overflowing.
man, life has been full the past month. we celebrated halloween with our english club, visited a team about 50 miles north of hanoi (in a city called thai nguyen), and then i went to beijing for a weekend with other team leaders from china. it has been so full, but so good. for me, it was particularly refreshing to be with good friends. i also was able to go to ikea and starbucks. it was almost as good as being in america :) this week was also teacher’s day, so we were forced politely asked to be in a singing competition. my two teammates don’t particularly enjoy singing, but they were good team players. despite the fact that it was, in my opinion, pretty terrible, we won 500,000d - about $25! We treated ourselves to a nice mexican meal with our prize money, laughing that we would win a prize for our performance. Vietnam is always full of surprises!
this upcoming thursday is thanksgiving (as I’m sure you all know). We had planned to have thanksgiving with our language tutor, huyen. she accepted our invitation, but was told that she has a business trip this thursday! however, she mentioned how excited she was to eat a traditional american meal, so we offered to move the meal to the following thursday, which made her so happy. i am so thankful for this opportunity - while thanksgiving is full of traditions for Americans, it is also rooted in expressing gratitude. I look forward to being able to share about the Father’s blessings as we enjoy our meal together. this is something we have really been asking for as a team, and it is a sweet reminder that he hears our hearts cries, and he loves these people!
Below are some pictures from the past few weeks - enjoy!
