Yet there are still difficulties for Som: “The language is the worst, and accents are hard sometimes. Money is hard too.” These are two of the biggest issues facing refugees. Som has since found stable footing in Portland and now offers his experience to newly arrived refugees. “We now know what to do. We know we can do this, but we can’t just sit around and wait.” Som’s favorite part about Portland is the friendliness of his community and the willingness of so many people to help the newcomers. “There are great people here working every day.
Som took classes in English and spent time with social workers to learn how to function in the new society . ឥឡូវនេះគាត់មានការងារស្ថិរភាពនិងត្រូវបានភ្ជាប់យ៉ាងល្អនៅក្នុងសហគមន៍របស់គាត់. Yet there are still difficulties for Som: "ភាសានេះគឺអាក្រក់បំផុត, និងការសង្កត់សំឡេងគឺមានការលំបាកពេលខ្លះ. Money is hard too.” These are two of the biggest issues facing refugees . ចាប់តាំងពីបានរកឃើញគោលជំហរសំស្ថេរភាពនៅក្នុង Portland ហើយឥឡូវនេះផ្តល់នូវបទពិសោធរបស់លោកក្នុងការមកដល់ថ្មីជាជនភៀសខ្លួន. «ឥឡូវនេះយើងដឹងថាអ្វីដែលត្រូវធ្វើ. យើងដឹងថាយើងអាចធ្វើការនេះ, ប៉ុន្តែយើងមិនអាចគ្រាន់តែអង្គុយជុំវិញហើយរង់ចាំ "។