The Heart and Soul of Hue
By Linh TonNu Marie Curie Class 75”   Spring 2008
Translated by Khiem Ngo Marie Curie Class 75”
 
 
I get to return to Hue!  As an expat longing for her beloved homeland, the supposedly short flight from Ha Noi to Hue seemed just as long as the trans-Pacific flight from San Francisco to Saigon.
 
Phu Bai airport welcomed us home with a hot and tranquil summer afternoon.  The road from the airport to the hotel was this time completely dry, lined with green and lush vegetation and trees on both sides, a…

World Awareness Club (WAC) March 2008

  
Dear ACWP,
 
WAC does not know how to thank you enough for your help in our project.  First off, thank you for letting us work with ACWP on raising money for the school that is so important for the kids.  WAC would also love to thank you for the printing services; the posters looked beautiful and definitely much more professional than we could have done by ourselves.  And last but not least, thank you for inspiring us and the rest of the school.  The…

November Trip to Vietnam during the Flood of 2007

This was truly the first time for me to see the real beauty of Huế and warmth of its people.

I arrived and landed at Huế airport and took notice to the grey and rainy quality of the city.  I have always read about the climate, but never actually experienced it. Immediately, I had the sense that the city had not changed for many years.  It seemed as if I had returned to an era long ago. Time seemed to have stood still in this flooded area of Huế…

 I returned to my…