http://www.youtube.com/user/88kemerson#p/u
This is a video of the morning ride from my house to the house where I teach and where the young men stay with Felix, studying English. It is a little bumpy, sorry! Check out the streets, the homes, the people, the sights, it's only a glimpse of my daily life here. I am enjoying it immensely. There is so much hope, desire to learn and love. They have accepted me as a teacher, as a friend, but my favorite is that the young men have accepted me as their Mother. They are young and away from home and miss their Mothers. They call me "Mother Kathy" but it sounds like "Mudder Kat-tee" it is heart warming. Koi is son, I call them my son. There are 5 of them ages average 19, 20. One young man nicknamed "Chapter" is 34. They are learning English and they are teaching me Vietnamese. It is a difficult language to learn with 5 dialects, they speak with their nose, their tongue, their throat. A lot of sounds and pitches. Sounds a lot like "ounng"
The bell has rung, time for lunch.
Hi Mudder Kat-tee, And I thought driving around Cape Cod during tourist season was risky! Sounds like you're settling in and bonding. What organization arranged your opportunity? I'm finding this all pretty fascinating! Love ya, UJ&AJ
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are fitting right in... That makes me so happy that you are able to learn about other cultures, while teaching them about ours... :)
ReplyDeleteWow, I just watched the video!!! I think you should be driving... LOL... On a serious note: Makes me really appreciate all that I have... I do like all the street markets... That looks like such a great experience! I am so happy for you... xoxo
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy. This is An. I came in for my cleaning this morning, and Patty gave me your blog address. I’m glad that you are well and enjoy helping these Viet youths. If you are staying in Go Vap, it will be quite noisy because it is too close to the Tan Son Nhat runway. Your motorbike ride video brought back my memories. Be safe!
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