Gia Dinh + LTK = Amazing Kids x Infinite Smiles.
I’m writing this from the top floor of a six story building in District 7 of Ho Chi Minh City. This is where I’m living during my five weeks in Vietnam. Here’s a picture of what my view right now looks like:
It’s pretty strange to think I’ve only been here for two weeks – feels longer, and not in a bad way. Working with the kids at Gia Dinh School for Children with Special Needs and LTK Hospital Daycare already ranks up there with some of the best experiences of my life. My days usually consist of the following: At Gia Dinh, helping the children with their homework, assisting the teacher in the lessons, and dancing with the kids. At LTK, most of the children have cerebral palsy. I help them to dress themselves, feed and clean them, and help them continue to learn how to walk. Next week, I start at an orphanage run by Buddhist monks in a pagoda called Ky Quang, and I’m going to miss the kids at Gia Dinh and LTK a lot. The locals in Vietnam are incredibly polite, helpful, and caring. Really, really good food and drinks is about $3 for an entire meal. And there are some of the most incredibly awesome t-shirts I’ve ever seen in my life. (For example: Iphone 5 – Why So Much Beer? Or Waiting on a Supernova. Come on Apocalypse! 1965.)
So without further ado, here are my reflections and ramblings over the last two weeks, broken down into days with some of my favorite pictures. I love and miss every one of you, and I’m so, so very grateful for your support in helping make this adventure a reality.
So without further ado, here are my reflections and ramblings over the last two weeks, broken down into days with some of my favorite pictures. I love and miss every one of you, and I’m so, so very grateful for your support in helping make this adventure a reality.
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