While basic English phrases, hand gestures, and a good sense of humor will get you further than you might expect, things will be a lot easier with a few local words in your back pocket.

Pisey and Monita Pov arrived from Cambodia two years ago knowing only basic English phrases. This year at St. Paul’s Harding High School, they are charting population growth in biology. Along… ...

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