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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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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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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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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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Hello Bob! How are you? I'm Alosia and I'm a 14- year- old New Guinzean boy. I live in a remote village in Papua New Guinea.
My school journey is extremely difficult even if I'm determined. Every day, when I go to school, I feel a stressed because my school journey is very long and dangerous. My daily routine to school is a ten -miles  walk and it  takes 1 hour. I walk in  through  the jungle. I'm very motivated to go to school despite all  the daily challenges. For the future, I would like to  become a football player . From my point of view, I find it is very important to get an education in my country to can make our dreams come true .
My mail touch his end...

Xoxo

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Hello ! My name is Alosia and I'm a 14 -year-old New Guinean boy. I live in a remote village . My daily routine to school is an extremely difficult journey  because I  have a eight- mile walk, and yet I am determined to go to school. Last week I received your mail and I'm happy. This is a challenge for me  to go to school because I don't transport.

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Hi Tasha ! How are you ?   I'm Alosia, I'm New Gui e nean and I'm 14, if you forget it) how are you?
Its been a great time  I enjoyed reading your mail. Your life is quite amazing. You just have to  go walk 10 minutes.  Here we have to  go walk almost 2 or 3 hours. Its exausting! Despite de fact that we are tired we are always happy to go to school. And it's very cool because I make that school journey with m'y my friends and we laugh and sing a lot. Our villages are very far from school and in the most remote parts of Papua New Guinea. We have to walk through remote roads. Even if life is hard here we have to keep in mind that we are lucky to go to school   t hat chance to go to school we have because in other countries children can't go to school. Now I'm gonna tell you about my teachers. Their names are: Mr.Briam, and Edna. Both are extremely kind and it's a pleasure to learn with them.
I hope one day I will work in Europe or in the  Usa to leave  left that poor country. Maybe I will fly that fly  plane I always see in the sky. Don't think I'm a horrible person, I just want to leave  left Papua New Guinea to work( have some money)  and go back to home to help m'y  my family and friends.
To sum up m'y  I am very happy to know you and I hope you will like m'y mail.
Bye for now,
Alosia.

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Hello Clara ! How are you ?
I'm Alosia, a 14-year-old New Guinean boy. I live in a very remote village in Papua New Guinea. My daily routine to school is a twelve-mile walk and that takes 3 hours.
On school mornings, I wake up at 6 am and with my little brother Tao (he is a 10-year-old boy) , we walk in the woods even if it's extremely challenging because there are many wild animals, especially dangerous snakes. I climb a longa distance in the mountain with my dilapidated uniform and when heavy rains come, the way is too difficult because they are floodwaters. However  Although the journey is exhausted, I am very happy to laught with my classmates when I arrive at school on time. Despite the fact that the school is too far away, I always arrive on time ........................
When I finish my studies, I would like to be a doctor for  to help the children, it's my dream but I know it's very difficult.
As far as I'm concerned, going to school is very important for me my and my family.
From  my point of view, I think teachers work very hard for their students. In my country  it is absolutely important to get an education. You must not forget the luck you have to go to school so easier.easily
I'd like to end by saying, I'm determined to study even though it's challenging and dangerous. All students in the world should have an education.
Goodbye my friend.
Alosia.

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Hi ! My  my French friend !
It's Alosia.  i'm a New Guinean boy, I have 14 years old  (I'm a 14-year-old boy ) and i live in Papua New Guinea  with my parents and my brother. So my daily routine starts every day at 5:00 am in the morning when i get up to prepare myself . I leave at 5:30 am even if it is still night dark . I meet my friends after 5 kilometers  and  together we cross a forest , then a lake which is at the top of a moutain and we arrived to at school at 7:50 a.m . I walk exactly 23 kilometers. It's very long;  however I can  see saw a beautiful sunrise. Despite the difficulties , I very like going to school  very much because I saw can see my friends, I learning new things for my future and i like eating my food to  that my mum who prepares it with love. Our teachers are very kind we because they  see saw the difficulties to we all have to go to school. They want us to we have a perfect future so they work hard for that.
Bye Paul ! Have a good day !!
Alosia

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Hello, my name is Alosia and I am 14 years old. I am live ing in a remote village Papua in Papua New Guinea.
I'm wake up at 5:00am .I get dressed and then I go out at 5:30 am .  I walk 150 miles every day in 4 hours.
I am going through many obstacles , my village is really  far away from of city's

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From : Allais
To: Richard Dubois

