journey .
In  From my point of view the school allows to have acces at the to knowledge, to have a good job and a better life in the future. My dream job is to be an igenior  engineer for my country. I think that the teachers encourage the children to keep this life even though all the world wants  to their living conditions to change.
To conclude, we are very courageous children.
See you soin  soon !
Alosia

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KHARAZI

From:  Alosia@gmail.com
To: Elodie@Icloud.com
Object: My daily school routine

Dear friend,
How are you? I am very happy to write to you!!
My name is Alosia, I am a 14-year-old African girl from Papua New Guinea. I live in a remote village. My daily routine to daily routine to school is a nine-mile trek that takes 2 hours. On school mornings, I wake up at 5. There after, I take my copybooks because I don't have a tablet like you. Then I have to climb mountains and walk into the woods with my friends ; however we share laughter. Despite the fact that it is a tiring and a long tiring  trip, I feel happy to go to school and have a good education. In  From my point of view, going to school is a big chance ( a great opportunity)  and that motivated s me every day.  In the future, I want to be a teacher to help children who wants  to study or  to become a doctors to save lifes. I feel that my teachers give their best to help children  us . I really love them . and Even if children walk miles and miles and live in remote villages , we should not forget the importance of having an education in my country, Papua New Guinea even if children walk miles and miles and live in remote villages .
To conclude , I love my life  here in Papua New Guinea , and going to school for me is amazing.
Hope to write you hear from you soon !
Alosia

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Hello my friend! Howe are you today? I'm so excited to explain m'y my daily routine .
Primery, My name is Alosia and I'm a 14- year-  Heard old Pa puan boy. I live in a small remote village in the mountains of Papua New Guinea. IAfter, I go to school with my mother and my brother; Cathia and Mark.
Every est, I sale up at 5:10 pm a.m because I have with my family 2 hours of long dangerous trip.
We cross 2 moutains for  to go to my school because it have ones school for 20 miles and it s so escarped of out village.
The cross for go to school id   is so dangerous and hard; however, every day we are  I am so excited to go to school with my brother!

Despite the fact studying  is so Bad, not easy for me the education is so importanted because after the school, we have and a diplomate and my dream is to be a  doctor and for this, we must  graduate . have diplomate. It s for this i m so motivated for  to go to school!

In m'y opinion, m'y teacher Mr Bonston is so amazing!! He found believe s it's so importznte o f  for all students to go to school for their fuTur  future !
In conclusion,  .........

Good bye m'y friend!
Alosia

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Hi Lyne! What's up? My name is Alosia, I'm 14 .  N ice to meet you!
I have received your mail about your daily routine,  so I want to talk tell you about my  school journeys.
Every day, I wake up at 5:00 am for to be sure I'm in  at the CLC at 7:30 am. The CLC is the Community Learning Centre, a centre for to help adult literacy,  adults and out-of-school youth. They help and encourage us for to  learn with a lot of good teachers.
For  To go to the  CLC, I am with my friends, and we should to do a three-hour-walk. It’s even more challenging on rainy days. Sometimes my teachers say the roads is   are very dangerous, but in to my mind I'm  I feel very lucky to can  to go to school. Sometimes, I'm tired... And yet, I'm determined to learn, to

to become  a responsive and active citizens. For don't give up, I always said say to myself  " See that plane up in the sky, I will fly it one day".
Bye Lyne!

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Hi, Emy !
How are you ?
My name is Aloisia and I'm a fourteen-year old girl. I live in Papua New Guinea.

You wanted me to explain my daily routine to school. So, let's go !
In my country, going to school is an incredible chance. opportunity
Everyday, I wake up at 5:00 am, because I have to do (embrark on )  a two-hour trip. I live in the Madang Province and every morning I walk on remote roads. It's really difficult during rainy days.
Most of the times, I walk with my friends. We all have the smiles on our faces  'cause we all love to go to school.

I have incredible teachers. With them, I learn a lot of things. Mister Biam is a really good professor. I arrived at school at 7:30 am, and he is always here to say hello to everyone, and yet he has  have a hour-trip to do as well . He's a teacher from the CLC just like Miss Edna.

