Name: Somchai Monkachasan

Age – 12 years

Arrived at Baan Dada – April, 2006

Ethnicity –Karen tribe

Somchai is a fairly quiet boy, but smiles a lot. His father passed away in a car accident and left his mother alone with his two brothers and two sisters, who are also residing at Baan Dada. Somchai is the oldest of the Children. Nowadays his mother works with us as a cook. Somchai studies in grade 3 at the local elementary school. Somchai likes to play guitar in his free time and enjoys studying. He likes spending time playing games with other boys of his age.