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Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Tam Ky January 2nd 2005

Hello! Hello! Today is the first day of orientation.. Orientation New things to experience Very relaxing We spent part of the morning going to the local market. For a small place, Tam Ky sure has a huge market. Mind you it is probably because it is the main market for the entire town. I plan on going there again in the next couple of days since we did not have that much time there this morning. Also found where things like the post office, ATM and bus station are located. At the market I totally felt like I was the one on display. Seeing this "giant" Chinese Foreigner (a lot of people seem to think I'm from Singapore!) Well, I guess all 6 of us volunteers were on display. :) It was sad seeing the children ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Quảng Nam » Tam Ky January 1st 2005

Well, I made it into Tam Ky for the volunteer placement late last night. There are a total of six of us volunteers here in Tam Ky. Four from Australia and another girl from Vancouver! What a small world. There are two of us to a room and I'm sharing with Karen who is from Perth. Orientation doesn't officially start until tomorrow. Today we are to "settle into" our accommodations. This morning we set off looking for the big market but didn't find the right one since the streets aren't really marked and we didn't have the smarts to grab the map before leaving! But that's okay. We managed to find our way back after coming across two other smaller markets. Lunch was a good mix of vegetables, meats, rice, soup and fruit. I think I ... read more




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