Hi! I’m back from a two
week pilgrimage spent in Vietnam which is actually where my dad was born! I
know this isn’t fashion related but it certainly is something close to my heart
and worth sharing.
I spent the two weeks with 20 or so other students, 14 of which were from my
school (I go to an all girl’s school). Having been to Vietnam at least 8 times
beforehand I was already aware of the culture, people, lifestyle and the
poverty. For many living in a First World Country such as Australia and then
seeing Vietnam would have been extremely confronting and a huge culture shock.
Especially since we were spending most of the time volunteering in an orphanage
with babies and young adults with disabilities. We also experienced working in
a food kitchen and serving food to family members of people in hospital, a
nursing home, a kindergarten and on a farm where tea and coffee was picked.
There is so much more I could write about my experience in Vietnam but I could
write an essay. I just really feel strongly towards helping other people and
making a difference in the world. I’m glad I’ve been given the opportunity to
do this while I’m young, because there needs to be a strong focus on the young
people of the world.
Here are only a couple of photos, I wish I could have shown more to give you an
idea of what it was really like but my time was spent creating memories rather
than taking photos of everything I was doing. I hope to go back to Vietnam and
do more volunteering but I would like to go further than what I know and take
more risks.
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