by Paige Stringer | Jul 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
A three year old girl wearing hearing aids and pigtails has been joining her mom at our parent program. We learned that the family lives about an hour away by motorbike but they’ve been making the trek each evening to participate. Tonight, Judy involved them in the...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Thuy, looking graceful in her Ao Dai arrived at the DINKY bright and early to take us to Thuan An Center for the welcome ceremony. Members from the American consulate were gathered along with representatives from the government, university, other NGOs, and media. It...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
The team has arrived! It has been a lot of fun having everyone here and being able to speak in English as fast as I want to again.Half the group came in on Friday to explore and acclimate in advance of the start of our program…a day spent in Ho Chi Minh and another...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
The scurry of activity has escalated around Thuan An with the starting date of the teacher training program now just days away. Thuy and I took a tour of the facility today and it was like being in the midst of an army of ants with an impending storm brewing. The...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
Last night, I got my first glimpse into how impactful our program will be. Several families dropped by Thuan An to learn more about the parent component of our workshop and sign up for consultations with our experts. They arrived with their children – some shy...
by Paige Stringer | Jul 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
Our home away from home for the next month is the DINKY – which is nothing but, by the way…located about 20 km outside of Ho Chi Minh City and a 2 mile walk to the Thuan An Center. Its definitely a respite from the gritty grime and noise of the relentless...
