Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Wellington International School Trip in VN 2009

It's 7 days since "Wellington International School trip in VN 2009 (WIS VN2009) has been ended. Though it's not the first trip I've taken, I found it interesting and memorable. Actually,at first, I dared not taking this tour due to my confidence. However, you will win nothing, achieve nothing and never take over your weakness if you don't face it. Therefore, I were on board as a tour guide along with Mr.Thang, a real and experienced guide in Innoviet Travel Company
Wellington pupils, foreigner children, are very different from Vietnamese pupils, not only their appearances and thinking as well. They do and behave to be considered mature, independent, dynamic and very lovely. It was out of my expectation that i would control the group easily, so i were confused for a little, but everything got order.
Imagine that you take a speed boat, surfing on Mekong river, a long and very large river on the early morning, breathing the fresh air, relaxing in wind and admiring the picturesque landscape of coconut trees along the river sides. Moreover you can get more understand about the floating life of local persons in Mekong river. How do you feel? For my little customers, It was not imagination, it was true, the truth for every morning of period of 5 days, so they really enjoyed.
After 15 minutes for boating, We got in Luc Si Thanh Secondary School. There, Vietnamese and Wellington pupils exchanged their cultures through activities such as drawings, push and pull, singing, learning. First, the foreign children looked so strange to the local children. Nevertheless,day by day, they made friends with one another in spite of the obstacle of language. They were playing and learning together. For last minutes on 5th day, all pupils and teachers of Luc Si Thanh school looked out and said goodbye to us when we got on board. At that time they looked at one another, the time seem to be halted and extended. Seeing their eyes, you could feel the pity of leaving. Three days was not long but it was sufficient to create an unforgettable memory in their minds. I beleived this was a great and valuable time of theirs not for Wellington pupils but vietnamese pupils also
The day I took them to the airport, I wished time would have gone back, 5 days hadn't gone by so quickly. I really want to thank them because they left me the most valuable fortune in this trip, that is experience which changes my thinking and point views a lot, it's priceless.

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