Day 4

Good afternoon parents and families

Today we were doing the finishing touches on the mural and painting the windows outside, while the others were teaching their lessons to the Vietnamese kids. The building consisted of cleaning up the edges of the rainbow and finishing the writing on the walls, by the end of it the mural looked amazing cooperating everyone’s ideas and with the touch of all the students creativity.

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For lunch, we had delicious Bahn mi’s from Ahn Thi, then quickly went back to work, getting the final touches done and cleared the room for it to be swept and mopped

We then started the tiring job of scraping the paint of the window which was difficult and tedious but eventually we finished and the windows looked great. It was then time for the children to eat their food once they woke up from their nap. We helped give out the food and spoon fed some whilst others brushed and redid their hair.

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We then prepared for the final reveal by connecting the new TV, setting the ukuleles and placing the colourful mats in the floor. We greeted the kids high fives and smiles and took their hands as they walked past revealing their brand new music room. The children looked around pointing at the amazing art work and ukuleles ready to be played. Liam then played a lovely song on the piano for the children and teachers. We then sung baby shark with all the kids which made everyone smile. Then Luke led the Hokey Pokey like a king in which everyone joined and had lots of fun. We then took a group photo with all the kids in their new music room. We repeated for the other kindy classes who were just as enthusiastic as the first. We said our goodbyes and hugs and left to go to the bamboo factory.

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The bamboo factory was filled with amazing baskets and lamps which were beautifully crafted by the local people. We were lucky enough to see them threading and shredding the bamboo into thoughtfully made pieces from lamps to boats!

After that we went back to the hotel to freshen up, then went for dinner at Madam Thu 2 restaurant. The food was very tasty and the restaurant had a nice atmosphere. We then went for a lovely stroll through the city and viewed the colourful bridge which lights were reflecting on the water. Then in the way back some of us went straight back and while others continued to enjoy the lively streets of Vietnam (with a little shopping of course).


We all then eventually made our way back to the hotel excited for the extra hour of sleep we get tomorrow followed by the new things we will see and experience.

Saanvi x2 🙂

 

2 thoughts on “Day 4

  1. Fantastic work, guys. I am sure that all kiddies and staff are very pleased with the outcome. Love your work Luke, King Hokey Pokey.
    I know Mr Merrifield would have been very excited at the prospect of a banh mi for lunch. Ask him to tell you about the one he ordered after our visit to the monk shine when we were there in March.

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