The sun is not yet pointing its rays in the eastern sky of the great that I already get up with my mom. My name is Behaja, I'm 7 years old and I'm getting ready to go to school in Aragnana, it's about an hour's walk from my little village of Pangalanes.
The monsoon started a few days ago and we have rain in the morning. It's only 5:30 a.m. and it's already quite hot. As a breakfast guide, I eat “sosoa”, simple rice cooked like a soup and garnished with sugar.
It's 6 o'clock, I have to leave if I want to get to school on time. I am in CE1 class in the small community school of Aragnana. I return at 7:30 a.m. and I have more than an hour of walking to join my classmates. Before, I walked almost 2 hours to reach the public school. Today, “the school of hope” makes my life much easier because I can concentrate better, I am less tired and I have more courage to continue my studies.
I have to follow a small path that runs along the Pangalanes canal and cross two small rivers before reaching my school. Along the way, we become more numerous as we approach. My school friends are all from around here.
Currently, we no longer have to worry about having to return home because the teacher has not arrived or that she has to go to work in another school. Our teachers live within the school grounds. We are sure to have classes every day of the school week. What joy !
For us in the countryside, we only have classes in the morning because many of us have to walk almost an hour to return home. This also allows us to help parents with daily household chores.
I must leave now, I say goodbye and see you next time. Veloma!
 

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