Day with our students

Yesterday was a fun day. We spent the whole day with our students and they took us around Hanoi. We first went to the Silk Village where they make beautiful robes and scarfs and ties and shirts. I saw some beautiful robes. We also got to see the machines they use to make them with. It was interesting. They then took us out to eat and fed us alot of food. Whatever it was, it was really good!! I think I had fried squid and some type of beef and spring rolls and of course, rice-white and fried.

Then we had a nice change of scenery and went outside the city of Hanoi to the countryside and visited the pottery village. It was nice. There were lots of different tea sets and dishes. The ride out there was a little rough. The roads are very narrow and scary when two cars had to pass. We left there in a hurry because a storm was coming and the wind kicked up a lot of dust. I think the taxi driver was afraid we would get stuck out there. Vietnam is a very poor country and it is hard seeing the houses some people live in even in the city of Hanoi.

We then came back to Hanoi and went to a nice little coffee shop that overlooked the one lake. It was beautiful. We had tea and then had some ice cream and then they brought us back to the hotel. It was a really nice day to spend with the students and get to know them a little bit more.

I also picked up my Vietnamese outfit. It fits perfectly and is beautiful!!

Pray for opportunities to share and for another full week of teaching.