But the walk to the nearest school, Hsinkuang Primary School, is anything but easy--it stands on a hilltop on the opposite side of the valley, six or seven hours away on foot. The distance forced the village's children to live at the school.
這裡的孩子從小就需越過山谷、到對面山頭的新光國小求學，一趟路程六、七小時，新光國小校長總是特別優惠司馬庫斯的孩子，「只要在星期一晚餐前趕到學校，就不算遲到。」