As soon as we landed in Vietnam, I called my family to let them know that I arrived. My mom and best friend came to the hotel to bring the money that everyone wanted to exchange in VND and pick me up. My favorite and most exciting part of being home is always the first time I get to see family at the airport or home. Though I get to go home almost every year now and then, I … [Read more...] about Day 1: Happy to be home
“The beach was packed with dead fish bodies and local people had to work in teams to bury them,” said a local fisherman in Central Vietnam on TuoitreNews. This became a major issue about 2 weeks ago when tons of dead fish were found on the shores in Central Vietnam beach shores. Though the reason has not been yet to be formally announced, many people believe that this was due … [Read more...] about Mass Fish Death in Vietnam
Vietnam is currently having one of the hottest days ranging from 95-105F. The weather has been this high since the last two weeks and is forecasted to prolong in the upcoming 3-5 days (TuoiTreNews). This will only be a couple days before we depart and from my personal experience, it would not cool down that much even after the heat wave. Since the majority of our group have not … [Read more...] about Heat Wave in Vietnam
One test tomorrow, five finals within next week and departure for 6 different countries two weekends from today. I do not know if this is how exactly I would like my days before a big trip to be but I know once I finally get there, I will get to inhale, exhale and just keep my mind free for adventures ahead. Packing would take more time for me on this trip because there are … [Read more...] about Getting closer and closer
Today, I got to meet with to boys who were rescued from Haiti recently at church to legally come here for a better life. Both are suffered with vitamin D deficiency and blindness due to malfunction. Through all the years I have traveled and experienced, this is so far the most extreme condition of a human being that I have ever seen. Yet, they are just very humble in their own … [Read more...] about Travel Is a Privilege