Hello my name is Alosia. I'm a 14 -years -  old  New Guinean teenage boy. I live in a remote village.
I'm going to explain to you   (to tell you about ) my school run.
Every day , on school mornings , I wake up at 6. Right after , I eat my breakfast and go to school.
I go to school at 6:30 am because the school starts at 8:30 and I must walk 3 miles for  to get there . arrive at school,that takes 1 j hour and a half.
During my school journey  this travel, I must cross rivers and climb a little mountain. Despite the fact that it is very difficult, I'm extremely determined to go to school and learn because from my point of view the school is very important for our the future and I want have a future.
In my opinion the teachers are great, they do all their possible best for us, all that they know.
See you soon !
Alosia

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Hey! 👋My name is Alosia.I'm 14 years old. I come from Papua New Guinea. I live in a remote village. I have seen see and read your e-mail, so thanks😊. In the  your e-mail i I read that you want me to tell you about my daily school routine  and my feeling about school and education with explanations and my motivation  . So let's go😀 !
I wake up at 5.00 a.m ( my class starts at 8.00 a.m) . I wear my uniforme and eat my breakfast quickly because i'm so happy to go to school 😄 and see my friends. I walk for about  like 2 hours in the jungle because  there their is no road for  to get go to school. On the way to school, i   I face meet so much many  difficulties like sneak.... And that  it is even more difficult on raining days . Despite the challenges i keep smiling because i can go to school. My theachers give us go me the best education they can. I'm so thankful about that.
That's all for now,

Love from Alosia

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Hello my Friend :)
This is Aloisia.  I'm a fourteen - years - old New Guinean boy. I have just received your e-mail and I'm very touched by your letter. And yet if you said ???????? b . Of my mind I live every day the trip extraordinary despite in the fact this  it is very difficult because I meet dangerous animals such as  snakes, . The trip journey is very long  and it takes me I take two hours for  to go to school . and I wake up at 5:30 a.m everyday for  to go  walk to school . I live in the a poor village. However I don't the chance such your ?????? because you live in the good conditions . You go to school by car and you wake up at 8:00 a.m .  and You have a tablet and a  phone so we don't have books and yet I'm determined to finish my studies for my education even if I'm tired. Even if it's difficult, I'm very happy because I make many  more friends and my  teachers are very sad for we . On From  my point of view this is a real challenge to live my life. However the childrens can getting an education in your country because it is very important for their lives and education.
Goodbye m'y   my friends :)
Alosia

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Hy Millie !! It's Alosia.
I'm a  14 - year-  old New Guinean boy;  .
I am very happy to write to you .
I will tell you  about my morning routine to go to school
To  I get to school at 7:30, I get up at 5am ... it's difficult but we are  used to go it :)
Despite the fact that I'm only 14 years old, I manage to get there by on my own.
After that ?????, I have lunch, not much..
I get ready and I leave for 1:30 of the way
It's very hard but i' I'm determined.
It is very important for me .
But I like to go to school with my friend Julie, she  who is a 14- year- old girl .
To sum up, it's very hard .
Bye !
Alosia
J'ai pas le temps de finir.......... :(

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Hello , my name is Alosia and  I'm a 14 - years -old New Guinean girl. How are you? Long time no see... Last week, I have received an  your email of you. And Now I will to describe my daily school routine. Despite the fact, that I live in a remote village , I .............................
. I'm wake up very early, every day, at 5.45 am. I eat  have my breakfast with my little brother. It's a 11- years  -bold boy. I take my shower, brush my teeth and go to school at 6.30 am.
Every day, I walk 3 hours in the mountain for to go at  get to school with my brother. It's very difficult when it's the winter season. Although Even if  my school is over the mountain, I'm very happy to go at  to school. It's a challenge for me. I arrived at school at 9:30am. I don't want to  be late.
Going  to school, for me it's  is a big dream. In the future, I want to be a doctor for  to help the sick and the poor and the population of the community remote of the city.

Good by my friend.
Sincerely Alosia.

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Hi Allyce!
I'm very happy for you.
My name is Alosia and i'  I' m a students in Papua New Guinea. In my country speaking in English. I live in a remote village and my daily routine is more  extremely difficult. My routine is a 10 -miles walk and it takes 4 hours
First, I wake  up at in 6:00 am and i'm getting ready to go to  for school. My journey to school is more difficult than yours. I'm leav e ing from home at 6:20 am. My first obstacle is a rocky dirty road . It's even more challenging on rainy days.
Then, I walk 6 miles in  on the rocky dirt ; it's very difficult but it's very important for me to go to school. My teachers are nice and he  they teach me a lot of things. In my school we are all friends and we get on  well.
For  To conclude, f inish, my education is very important. I will fly  like a plane in the sky as a plane it's my dream .

