Thursday, March 28th, 2013

Santa Barbara Middle School - Arrived Safely

From Kelly SB Friends and Fam,We are currently relaxing in our air conditioned hotel room at the Palace Hotel in Saigon, with the colored lights of billboards and honking city traffic creeping in from the busy streets below.  We have spent the past 30 hours traveling, sightseeing, and getting acquainted with Ho Chi Minh City on our first LONG day of… [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013

Santa Barbara Schools - Mekong Delta

Team Building & Fun on the Mekong DeltaBy BeaToday, all of the girls went out early to begin what would be everyone's first time washing their nasty clothes...the Vietnamese way.  The girls went first.Step 1: Throw all your revolting, sweat-ridden clothes into a big bowl and make detergent rain on it, while adding water.Step 2:  Mush around your clothes with your… [Read Full Article]

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

Santa Barbara Schools - March 25

Mekong Delta - By MalayaI believe that this has to be one of the busiest days on this trip so far. There were so many new experiences and thoughts.  It all started with a friendly competition (sort of a camp team building experiment, except much more entertaining, in my opinion) in the local floating market.  We were split up into… [Read Full Article]

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

Santa Barbara Schools - March 24

Mekong Delta March 24th - By Carter and Jack Solid day, troops. Day 4, and Bea still can't comprehend that the joke is over, and everyone refuses to get the free range chicken (all inside jokes). Today was a grand journey, much like that of Columbus or maybe even the hobbits. Visiting Kim Phuc's family and seeing the documentary on her journey was a… [Read Full Article]

Sunday, March 24th, 2013

Santa Barbara Schools - Vietnam - Day One

Are we really here?Palace Hotel, Saigon District One, 1:36 p.m. March 22ndTwenty-seven hours after hopping on the Airbus in Santa Barbara, we have arrived in Vietnam. Our bellies are full of Pho from "Pho 24" down the street from our hotel, and we have settled in for a quick nap before exploring some authentic Vietnamese cuisine with our guide, Mr. Hau,… [Read Full Article]