One day, I hope, I'll be this woman on the plane. My dream is to become a pilot. Flying seems amazing and this is what I want to do.
Mister Biam talk  has told  us about a French plane named Le Rafale. Maybe, one day, I'll see it for real.

Despite the fact it's really difficult to go to class, I'm determined inated to realized my dreams.

I hope you will enjoyed my mail.
Bye !
Aloisia, from Papua New Guinea.

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Dear John, how are you ?
I'm extremely happy to write to you.
I'll explain my motivation to go to school and my daily school routine.
My name is Alosia,  i'  I ' m a 14- year-old british girl.
At first, for me, school is very important because we meet new people, we learn new things.
Even if, the journeys are  is very difficult and perilous , ........................................................
. Every day,  I wake  up at 5.00 am, I have  take m'y  my breakfirst and I go to school by foot.
Since I was 10 years  -  old, i like  I have liked Mathematics and Sciences because when I grow up, I want to be a nurse. My teachers are very nice.
Despite the fact that the  journeys to school i s are very difficult, I'm motivated to go to school !
I hope to have an answer very quickly.
Goodbye :)

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My daily routine.

Hi my friend,
How are you ?
My name is Alosia and I'm 14 years old. I live in Papua New Guinea.
Every day I wake up at 6:00 am,  because  I live in remote village.
I walk every days two hours for  to go to school.  I go to school every day with my friend.
During   For two hours with my friend de we laugh, we play and go to school obviously.

My teachers is the best .  I arrivée at school at 8:00am.
I learn a lot of things with him.

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Subject  :my daily routine

Hello yasmine! How are you ?

I'm Alosia and I am from Papua New Guinea. I'm a  14 - years  - hold girl. I explain  let me tell you about my daily school routine. In first Time In the morning i  I wake up at 5:30am. I take my break first and I go to school. In my village it's a luck can go to School ??????????. However for  to go to school the traject durning 90 minutes. I explain Moutains and evoid dangerous animale.My motivations are is to learn and for   to have a nice good education for my future.

Bye yasmine!

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Hi Jean, how are you from France ?

I am happy to write for  to you Jean.

My name is Alosia, i   I am 14 years old and i   I live from  in Papua New Guinea . My language is English.

I am  Let me explain my daily routine o f  to school, and my difficulties to go there, and yet i am motivated to go to school and give the  get an education because  it is a important for the future and a the challenges of a life.

I wake up at 5:00am to go to school, and a CLC is wake up at 7:30am .  I walk to school on the dirty roads for hours, feat the dangerous animals, despite i arrive d to school and have a big  smile on my face.

I am always blessed of a body, despite the fact i I  am motivated because  of  my desire to change my desirous of change the world, and help the people in need  of difficult.

Goodbye !
Alosia

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To Léa
Subject : My daily routine

Hello Léa , how old are you ?
It's Alosia . i'm   I'm a 14 -year- old girl from Papua New Guinea in a remonte village. Today i'm  I'm going go tell you more about my daily school routine . As for me, my daily journey is very challenging because i  I live in  a  remonte village . Every day i   it takes me  1h30 for   to go to school and there is no road so i walk  through  the forest. But i I'm  motivated despite all  the daily challenges because we should keep in mind  the mine that I'm lucky that  my teachers give me  an  education  . My  dream and m'y dream for the  future is to be
an airplane pilote. To  conclude conclued, in my opinion it  is important  to get of getting an education in my country because with the more difficuted they can decourages children .
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Bye for now,

Alosia

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Hi,Élodie
How are you ?
My name is Alosia,I'm a14 - years  -old girl  . I live in Papua New Guinea.
I go to school . I wake up at 5:30 am because I start 7h30 am . I walk to school  2 hours of long It's a dangerous trip.

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The way for this children is very difficult in contrary in French when the journey was very easy

In my opinion the way to go to school is extremely difficult for these children like Aye Aye from Myanmar,his friend there walking 15-20 minutes then they carrying a boats while 45 minutes in contrary in French the transports was very simple and safe so the transports of Henock was the horse he went in the horse he went in the school with his friend.

