Today was the longest day of my life! So much done in so little time. Today was our day to unwind and take a break from Quang Ngai before returning the day after to complete our last week at site.
Author: Team VHP
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Day 16, Fifth Day at Agent Orange Rehab Center
We visited an Agent Orange Rehabilitation Center about 40 minutes away from our hotel. The individuals at this location either live at the center or come from their homes for a few hours. This rehab center provides individuals affected by Agent Orange with physical therapy, education, and overall care.
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Day 15, Fourth Day at Site
We visit a local bookstore in the village to purchase clay and whiteboards for an arts and crafts activity and a conversational English activity for the day. There is no need to teach the kids to create using clay! Creativity is something that is in them, naturally.
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Day 14, Third Day at Site
It’s only the 3rd day at site, but the house is coming along great! Since the walls are getting higher it’s not very safe for VHP members to brick-layer, so most members stayed down low on the ground. No ladders were used to work on the higher walls: the locals stood on a wooden plank balanced by metal poles. We piled bricks and buckets of cement onto the wooden plank for the workers.
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Day 13, Second Day at Site
For approximately the next two weeks, we will arrive at site around 8am, take an hour or two break at noon, and return to site to volunteer for another 3 hours. Everyday, we divide into two shift: one group will work with the village’s children and the other will work on the compassion house. We alternate shifts in mornings and afternoons to give those who worked on the compassion house a rest for the rest of the day.
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Day 11-12, Train experience and first day at site
From Hue to Quang Ngai, the location of this summer’s project, we took a 6-hour train ride. Most of the time was spent napping, so time passed pretty quickly. Once we arrived at our pitstop, you have to quickly jump off of the train because you don’t get that much time to exit before the train rolls off again.
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Day 10, Travels to Hue
The weekend before we arrived at this summer’s project location in Quang Ngai, we relaxed in Hue by visiting the Imperial City and tasted some of the city’s best dishes.
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Day 8, Travels to Danang and Hoi An
We catch an early domestic flight to Danang, Vietnam’s third largest city located in central Vietnam, popular for its clean beaches and marble statues.
