I’ve never written a blog before. I’d never even considered writing one before this week. I was kinda peer pressured into writing this one, but now I’m mostly just overwhelmed because I have so much to say that there's no way I'll be able to explain all of it.
Why do I have so many feelings? Because 11 other Duke students and I are spending 9 weeks in Vietnam this summer as part of a program called DukeEngage. There is a super long description of the program on the DukeEngage website, but basically we are spending a week in Saigon and then flying to Quang Tri in central Vietnam where we will be building bathroom facilities at local schools and teaching ESL (English as a second language) to middle and high schoolers. Slight problem: I don’t speak Vietnamese. Like at all. So thankfully I will have a Vietnamese roommate (as will everyone else) who will be working on the same projects with us, co-teaching with me, translating for me, and hopefully helping me not make an ass out of myself in a foreign country.
So welcome to my blog and I hope my thoughts are somewhat enjoyable to read!
Why do I have so many feelings? Because 11 other Duke students and I are spending 9 weeks in Vietnam this summer as part of a program called DukeEngage. There is a super long description of the program on the DukeEngage website, but basically we are spending a week in Saigon and then flying to Quang Tri in central Vietnam where we will be building bathroom facilities at local schools and teaching ESL (English as a second language) to middle and high schoolers. Slight problem: I don’t speak Vietnamese. Like at all. So thankfully I will have a Vietnamese roommate (as will everyone else) who will be working on the same projects with us, co-teaching with me, translating for me, and hopefully helping me not make an ass out of myself in a foreign country.
So welcome to my blog and I hope my thoughts are somewhat enjoyable to read!