Bye Allyce !
Alosia

Alosia 🛩️🛩️✈️

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Hello my friend, it's Alosia ! I have just received your mail and you are very luckier than me. I'm a New Guinean-student. I live in a remote village of  in Papua New Guinea and I grow up in poverty. I am 14  years old.

On  school mornings school, I wake up at 5:00 am and right after I go to school. I wake up very early despite the fact the school is far away. I walk for during three hours and I have to cross five big mountains.
It's a ten-kilometer  trip.
In my opinion, education is very important and school too. There, you can learn many things for your future job. I want to study and exit of the poverty. I want to become a doctor, it's my dream, but my parents haven't  don't have the money to pay  for a doctor school.
To my mind, the teachers are very good. They are surprised when they see us walking to school. They understand us when we are late. They are very proud because they know all the  daily  difficulties  we face for to go to school.  As a conclusion, going to school is very challenging for me and my friends. But  However we are determined to study a lot and to have the job what we want. I stay very strong and i I know I can pass many exams.
See you soon my friend, stay strong too!
Your friend  Alosia from Papua New Guinea.  (241)

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Krawczyk paco

Hello ! My name is Alosia and  im I'm a 14 -years- old boy im from Papua New Guinea in papua.I wanted to explain you  tell you about my daily routine to go to school .   First i   I wake up at 7:00 am and i eat my breakfirst  breakfast and yet i tale my horse becouse thé school are  is very far away. I suppose that it  takes 2 hours and i arrivée at  on m'y school at 9:00 am. But even if that takes 2 hours i have a dream to realised  . I i want to be a football soccer  player and i want to have an education .
Bye for now,
Alosia

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Hi every body!
From my point of view these comments are very interesting. All the children are very brave and determinated despite there challenging trips, and harships. They are really young and it's unblievable how responsible they are.
In my opinion, going to school with our Friends is more fun then going to alone, so it's great that they Can have fun with their Friends.
Even if the stream or the river is too high they still want to go to school, I'm quite impressed.
I would like to end by saying that we are do lucky to go to school without making a miles and miles walk.

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Hello Taemin, I hope your are fine!
My name is Aloisa, a  14 - years - old New Guinean boy from Papua New Guinea.
First  of all above, let me tell you about my daily school journey.
Alls mornings, I wake up at 5 am and I’m getting ready to go to for school.
When I finish, I’m leaving  leave my house to join my friends  to  walk go to school together.
My friends and I take more than 3 hours to get to school because the journey is quite complicated and the school is far from our village.
Although the journey is dangerous and long, we are determined to go to school because it is important for us to attend class and to have a good education for our future.
My dream is to become a good doctor .   I love Maths and Sciences so it's for that  that's why I come always  arrive on time in class and  I quite enjoy  take much pleasure to learning  new skills.
About  As for my teachers , I found find them so kind! I’m so grateful to for them to teach me new lessons and new skills.
Thank you  for being to be my friend! See you soon !

Aloisa

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In my view, these children are very brave ans determinated. It fascinates me, and I fully respect these children who make difficult paths to go to school.
It is really impressive to know that elsewhere in the world there are children in this circumstance, however they are forced to live like this. They all accept this, despite the fact that they are much less fortunate than others.
In conclusion, it is children are extremely strong to face all it is dangers...

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Around the world, lots of kids have more difficulty to go at school. It's a challenging for them.  From my point view, despite the difficulty, kids are very courageous and bravery. They want the best education.

One of them, Sarvan, an Indian boy, walk in the desert 1hour and half. Whereas the heat can reach over 50 degrees. And he wants be doctor for help the sick and poor in his community... I'd like to end, we should keep in mind in the world, more kids meet difficulty for to go to school and it should change.

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I think it's don't easy, for a child to go school for several kilometers, as far I'm concerned as, I think I do not have the difficulty they have, However  these are very brave and are determined to have a good education.

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I think it's don't easy, for a child to go school for several kilometers, as far I'm concerned as, I think I do not have the difficulty they have, However  these are very brave and are determined to have a good education.

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Ugo Martinez

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To my mind, it is unacceptable to see these poor children go to school in such conditions. From my point of view,  it is not normal that they must put their lives in danger because they have to travel a dangerously. Some of them have transportation problems other can't find food or drink. However they all have the same determination to study because they can make  friends and they are happy to go to school.
In conclusions, we should help these poor children to realize their dreams of going to school helping them to get to school so that they do not risk their lives.

