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Viet Fellows 2011 is Here
The heat. It’s one ever-enduring fact of Viet Nam. You’ll just have to deal with it. The stifling heat will jar you into another reality. That’s how I feel every time I land here and walk from the climate-controlled airplane cabin to the murky humidity that is life in Viet Nam. It’s almost as if […]
Humanity
First steps, first word, first laugh. These are all milestones that parents look forward to for their child. But for Thuy and her mother, those moments of celebration may never come. Working at the Social Network for People with Disabilities (SNPWD), one of the initiatives of East Meets West, I witnessed the potential of investing […]
Pieces of a Puzzle
Wiggling my toes in the warm sand, I stared out at the majestic beauty of the Cua Dai beach in Hoi An. Leaving Da Nang for the weekend, I was excited to take a break from work. But even as we were walking through Khu Pho Co Hoi An (Ancient Town of Hoi An), being […]
The Beginning of an Adventure
Growing up I was “the first” for a lot of things in my family. I was the first child, the first `to say “ba” (dad) as my first word, the first granddaughter on my mother’s side, the first to bring home a boy, the first to graduate from college. Now, I am the first of my sisters to travel back to Vietnam.
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