Best wishes and donation Hi Karen - it sounds very scary!another big challenge for a special place that gets more than its fair share of "storms"!big donation on its way!plus even bigger after MdS dessert run in April. Love James Rachel jake Helena and Sam xxxxx
Hold on tightly We're thinking of you all with special thoughts for Hoa & tiny Thinh & her dear Mum. If we can help with money for clothing & food after the deluge you know how to contact us.
Typhoon Karen....my thoughts are with you and all in the path of typhoon Haiyan. I trust your accommodation will withstand the force of nature and keep you safe and secure.
With regards
Suzanne
(Larissa's mum)
Typhoon Russ & I remember the 2009 typhoon and are very concerned for all the wonderful people in Hoi An and DaNang. We wish you all to be safe. We are thinking of you all with love.
Merri
people I can only wish everyone the best support, the same as the world does for all people who suffer the fury of weather, war, famine, disease and persecution.
Until it directly affects someone, most do not realize the personal both physical and mental devastation it creates. However an organization like Lifestart Foundation share and help to overcome that. I hope all will be ok. Cheers. Harry
Luck and love from the U.S. Karen, it was amazing to read this blog entry. I've never seen tropical storm preparations and I was intensely curious about how Hoi An would prepare for this and what was happening there. I also can't imagine how the people in coastal bamboo and basic wood structures are doing, and I'll be thinking not just about human well-being but also about all the cultural treasures I saw there -- so much temple-based art and statuary that can't be moved inland. I will definitely be donating again and spreading the word about Lifestart's needs as you recover from this.
Typhoon Our thoughts & prayers are with you all. We were in your beautiful country about a month ago and visited the Lifestart Foundation & met all the beautiful people there so i do hope everyone will be safe. xxxxx
Good luck We are thinking of you all and praying that by some miracle the damage is less than expected and that it passes quickly. Let us know how we can help as soon as communications return. Ruth and Ian
stay safe will be praying that you will all be safe and there is no loss of life during the typhoon....best wishes from a fellow aussie...i have been ti Hoi An 3 times and just love it...
re typhoon haiyan Hello karen. Good luck for tonight and tomorrow l hope everything and everybody escapes any major damage having not long being in vietnam and seeing what actually happens before a typhoon hits l was amazed the things that everyone has to do but they do it like clockwork l guess they are used to it we were delayed in da nang for 12 hours but l didnt hear that there was any major damage anyway good luck again and please let me know how you get on l also would like to donate to help everyone
Thank for sharing this email with me. Yours wendy kennedy
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Karen Leonard has resided in Essendon, Australia, all of her life. For the past thirty years she has successfully run a small business in Essendon, The Karen Leonard Music School.
A dedicated traveler since the age of eighteen, Karen has visited many countries. In 2000 while backpacking through Vietnam, Karen met a young street kid and they had an instant connection. He introduced Karen to his world, his fellow street kid friends and their families. It wasn't long before Karen was supporting several street kids by encouraging them back to school and paying their education costs. After retu... full info
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Hello Karen, thanks for writing this blog. Please know you and all of Viet Nam are in my prayers. love, Leslie