A Journey towards Peace

Abstract

"I recently graduated from my Bachelor degree in Education. Although I am a Cambodian UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassador, I am merely an ordinary youth who is striving her best to contribute to peace. This is how the journey begins. Let me start by sharing my experience in Hiroshima, the place where I trained to be a UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassador trainee. I had never been involved in any extra curriculum activities beside those mentioned in the school nor had I been traveling abroad. I was at my late nineteen when I first traveled overseas. I thought it was normal despite the fact that many Cambodian youths especially women are not allowed to travel without their parents’. The first place I flew to was Hiroshima, Japan. I remember precisely that it was on 8 October 2010. The purpose of visiting was to attend the first International UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassador Training Workshop. The reason of my excitement certainly was being able to be on the plane regardless of other purposes."