From Moi village to Hanoi - St Andrews team take in the sites of Vietnam

Hi all!

We are back in Hanoi after our stay in Moi village, 5 hours from Hanoi
in the mountains. The group stayed in a traditional White Thai stilt
house with Zhung (the mother), Loi (the father) and Tuan (their 7 year
old son). We slept on mattresses and under mozzie nets upstairs, while
the family stayed downstairs. We ate very well and the group
definitely enjoyed some amazing fresh Vietnamese food and produce from
the Mai Chau region.

The kindergarten was finished the day before we left and the kids were
excited to see a special plaque that honored them for their donation.
The new kindergarten replaces an old small wooden building which was
freezing and damp during the 5 long foggy winter months. The local
kids now have a brand new building that will keep in the warmth and
the damp out. Our homestay mother Zhung is the teacher, and was very
excited with the gifts of toys that the group donated to the kids.

We now have a night in Hanoi and are getting ready for our trip to
Halong Bay tomorrow morning at 7.30am. After a week or so in the
mountains the team is very excited about starting the travel leg of
their journey.

Everyone is happy and healthy and we have had lots of fun.The kids are
planning to blog tonight- so hopefully you'll hear from them very
soon!

Cheers,
Kirsten.