Hello all! We have spent the past two days in the capital city of Hanoi, and we’re enjoying the hustle and bustle and culture of Vietnam’s second-largest city. Check out our photos below! We leave tomorrow for two nights, three days in Ha Long Bay….
It’s been an absolute pleasure to work side-by-side with the workers in our village of Binh Thuan to complete three new homes for local families. We celebrated with the families by having lunch together, and we also had an official key ceremony with the families…
Hi all! We’re almost at the end of our time in our home away from home — Bình Thuận. The students all really enjoy being here and are sad to say goodbye. We’ve made some good friends with the locals and a highlight of the…
Here are photos from our wesome weekend in Hội An! More soon! – Eileen & Peter
This post features student writing. Hi! Bonjour! Xin chào! Reporting to you live from Bình Thuận is Ali! A little bit about me: I am from Philadelphia and I’m half mermaid. Pretty cool right? I chose to go on this trip because I know that…
Hi, my name is Sam D. from Colorado and I’m writing to tell you about our community service — we’re building Compassion Houses for families in the Binh Thuan village who have lost their homes because of floods. Ten days into our trip, our group…
This post was written on July 5 and features student writing. Hi, I’m Connor from Larchmont, New York. I chose to do the Vietnam community service trip this year because I wanted to explore a part of the world more deeply than I would have if…
Hi all! We (leaders Eileen and Peter) are greatly enjoying spending time with your kids in this beautiful country! We left the US one week ago today and we’re having a great time! Here are a few highlights so far: Here’s to another great week!…
This post features student writing. Xin chào! Tên tôi là Julia (my name is Julia). Here in Vietnam, all the members of our group are already picking up some Vietnamese words and phrases. Everyone is enjoying themselves and the people around them, including our new friends…
Hi all! We are in Vietnam! It’s awesome to be here! Day two is just getting started! Sent with love from Ho Chi Minh City!