Trip to Cambodia and Vietnam- Part 2

I have been in Vietnam for a few days now and God has been so good to me. The population of Saigon is 5 times the population of Phnom Penh so the traffic is a lot more crazier!! The weather in Vietnam is very similar to Cambodia, hot and sticky for most of the day, but a lot better than the cold weather in Australia ! The other day it rained for an hour or so and my friends and I were soaked as we raced back to our guesthouse. The joy of running in the rain!

It has been an intersting few days here in Saigon. Apart from riding on a motorbike, i have been helping out along with other people at a number of organisations. Lots of the orphanages here are rather large with many street kids. It is so good that someone is willing to help these disadvantaged kids, otherwise they will be begging on the streets and not earning much money at all. We enjoyed taking some of the kids to a rollarskating rink as they had so much fun; it was clear from their smiles. ( The kids were heaps better than me on rollarskates, I hadn't rollarskated in 10 years!! )

There have been some challenges along the way, mainly with communication. I am not talking about communicating in English or Vietnamese, but it was hard connecting at times with the deaf school we visited. They taught us some sign language ( I have forgotten most of it now though-what a pity! ) and communicating back to them was difficult although it was a good experience for me to come and see them.

There has been time on the weekends to explore this exciting city of Saigon. On Saturday i went and visited the Cu Chi Tunnels which is 1/1/2 hours out of Saigon. This is where some of the fighting in the Vietnam War took place. The tunnels underground were so small; I couldn't imagine having to live down there while there was fighting above the ground. Our tour guide was actually shot during the Vietnam War and his story was a chilling reminder of the dangers of war and how it can be a matter of life and death. God has been good to us; we live in a free country.

I would write more, but the internet is very slow here and I must go!