by Paige Stringer | Jan 21, 2011 | deaf education, early intervention, global foundation, hearing loss, US Consulate Vietnam
Today, our team paid a visit to the Center for Supporting and Developing Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities. The small facility with a warm vibe is based in Ho Chi Minh City and offers early intervention support with one on one therapy sessions for young...
by Paige Stringer | Jan 19, 2011 | audiology, deaf education, early intervention, global foundation, US Consulate Vietnam
We arrived in Da Nang late Saturday night — a working class, seafaring city on the coast of central Vietnam. Fishing boats dot the harbor and ocean breezes sweep away the pollution from the dust and traffic. The rolling waves and soft sands of the China Sea are...
by Paige Stringer | Jan 12, 2011 | deaf education, global foundation, hearing loss, Vietnam
Flexibility and creative thinking are essential ingredients to the success of our work in Vietnam. This Mobile Mission’s agenda, for example, was coordinated with each Vietnamese school for the deaf, but no amount of preparation can account for the spontaneous...
by Paige Stringer | Jan 11, 2011 | deaf education, global foundation, hearing loss, Vietnam
Late Sunday night, we rolled into Dalat, a gem of a little city tucked away in the hills of rural Vietnam. The fresh, clean air and mild temperatures were a welcome change from the chaos and heat of Ho Chi Minh. French-inspired townhouses line the winding streets and...
by Paige Stringer | Jan 6, 2011 | deaf education, global foundation, hearing loss, US Consulate Vietnam, Vietnam
Can’t help but feel on top of the world after a day like this….Thuy pulled up at my hotel on her motorbike and gave me a big grin as we spotted each other in the lobby. It has been several months since last summer’s teacher training program, but we...
by Paige Stringer | Dec 28, 2010 | deaf education, global foundation, hearing loss, Vietnam
We’re headed back to Vietnam for the Global Foundation’s first Mobile Mission in Vietnam. The teachers who participated in our training program last summer at Thuan An Center asked us to visit their schools to further their professional development during...
