The arrival of May once reminded Lin Na that the first rain of the year was on its way. The ground in her small village of Prey Veng province in southern Cambodia would start to soften, dampened by rainfall.This time each year, she would help her family cultivate a two-hectare rice field, the main source of food and income for them throughout the year.
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| Taking stock: Farmers harvest hay in dry season and store it for feeding animals in Kang Meas district, Kampong Cham province, Cambodia. In recent years, farmers have experienced extreme weather. |
But these fond associations with the rainy season have faded into mere memories. The month of May no longer means anything to her. Now Lin Na lives in rented accommodation with her family in Chon Buri. She left their farmland in Cambodia to work for a Thailand.
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