My First Week in Pictures

This was the first time I met the students. The new students all took turns to introduce themselves to the returning students.

And then it was my turn to introduce myself...

After my introduction, we distributed books, scholarships, and money to buy school uniforms.

The next day, we took a trip to Binh Dinh to visit a few families and another school. These students we visited lived in the worst conditions imaginable. Some lived in shacks they built entirely from bamboo; others lived on properties about 2 miles from the nearest road. Here we are giving these students their books, scholarships, and gift bags filled with food.

After we visited the students and their families, we went to another school to give out more stuff!

Well that's pretty much it. There was a lot of things that were unfortunately  left out due to a few technological limitations. I hope you can see the amount of joy that these children get when they are  given an opportunity to attain an education. I also hope you see the amount of joy that we get from helping these students. I didn't want to show much of the gloomy side of my experience (the living conditions, the daily struggles, the lack of basic needs, etc.) because this charity is about creating  positive changes in people's lives. And before I leave, I just wanted to show you one last picture. It's my sister alongside one of my favorite students that we're helping. Hope you enjoyed this!

First Visits

Here are pictures of the students in Vietnam that we are currently helping. My brother and sister are in Vietnam to meet the students.

These are the students. My brother is the one wearing a blue tank top in the second row from the bottom. My sister and her friend are in the same row, sitting behind the two young boys in the front wearing white shirts.

And this is my sister and her friend talking to the students and giving them a little lesson.

These children are very eager to learn and we want to provide them with the education that they dream of. And you don't have to be Vietnamese to help. As you can see, my sister's friend is as American as they come, and she's still doing all she can to be involved. So please, if you can, do what you can to help us provide these students with an opportunity to get a quality education.