We have returned home, and have almost recovered from jet lag and re-entry shock. Instead of too many words, here is a video slide show that captures a bit of our view of Vietnam.
The first half is in Hue (pronounced 'way') and at the Central Pediatric Hospital. Some are pictures of the children and Vietnamese doctors. We worked side-by-side, then sang Karaoke at the end of the day. Other shots are of 'diplomats' of the course I taught, and of us having tea together. Many others are of cultural sites at the tombs and the 'forbidden city' of Hue.
The trip then moves by bus to the mountainous rural district of Nam Dong. Here we made rounds of various small clinics, along with another 1o Vietnamese and 2 Finnish nursing students. Our 10 students worked as a team with the others to assess patients and deliver health education. The ethnic people there are the KaTu. Barabara and LaRelle coordinated this very diverse project with much grace and perseverance!
In the end we celebrated with a hike up to a falls, and jumped in... scrub suits and all. Most importantly was the depth of not only the water... but of the relationships we formed, and the appreciation of another culture, and the power of being a Christian community in thought and in action.
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