Biography

My name is Zoe Sou Eat Keiblinger.

I was born around the year 2006 (birthday was estimated) in Cambodia. My start in life was a bit bumpy. Shortly after I was born, I was abandoned near to a village. A middle-aged woman who was working on a rice farm found me and took me to the nearest orphanage.

I was allowed to spend my next year and a half there. In 2007, two wonderful people gave me a home in Austria. My parents tried to ensure that my Cambodian roots were not forgotten. There are hardly any communities in Austria, but my parents still found a great opportunity for me to connect with other children at a young age. I grew up in a small village with not even over 400 people, which means I'm the only girl with darker skin. . In addition, my family constellation is not the most common. My sister is a foster child with mental disabilities and I am a Cambodian adopted child. That means our family is a little bit special. I knew from the beginning that I looked different from the other villagers.

Soon, I realized how big of a  difference it made. I've always been a shy person and yes, due to my past, my self-esteem was nonexistent from an early age.
I could never really stand by my roots. I grew up in an Austrian-Christian household, that means no connection to my Cambodian roots. 

2025 I have spent two weeks in my old orphange.
Working on my projects to process my traumas and still on my journey.