my autobiography week 3 and 4 with U.C

Week 3, we do not have any field trip and just a small reading to prepare. In class, Gerald asked people working for some NGO in Hanoi to come and talk to us about how they involved in the NGO thing in Vietnam and basically what they are doing and give out some suggestions if anyone of us want to starts an NGO. It's a good section though I hardly understand what they were talking and even laughing about in the second half of the talk haha I like the women and how she talked to us, in a very tender and clear English hihi I love it! The other two men, they talked in a low tone and skip so much words I think hichic so basically the UC students understand well, sometimes I had to ask them about what people are discussing about hic By the way, thank you Chau! How great I had you by my side that section haha Then, no field trip.

Week 4, we came to class and talked about our experiences in the Manor. Ly had a very valid idea! She's definitely right when recognized that the place was quite empty because we came there at noon! But thru what we had discussed about, I had some wonder on my minds. The apartment building I've been living in for nearly 15 years is going to be rebuilt since it's too old for the new look of the city. It's so thankful of the Government, all the people around here say that all day. But I'm wondering how my home is going to look like after it was rebuilt? It'd be kinda like another Western apartment complex? It'd be very beautiful but there's something not alright then. I haven't figured out what that is yet, I just know. I'm afraid it would turn out not beautiful as well as human-related and nature-realted. The budget is quite a problem and most significantly the issue of poor-managed construction with a lot of cases of builders pickpocketed money invested for the project. If people can build buildings with trees around and also inside it would be amazing! Now we only have 5 floors each building but in new schedule, the building would be like at least 10 floors! What I'm scared of most is the quality, I'd not want it to collapse like things already happened in VN.

What a blast! We had to come up with our projects right in that class! I love working with Agent Orange Victims and the filming stuffs and I have dreamt about working in such a project since secondary school. But since Phat's group about playground for kids has no Hanu student and my own project is somewhat related to that issue then I joined him. After some discussion, we come up with the idea of joining some org that already has connection with disadvantaged kids and then ask them for organising soccer events or just weekly game for them.

Next week I had 3 tests and hardly would I have time for this, but we need to do something. I'd call some friends from Hanu who play soccer and ready to devote time and effort joining us! And also try to contact SJVietnam where I volunteered for half a year last year.

this picture I took when tutoring the kids at SJ ^^ He's really naughty but very smart!

I'm coming back there, soon, to discuss with the organizers about our project and see the kids again, too!!! So looking forward to it... really miss them :X