Out my Window

highrise.nfb.ca/
This is a site called "OUT MY WINDOW", which is very interesting.
It's a site that has a lot of documentary films about other people that has diffferent cultures.
We did this activity in our GLPS writing class.
There are total 14 different people here, and I chose Tola for my major assignment ; "compare and contrast essay". By this activity, I got to learn about Tola's culture. I hope you enjoy my essay!^^
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Title : Tola the construction worker & Me
     Do you know the life of a construction worker in Cambodia? Most of you might no know about this very much. Therefore, with the "Out my Window" documentary, I'll write an essay about Tola, who is a construction worker. Tola is living in Cambodia, and he is a construction worker there. This guy is interesting to writing about, because he not only builds a building, but actually lives in it! Also, because the documentary shows out of his window in Cambodia, it was very amusing to explore it. By this activity, I learned that the daily life of other people in other country is very different from mine, even though it has some similarities. From now,  I'm going to write about Tola, and the view outside his window. Then, I will compare Korean culture and daily life to that of Tola's.
     First, I will give you a brief explanation of Tola. Tola is a construction worker that lives and works in a construction building. He sleeps here, and thinks that he's lucky to be here because it provides water, electricy, and a place to sleep. He gets to live here until the buyer moves in. In the start of his construction work, he didn't get to work much, but after a several years of working here, he can work much more and earn more money. Therefore, he feels pride of his job. For him, and others, it's crucial to attract a lot of tourists in order to earn more benefit, and the only thing he can do is "build".

     His view out of his window is very interesting. Many people enjoy leisure times. For instance, young people ride motorbikes and hang out with their friends. He sometimes feel scared for them. Also, he goes out in the park with his friends and see other people excercise. There are a lot of fancy buildings too.

     This is a picture of Samdech Hun Sen Park. For him, this reminds him about the war and life during the Khmer Rougeperiod. He never thought that his country would survive and see the development of the city because the war didn't finish that long ago.