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alilight



Joined: 28 Feb 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:15 am    Post subject: walking to work Reply with quote
Hi � 2 years ago I went to Vietnam to teach and on my second day in HCMC I fell and broke my leg very badly (the bone was sticking out). So after two years of rehab, several surgeries and lots of hardware in my leg I am planning on coming back. Mind you, I have led a normal life since recovering and am teacher and active person. My school lets me take time off as an exchange teacher and I feel like I have to give this another try. I have 2 questions �A) I would like to be able to walk to school in 10 minutes or less (as walking long distances hurt my leg and I am scared of bikes due to an accident in Italy). What schools are close to nice districts to live? B) If I do volunteer work, upon my return to USA, my home school will give me a bonus � what are the options for meaningful volunteer work in HCMC?

Thanks so much for your thought and ideas!!!!
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ChuckECheese



Joined: 28 Jul 2006
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:51 am    Post subject: Re: walking to work Reply with quote
alilight wrote:
Hi � 2 years ago I went to Vietnam to teach and on my second day in HCMC I fell and broke my leg very badly (the bone was sticking out). So after two years of rehab, several surgeries and lots of hardware in my leg I am planning on coming back. Mind you, I have led a normal life since recovering and am teacher and active person. My school lets me take time off as an exchange teacher and I feel like I have to give this another try. I have 2 questions �A) I would like to be able to walk to school in 10 minutes or less (as walking long distances hurt my leg and I am scared of bikes due to an accident in Italy). What schools are close to nice districts to live? B) If I do volunteer work, upon my return to USA, my home school will give me a bonus � what are the options for meaningful volunteer work in HCMC?

Thanks so much for your thought and ideas!!!!


Glad that you're doing well from the unfortunate incident.

If you're gonna do some volunteer work, don't work for any of the language mills. I recommend doing it at orphanages around HCM city. Do a google search for orphanages in VN and you will get several hits.

I've done some volunteer work for orphanages and it was extremely rewarding experience. I highly recommend it. The kids are angels.
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