Category Archives: Vietnam 2007

We got to the Chua Duc Son Orphanage 45 minutes late and Michelle, though ticked, remained poised. The 120 or so kids, seated girls to the left and boys to the right in order of grade, were ready to eat their 10:45 lunch. I suppose they were going to sing to us and have someContinue reading “Don’t Call Me Late For Lunch”

“How often do they get adopted,” Bri asked the head monk a little later on. Thich Nu spoke for about two minutes before Michelle translated.  “The babies sometimes get adopted, but the older ones stay by choice,” she said. “What, if they’re over 15, they can choose to go or stay?” I asked.       “No,Continue reading

But that all changed when one asked for—pointing to—the camera, then all bets were off. After showing them how to zoom and hold down the silver button to get a better (closer) shot of this girl (friend) washing dishes, they were more than willing to pose, shoot and share.                                               Long and Duoc  “My name isContinue reading

“I’ve been here for four years,” Long said. “My hometown, A Luoi (ah Lou a) is 60 kilometers west of Hue.” Though, an only child, there was no one to look after him, able to give him what he needed most.  “Life is hard in my hometown,” he said. “I came here four years agoContinue reading