vietnam ISL 2006

vietnamISL2006
clockwise: me&biancame&lilboy'chom(i think)me&trangbianca,duy,methekidstheopenhousewanda,me,bianca,jyunbasil,woonjeck,bianca,me

it was goooood! i enjoyed every moment of it, from the bus rides, to doing the work at the orphanage, (scrubbing,painting,carrying...), a close shave with a typhoon, the butt-pain cycling on the tandem with jyun&woonjeck, where it was so freaky i think my lifespan had shortened by a few years, shopping at the binhthanhmarket (is that how it's spelt?),sightseeing: going underground at the cu chi tunnels, culture immersion at the reunification palace and more insights at the consulate. this has truly been a wonderful learning experience.

i remembered last year ISL trip was enjoyable cos of group 1, choonheng,yinghui,woonjeck,bianca and me! this year i'm glad i got to know more people from ip better and this trip was wonderful because of them: cheryl,audrey,gloria,mark,ben,bianca,eduard,sharon,charmaine,dawn,feifan,weishun,basil,woonjeck,junying,wanda,wilona and of course the parent mentors!!! i've learnt not to take things for granted and to really learn to keep a lookout for everyone because everyone is important.

i love the ymca volunteers too. there's yen,na,trang,linh,duy,binh and more. they have been great company too, looking out for us everytime and being so patient with us, answering every and any question we have about vietnam, their life. they were really warm and friendly people. hope i can continue keeping in touch with them! <3>

i thank God for His protection on this trip, the typhoon really freaked me out. His blessings were pouring on me everyday, allowing me to enjoy each day with a smile on my face(:

will blog about teenstreet camp soon! it was an amazing experience too!