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Thursday, April 03th, 2014

Westridge School - Vietnam 2014 - April 3rd

Note:  The post from April 2nd is not yet complete (possibly too many experiences to write about!) and will be posted soon.  This morning we woke up early to visit the floating market. We took a boat ride along the Can Tho river, a branch of the Mekong River, to reach the market. The market opens every morning at 2… [Read Full Article]
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Wednesday, April 02th, 2014

Westridge School - Vietnam 2014 - April 1st

I don’t want to look down long enough to write this for fear I’ll miss a spectacular little piece of culture. Right now we're on our way back from Trang Bang village and the Cu Chi tunnels and between the wall of houses catch glimpses of rubber tree groves and rice patties where water buffalo soak and rust coloured oxen… [Read Full Article]
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Tuesday, April 01th, 2014

Westridge School - Vietnam 2014 - March 31st

This morning, we had a fantastic breakfast at our hotel, the Palace Hotel Saigon. They had noodle soup (fish or pork), sticky purple rice, toast, omelets, silky, rich coffee, and tons of other options. The rice redefined sticky: it was like it had been cooked in glue! After breakfast, we met in the lobby and walked to the center of Saigon.… [Read Full Article]
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Monday, March 31th, 2014

Westridge School - Vietnam 2014

A group of 17 students and 3 chaperones from Westridge School explore Vietnam on a Peace Works Travel regional exploration of Southern Vietnam beginning in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).  Combining cultural awareness, adventure travel, insider's access to living historians, community service and analytical reflection, this one-of-a-kind educational trip will empower students to understand the causes and consequences of America's… [Read Full Article]
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2014

Emma Willard School in Siem Reap, Cambodia, March 2014

Arrival at Siem Reap Airport, CambodiaWheel chair building exercise at Metta Karuna Center.Sunrise at Angkor Wat.Photos from our visit to Angkor Wat.Group photo at Angkor Wat.All photographs courtesy of Emma Willard travelers. [Read Full Article]
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