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In my opinion it is not normal that in some countries children have to go to school by own means. Even if the journey is difficult for children, they are happy to go to school. We must not forget that these children have a challenging journey to it often takes more then 30 min to get to school. We should keep in mind that these children are at great risk to join their school. To conclude i think we should help poor countries in transport

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Allyson Gravade
In my opinion it's really important to talk about this kids who is struggling went to school. The story of Melvi really touched me . The fact there are no teachers is terrible. We should keep in mind (that)all children should be able to study without having to go miles. I'd like to end be sayings I find is site is really very interesting. Thank you for relping us understand the difficult journey to school other childres.

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I think it's not easy for a child to go to school  for several kilometers. As far I'm concerned as, I think I do not have difficulties they have, however these children are very brave and are determined to have a good education.

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LEVEZIEL SACHA
The children have all a communt point as dangerous environnement, extrem weather, long distance etc...
Despite the fact that this difficulties, the children like Henok, have a dream. The Henok's dream is " become a footballer "

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Hello !
I'm very impressed !
From my point of view, this 6 children are very determined despite the fact that they go to school every day in a dangerous environnement, with a extreme weather or a very long distance.
As far as, I'm concerned, I think Sarvan (the Indian boy) is the most determined chili because he want to finish his studies even if he must walk in the desert (to go to school).
We must no forget the chance we have to go to school easily.
I'd like to end by saying, even though they live in remote places, they all want to get an education.

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Hello!
Let me talk about my opinion !
First above, I find these children really courageous and brave despite the difficulties they encounter.
That's not easy to travel saveral kilometers because it's a challenge to go to school with the stream or the river.
After that, dispite the fact they have difficulties to go to school, they are determined to arrive at school to want a good éducation and a good future job .
But , this is not normal to see poor children who have no means crossing dangerous and long paths, their health will weaken by force.
Their story of these children really touched me.
I would like to finish with the chance that we had.
We do not realize how lucky we are to have access to several means of transport to get to the course.
We often talk about having a new phone or a new pair of sneakers but we forget that behind us, there are children more deprived who dreams of having a better future and especially to be happy later.
To conclude, dispite the fact poor children have nothing and they have difficulties to go to school ,they are determined, courageous and happy to travel togethers to attend in class et learn new skills for their future!

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The children com from differents country ( Indonesia, India, Laos) .They are Indian, Indonesian and Laosian boy and girl.
From my point of view, these children are very courageous to do their difficult school run.
More, we should not forget that the school is very far and yet they have the volonty necessary to go to school, for learn.
To conclude, despite their difficulty, the Indian, Indonesian and Laosian boy and girl have the volontary necessary for learn because they want learn to have a futur.

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Owen Kiffer

In my opinion, these children are very courageous to face all these difficulties each day. They surprise me because they are very determinated to learn and to finish their studies.

To my mind, their families may be worried when their child goes to school, because I think they know all the risks and all the dangers their children meets on the way.

To conclude, in France, we are very lucky because we go to school by car or by foot but during a very short time. I understand them when they say going to school is very difficult. I hope they don’t give up and I hope they will keep this determination for to go to school and I hope they will keep the same point of view for their studies.

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As for as I am concerned I'm touched by these children who despite the difficuties do everything to study learning to read and write. In addition, if the weather is not nice it complicates the road to school. Every day, the children have a journey to cross a desert, a river or a long distance. We should keep in mind that are just children who want to go to school like everyone else and that it complicates their life all the time.
Finally, I conclude that children must have a complicated life because of this because they live in danger all the time, and that touches me deeply.

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in each document we see children taking different dangerous routes to go to school and the determination of the children is incredible because they each have different dreams to realised.  Sarvan's journey is incredible because he must walking over the désert  With a température or 50 degrees

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Hi !
In my opinion, I have seen different stories from different children but yet each of them have difficult trek to go to school. Even if they are happy to find their friends and to learn new things. Despite the difficulties such as weather, the environment, the dangerous animals and the unforeseen.
They do everything to get to school in time and not miss anything because each of them wants a wonderful future and change the world to help people in the same needs as them.

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Hi! I am writing this comment for telling
my opinion about so many childreen who have to cross mountains or walk for so many hour because their school is far way. First, their childreen are so brave and i have the feeling that no one can away their determination . As for me,that's just sad because despite the fact they legs hurt... they do it every day. Their daily journeys are so difficult but they keep smile because they can go to school and have a education. I strongly believe that WE can make their daily routine more easy if the WORLD know about their childreen. I like to end by saying they are just human who want their dream come true.
Thanks for reed this comment😊 Keep their child in your head.Bye!

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From my point of view Sarvar is too courageus. Even if it is 50 degrees, he goes to school. He must walk in desert very hat with a little water. As for me l would be impossible of walk under 50 degrees in desert. I strongly believe that he will become doctor because he is very determined.