To conclued the children of these articles was most corageous for me beacause they walking most and they have desire to learn more than me

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Thanks to the "Kids share" blog, I learned that not all children was the same routine to go to school.
Indonesian, Indian or any other nationality, we must not forget that these children have great difficulty going to school.
Whether it is extreme weather, a dangereous environnent or just a very long distance, it is very difficult to go to school.
Despite all this, these children are very happy to go to school with their family or friends.
In conclusion, they overcome all these difficulties to be able to go to school.

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From what I read, I think that thèse texts taught me to tell me that we are lucky to ne educated in France because we have conditions much better than in other countries that live in the country poverty.
In conclusion, I think we should help children in countries living in poverty.

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In my opinion, this children have a lot of courage despite the fact that their journey to school isn’t easy : they have to cross river , walk a lot and the means of transport are limited.
However, they all have dreams.
And I have the feeling that they can do it despite the big difficulties.
To conclude, these kids are dedicated to have the best education ever they can.

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From my point of view, all these children are extremely motivated to go to school. Even if, the journey is hard, hot and perilous, they are determined ! They always laugh and have fun with their friends on the way despite the difficulties. So, we should keep in mind that not everybody has an easy trip to go to school because some people have to walk lot of kilometers to can learn. I strongly believe, they have pure hearts. I'd like to end by saying these kids are very brave ansd their experiences are amazing and captivating !

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I think that this children are very courageous boys and girls. To my mind, they have a big desire to go to school to have acces at the knowledge and to have a good job for later. We must don't forgetthat they go to school by foot, horse or boat and it is very challenging.
To sum up, they arrive at the school although there are a lot of difficulties in the way

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As far as I am concerned ,  I was touched by the testimony of  Sarvan , an Indian child who each day stays back at school to study despite the fact that his journey is hard and long . I have the feeling that Sarvan is a courageous and humble kid because he suffes this challenges to realize his dream that to become a doctor to help the sick and the poor in his community .  I'm really impressed and my opinion he is an exemple for all !
As a conclusion , around the world many kids have lots difficults to get to school on account of the weather or obstacles . And yet these children are happy  and don't give up .
I strongly believe that is necessary to help these poor villages like World Vision does because the future of these children depends on it .
So we should keep in mind that we are lucky be French children and get to school easily .

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In my opinion is children it is courageous and doesn't give up their dream of going to school.
Even if the journey is hard and perilous.

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In my opinion, these children are very brave.
As for us, in France it's really easy to go to school, but them, they have to do a hard trip.
Some of them have to do their journey in boat and during the rainy season, it's take a lot a of time.
I think that Servan from India is very courageous. In my view, walking under the sun with a temperature higher at 50 degrees seems impossible.
By the way, all the kids have smiles on the pictures and, to my mind this is really beautiful.
I strongly believe that one day, each of them will realize their dreams

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I find that children are very courageous because the way to school is very difficulte.
Every day, the childrens take the road in the direction le the school is a big challenging because is very long and very complicated.
I deduce that children really sang to learn to have a better culture for later having a job.

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Contrary at the children from the developed countries, some children don’t have lucky because her school is more far and the path is often difficult.

In my point of view, I think that children’s are extremely courageous and determined because even if the obstacles and the challenges, they keep a smile and loved go to school for realize her dream.

However, go to school on horseback, on foot with our friends or by bike is a lucky and a means of transportation original.

To conclude I’d like to end by saying, I strongly believe that the children’s living in the developed countries don’t complained and the children’s living in a poor countries continued to good work for help her family and maybe her country.

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In my opinion these children are very courageous because to go to school they have to face difficulties  to study like cross a river, wake up very early and walk a lot. Despite the fact that they are very young they make great effort to study
These children are an example for all of us who complain about going to school even if we are in a developing country where we can go to school very easily. Thanks to their will these children will have a job later and will help their families out of poverty.

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The road for these children to learn is really difficult.

From my point of view they are courageous and determinated for exemple Sarvan is from India, and his journey to school takes one and a half hours of walking through the desert.Thèse child have dreams and goals. In order to reach them, they are ready to go to school even with the difficult conditions.

To conclude we French students are very lucky to be able to go to school easily.

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In my view the chlidren of