feet on my return to Philly I should post accordingly.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Saigon from the air.
feet on my return to Philly I should post accordingly.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Leaving Saigon
A number of families have stayed at the Grand which dates back to the 30's and Colonial rule. Some of us have managed to gather for dinner recounting the humourous, dramatic, and painfull stories of this AE and those of the past. We talk of what worked, what needs tweaked, but all agree although our plans were fluid and ever changing with bouts of stomach problems, strange rashes, critters running through our rooms at night, we met our goals and more importantly made a difference.......... And with a team made up of diverse skills and talents we found the best in ourselves to give to others.
David Virgil
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David Virgil
David Virgil
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David Virgil
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Friday, April 2, 2010
Saigon
of stomach casualties on our journey Back from Rach Gia. Even the
heartiest of the volunteers look exhausted. I'll be catching up with
the last couple days of activites later this evening.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Our first sail goes up
Pham and Hans mopeds to visit a marine hardware. Thrilling ride
doesn't describe our trip adequatly.
Installing the floor
stones are compacted after which we will mix concrete and pour over
these.
Our kids hosting a market for the Vietnamese Students with our donations
and attendence at school)
Working on the projects
We have had a team leaders succumb to illness and now I am shuttling
between projects. The team is fantastic and there is a sense of
accomplishment by all. We have one more work day and have to have our
playground complete by noon to make way for a Khmer New Years
celebration! (Dorothy, Maia, and Liam Happy New Years) Many of the
schools students are Cambodian. And the Cambodian community is
hosting a celebration at the school.
between projects. The team is fantastic and there is a sense of
accomplishment by all. We have one more work day and have to have our
playground complete by noon to make way for a Khmer New Years
celebration! (Dorothy, Maia, and Liam Happy New Years) Many of the
schools students are Cambodian. And the Cambodian community is
hosting a celebration at the school.
They want to have a ribbon cutting of our new playground with all of
our tension structures up and playground equipment assembled. What's
great is our projects as well as the medical team are all walking
distance from one another. We are able to visit each and get more of
a sense of the community and people. We have a lot of work and little
time today.
Our house takes shape
installed the reinforcing for the lintel and bond beam to span over
these areas tying the building together.
The play ground work at the school takes shape
steel columns to hold our shade sales.
Monday, March 29, 2010
The School playground work moves ahead
not make sense to us the school wants concrete as the base for the
playground due to the rain and poor drainage the grass does not allow
for year round use.
The Medical team saw 720 Patients Tuesday
lot acccomplished today
Transportation to the building site.
site. we will be assisted by a few vocational sstudents. Here we
traveling by moped over a monkey bridge.
Fwd: What to do in the evening.
> our hotel.
> I'll be giving you the latest on our first day of work later tonight.
>
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Tokyo
Narita is a beautiful airport.
Fwd: American Airlines Flight Update
From:American Airlines
Subject: American Airlines Flight Update
American Airlines Flight 153
Will Depart: Chicago O'Hare
Departure Time: 11:00 AM Gate: K16
Will Arrive: Tokyo Japan Narita
Arrival Time: 2:00 PM Gate: N/A
Baggage Claim: B
Half way to Chicago........
It's all snow down there.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
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