Monday 29,
We arrived in Rach Gia yesterday. About a 6 hour drive for the three buses.
We drove straight to the school.
The medical / dental donations were sorted. Also the clothes / craft donations were sorted in another room.
the construction team looked over the playground area and made plans for the am.
We visited the home site. Some work is already completed to start things off. We should have a big crew in the am. Some local students will also be there for learning / helping.
Tammy and the rest of the medical team will leave in 15 min. (6am.)
The school and construction teams leave at 7:30.
More later. D
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
March 28,2010
Last night we went to the center city area for the press conf. It was at the Bong Sen Hotel where we stayed in 2006.
We then went to the Rex Hotel roof. The city was alive. There was a big display set up for the earthhour event. From what we learned, the five most vulnerable nations from global warming set up a time to shut down power for 60 minutes last night. VN has alot of low lands, so they would lose alot of land if the sea levels ever rose.. Remember the whole bottom of the country is a delta. I plan to check out www.earthhour.org to check into that event.
More of the team has arrived. Some folks were on the 2006 trip. great to see them again.
Dwight
Today is the day we are leaving for Rach Gia. The buses leave at 7:00. We went to bed at 11:00, but Maddie woke up at 1:00 with a stomachache and therefore I (Tammy) woke up for the day at that point. By 3:00 everyone was awake! Still adjusting to the time change I guess. The good news is that at least we weren't rushing to get all our suitcases downstairs in the lobby.
We have a six hour bus ride and after we get there we start the big task of sorting through all of the donations everyone has brought! Tomorrow we start our work!
Will post again after we arrive.
Tammy
We then went to the Rex Hotel roof. The city was alive. There was a big display set up for the earthhour event. From what we learned, the five most vulnerable nations from global warming set up a time to shut down power for 60 minutes last night. VN has alot of low lands, so they would lose alot of land if the sea levels ever rose.. Remember the whole bottom of the country is a delta. I plan to check out www.earthhour.org to check into that event.
More of the team has arrived. Some folks were on the 2006 trip. great to see them again.
Dwight
Today is the day we are leaving for Rach Gia. The buses leave at 7:00. We went to bed at 11:00, but Maddie woke up at 1:00 with a stomachache and therefore I (Tammy) woke up for the day at that point. By 3:00 everyone was awake! Still adjusting to the time change I guess. The good news is that at least we weren't rushing to get all our suitcases downstairs in the lobby.
We have a six hour bus ride and after we get there we start the big task of sorting through all of the donations everyone has brought! Tomorrow we start our work!
Will post again after we arrive.
Tammy
Friday, March 26, 2010
Saturday March 27
We arrived last night after about 26 hours in transit. Everyone did well on the flight.
Most of the 85 other team members have arrived. We have not had a meeting yet, so you just see them on the street or in the lobby. We made a visit to the Ben Thanh Market, a huge warehouse of a structure that rents to vendors of all types of things.. They sell everything from t shirts to live eels. The alleys get to be about 3 feet wide, which is barely enough room to squeeze by and say no thank you.
The heat took its toll and we kept walking to the Building named Saigon Center where we all spent time during the second step in the adoption process. We ended up on the Top of Rex Hotel for a snack.
Later, Tammy and the kids cooled off and I took off for a hike across town. i sometimes wish I could takes pictures without a camera. Hard to explain. I saw the outside of Independence Palace and the inside of the War Remnants Museum. Quite an experience.
Found these great alleys that are attached to smaller sub alleys, which answers the question, where do these 8 million people actually live? You walk along get distracted by a grandmother cleaning vegetables on the sidewalk and then a motorcycle come out of no-where from a side alley. It's great fun.. keeps you on your toes.
Huge rainstorm tonight. The streets filled with water, but it did not stop the motor bikes. They looked like boats as they made wakes. The homeowners scramble to save the water or use it for a well deserved cleaning of the porch and the sidewalk / kitchen (they are the same thing in many cases).
Later today, there is press conference at 3:30. The next day we head by bus to Rach Gia where the center of the effort will be.
We'll try to add some pictures next blog.
Dwight
We arrived last night after about 26 hours in transit. Everyone did well on the flight.
Most of the 85 other team members have arrived. We have not had a meeting yet, so you just see them on the street or in the lobby. We made a visit to the Ben Thanh Market, a huge warehouse of a structure that rents to vendors of all types of things.. They sell everything from t shirts to live eels. The alleys get to be about 3 feet wide, which is barely enough room to squeeze by and say no thank you.
The heat took its toll and we kept walking to the Building named Saigon Center where we all spent time during the second step in the adoption process. We ended up on the Top of Rex Hotel for a snack.
Later, Tammy and the kids cooled off and I took off for a hike across town. i sometimes wish I could takes pictures without a camera. Hard to explain. I saw the outside of Independence Palace and the inside of the War Remnants Museum. Quite an experience.
Found these great alleys that are attached to smaller sub alleys, which answers the question, where do these 8 million people actually live? You walk along get distracted by a grandmother cleaning vegetables on the sidewalk and then a motorcycle come out of no-where from a side alley. It's great fun.. keeps you on your toes.
Huge rainstorm tonight. The streets filled with water, but it did not stop the motor bikes. They looked like boats as they made wakes. The homeowners scramble to save the water or use it for a well deserved cleaning of the porch and the sidewalk / kitchen (they are the same thing in many cases).
Later today, there is press conference at 3:30. The next day we head by bus to Rach Gia where the center of the effort will be.
We'll try to add some pictures next blog.
Dwight
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
TODAY'S THE DAY!
After a short night of sleep everybody is up. Haley and I slept about 2-3 hours and Dwight stayed up all night finishing up his packing! I would guess we all will sleep on the almost 16 hour plane ride!
Now the challenge is to figure out how to get all the luggage in to the car-it is the most and the heaviest ever.
Next time I write we will be in Vietnam.
Now the challenge is to figure out how to get all the luggage in to the car-it is the most and the heaviest ever.
Next time I write we will be in Vietnam.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Leaving in a little more than a day!!
This will be Dwight's second Aid Expedition. When he went four years ago he said, "you all have to go next time!" So in a few hours the whole family will be getting on a plane for about 27 hours of travel! We are all very excited. I am off to do some more packing!
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