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Déjà Vu
Déjà vu. That age-old phenomenon of feeling sure that one has already witnessed or experienced a current situation, despite not remembering the exact circumstance or details. The conjured feeling that blurred a dream with reality, familiarity with mystery. Where the first week was an educational orientation that sought to inform me and the other 13 […]
Return to Tu Du Hospital
Five years ago, I was fortunate enough to have volunteered in Hoa Binh Peace Village, the wing of Tu Du Hospital dedicated to caring for children living with disabilities. So returning there this week with VIET Fellows I was awash in memories and emotions. Nostalgia, excitement, curiosity—it was all there as I slowly made […]
Walking and Talking (part 1)
This is our “Walking and Talking” video scavenger hunt exercise. The mission was to walk and talk, the goal was to have fun and to know one another. The group was divided into two teams, and below is the adventure of team “Seven Pretty Cats.” Seven Pretty Cats includes Duc, Tim, MK, Ly, Anna, Tram, […]
2011 Fellows
Viet Fellows 2011 is off to an amazing start. Watch the video below to see the fellows reflect on their experiences in Vietnam. Lan Ngo Ly Ngo Holy Vo Susan Nguyen Van Nguyen Anna Huynh Dat Phan Dan Huynh Linh Pham Quang Truong Tim Le MK Nguyen Duc Tran Tram Bui
One Legged Woman Hops Around Ho Chi Minh City
Have you ever walked through the three street of Ho Chi Minh City on one leg? Two words: NOT EASY. Sidewalks brimming with bodies, bas and ongs cruising with street cart commodities and cradling curbs six inches high. Crosswalks HELLA wide with street traffic-chock-full of taxies, motorbikes, bicycles, buses flowing from all four directions. Fast-paced. […]
Speechless
The first things I always notice when landing at a foreign airport are the information signs. Almost everything else – from the rows of duty free boutiques, the sterile waiting room terminals, the rich travellers and the gloss porcelain floors – reeks of familiarity; it’s only ever the information signs that change. Letters I’m used […]
Enthusiasm of My Companion
I took the picture above two years ago while I was volunteering my last days in Spain. The picture captures the enthusiasm of my companion, Viet, after dismounting from a donkey ride. Viet came to the city zoo twice weekly for riding therapy, an activity designed for youth with special needs. He worked hard during […]
How To Be Vietnamese
“Do you know Vietnamese?” my aunt asked suddenly as we walked along a dusty path. “Dạ, of course,” I replied proudly, “I can even read and write pretty well.” “Okay,” she laughed. Pointing to a sign, she asked, “What does that say?” “Chợ Bình Minh,” I answered without pause. Surely she didn’t think something as […]
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