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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 […]
Changing and Helping
Saigon feels like it was a lifetime ago. Though our service week has concluded and all has been said and done, I do not feel like I am a different person now than I was before. I was outside of my comfort zone for several days and I have seen sights and thought ideas that […]
Scared, Anxious, Apprehensive, and Hopeful
As I embark on my service week, I feel: scared, anxious, apprehensive, and hopeful. I’m scared because I am not sure I will be able to handle what I’m about to experience. Along with Sandy, I’ll be helping at DaNang City Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (DAVA). Most days, we’ll be helping at Co […]
People are People
It’s 7:00am. Rise and shine. There’s a big day ahead of us. Brush my teeth, get dressed, apply generous amounts of sun block and bug spray, and I’m ready to go. Time for a quick breakfast in the hotel restaurant – two eggs, over easy, a couple slices of bread, and some apple juice – […]
Baggage
Walking onto the plane, I am reminded of all the baggage I carry with me. 60 pounds of luggage follows behind me in my checked baggage. My shoulders are weighed down with the gifts I am bringing back to family: ginseng, fragrant soap, gum, and vitamins. Beyond these worldly possessions, however, my heart hangs heavy […]
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