ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ມີໂອກາດໄດ້ໄປແລກປ່ຽນວັດທະນະທຳຢູ່ອາເມລິກາ. ສິ່ງທີ່ຂ້ອຍປະທັບໃຈທີ່ສຸດແມ່ນການໄດ້ຮຽນທັກສະການເປັນກຳມະການຣັກບີ້ຕຳ ແລະ ກົດກະຕິກາຣັກບີ້ຕຳ. ເຖິງວ່າຈະບໍ່ໄດ້ຮຽນຫຼາຍແຕ່ສິ່ງທີ່ໄດ້ຮຽນມັນກະເປັນຄວາມຮູ້ໃໝ່ສຳລັບຂ້ອຍທີ່ບໍ່ຮູ້ຈັກກົດກະຕີກາຣັກບີ້ຫຼາຍ. ຂ້ອຍເປັນຄົນທີ່ບໍ່ມີຄວາມໝັ້ນໃຈໃນການເປັນກຳມະການເລີຍເຖິງຂ້ອຍຈະເປັນຄູຝຶກມາ 3 ປີແລ້ວ, ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ເປັນແພດສະໜາມຕະຫຼອດເວລາມີການແຂ່ງຂັນເລີຍເຮັດໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຄ່ອຍໄດ້ມີໂອກາດໄດ້ເປັນກຳມະການ ແລະ ແຮງເຮັດໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ມີຄວາມໜັ້ນໃຈໃນການເປັນກຳມະການເຂົ້າໄປຕຶ່ມອີກ. ແຕ່ການໄດ້ຮຽນກຳມະການໃນເທື່ອນີ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍມີຄວາມຮູ້ ແລະ ຄວາມໝັ້ນໃຈຫຼາຍຂື້ນໃນການເປັນກຳມະການ, ຂ້ອຍຫວັງວ່າການໄດ້ຮຽນກຳມະການໃນເທື່ອນີ້ຂ້ອຍຈະໄດ້ເອົາກັບມາໃຊ້ຢູ່ລາວ ແລະ ຫວັງວ່າຈະໄດ້ເປັນກຳມະການຫຼາຍຂື້ນໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນຕ່າງໆ ເພື່ອພັດທະນາທັກສະຂອງຂ້ອຍໃຫ້ດີຂື້ນອີກ ແລະ ຂ້ອຍຍັງໄດ້ຮູ້ອີກວ່າເວລາເບີ່ງການແຂ່ງຂັນຣັກບີ້ຢູ່ອີນເຕີເນັດ ຫຼື ຢູ່ສະໜາມໃຫ້ສັງເກດເບີ່ງກຳມະການເວລາຕັດສີນວ່າເຂົາເຈົ້າເຮັດຈັງໃດເພື່ອເຮົາຈະໄດ້ເອົາມາປັບໃຊ້ໄດ້.
I had the amazing opportunity to join the Coach exchange program to the USA. What impressed me the most was that I got to learn about how to be a match official (referee) for tackle rugby, and about the rules in contact rugby games. Although our time was limited, it was totally new knowledge for me, as a person who hasn’t focused much on refereeing. I didn’t feel confident at all to be a referee before the exchange program. Despite working as a ChildFund Pass it Back Coach for 3 years, I had always been assigned to take responsibility for the First Aid team during competitions, so I never tried the referee role. Because of my lack of experience, I felt uncertain about being a referee in competitions. But from this exchange, I learned match official skills, and I have been inspired and motivated to give refereeing a try again. Now, I have the knowledge and confidence to do it. I have also started to pay more attention to refereeing in rugby matches. Whenever I watch rugby games on the internet or at local competitions, I always observe how the match official works. I hope that I will have a chance to use this knowledge at events in Laos, so I can practice and improve my match official skills.