The things I remember most about Vietnam are being with the orphans, the
shopping and the food.
The first orphanage we went to was an all girl orphanage run by nuns, with
ages ranging from 8-16/17 years old. It was hard for me at first, because I
didn't know how old they were and they were all smaller then me (I'm 5'5).
The second orphanage we went to was a Buddhist and co-ed orphanage. I liked
this orphanage better because there was a lot more room to play around with
them. For lunch they made us some vegetarian Vietnamese food (I call it
vV). I had fun at both orphanages.

We went shopping almost every day and bought lots of things family and
friends. I bought a mini tea set, a table set (mats and chop sticks),
earrings, a back pack, a purse, a sling over, a butterfly pot, a dragon fly
wing chime, and a gray wind chime. That is all I can think of that I bought
but I did not use all my money. I'm keeping the extra money as souvenirs.
Shopping was cool.

The food I can describe in two words: amusingly good. My favorite food was
the beef Pho (pronounced Fa, long a). If you like broth, meat, vegetables,
and noodles you most likely would like Pho. Pho is just the noodles, the
broth, and the vegetables and you can add any type of meat you want. Pho is
good. I really enjoyed the time I had in Vietnam. The first thing I told my
parents when I got back was-I hope I can go again next year.


Emily Suber