Amanda in the Trenches

Day 8 - Opps (skipped)

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July 3rd 2008
So we’re up at 5:30am, breakfast at 6:00am and to the bus at 7:00am. More trenches to dig. It seems like it’s cooler today but I’m sure that we are all just becoming more acclimated to the heat and humidity. It got to 105 degrees today with little to no breeze. Where we were digging there are no trees so we try to work in shifts to not kill ourselves. Then the electricity went out and the ov ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast » Da Nang

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more