XIN CHAO!
xin chao! i'm back from vietnam! it was the awesomest trip ever! most likely cause i was there. HAHA! but overall, it was great! DAY ONEEE!
couldnt sleep on saturday night, haha. but eventually, i did. wells, woke up early in the morning. 5:36, exact time. haha. checked my stuff, changed, ate bread since we'll be having breakfast on the plane:) then dad and mom prayed for me, and then said goodbye to mom while dad sent me to the airport. gathered there, got our passports checked in, saw esther and then loads of other people. hahaha. mr lim prayed for us. teachers briefed us and we had our free time for about 20 mins. talked to aunty cindy and esther and dad. then went into the departure hall. said goodbye and then walked around. after SUPER long time of waiting, finally got into the plane. sat with esther and janice. I GOT THE WINDOW SEAT! EXCITING MUCH? then watched THE SPY NEXT DOOR. haha. super duper funny. got our breakfast. it was DELICIOUS! hahaha. then the plane landed, and we're in VIETNAM. got our luggages waited for esther for a long time. cause she's australian! haha. went into the coach. got to meet our tour guide:D then went for lunch, it was beef noodle. after lunch we went around vietnam, went to the Notre Dame Cathedral and to the Post Office where i bought my first key chain. then got back to our hotel checked in, was first assigned with jane and zhoujie but after changing, ended up with shang rong and esther! YAY! had dinner at a restaurant and then went back to hotel, did reflections, briefing for next day and then went back to sleep.
DAY TWOOOOO!
as for day two, woke up at 6 went up for breakfast then we took a whole 2 hours bus ride to the mekong delta. took a boat to unicorn island, drink local honey by the bees the locals keep and ate local fruits there. the performers came to sing for us. and then we took a short boat ride. it's the boats like in thailand. haha. really cool. took the boat to the coconut candy making place where we get to see REAL LIFE ways of making coconut candies. really interesting:D then went to see the rice paper making place:) very interesting. ate lunch there, ate the ever famous ELEPHANT EAR FISH. hahahah. after that, went back to the boat and then took a long ride back to HCMC. stopped halfway where our guide showed us the padi-field:) and then went back to the hotel. prepared for our visit to the school and then went up to hotel, wash up and sleep:D
DAY THREEEE!
day three was fun! haha. we went to the school and got a short tour then played abit of ice breakers with them and let them do art work and then had lunch with them. after that, got a long bus ride to VSIP. where we see the growing industrial park. it's HUGE. after that went back to the hotel, me and shang taught them the dance steps and they were getting better after each practice. so it was fantastic:) after that went for dinner and then back to the hotel for briefing and reflection, washed up and slept:D
DAY FOUURRRR!
day four was another long day, went to the school, played games with them and others did balloon sculpting then sang songs with them and did our performance. the music stopped halfway but thankfully we continued singing. so FABULOUS job! after that we went to the museum where we got free time walking around, the museum thing was a great eye opener. and after that, went back to the hotel, washed up and slept:D
DAY FIVEEEEE
TO BE CONTINUED...
