Ecoventure 2010 -- walk the green talk

As a young adult, I realized that humanity and caring towards others will not be hindered by differences in culture, languages or skin colour. With a pure genuine heart, love has no boundaries. 

In addition, I really felt the importance of education even more when I was tutoring kids in the school of the village. I could not deny the immediate effect and help that money can do to the poor local community in Gia Bac Village but I always believe that “ It is better to teach a man to fish instead of giving fish to him“. Money can only solve problems in the short run, but in the long run, what do the people there need to escape from poverty ? Education is the key. 

With better education, the off-springs will have more to offer and options to choose from than their illiterate parents that can only resort to agriculture or laborious jobs. I was really glad that many parents there realized that and in fact sent their kids to school. And what is even more exhilarating is that the children there were very enthusiastic and attentive towards our teachings, which are very different from city kids that have taken the easy access education for granted. My best wishes goes to the children in the village and hopefully someday they can help to improve the living standards of their family and no longer live in poverty. 

Moreover, one of the greatest challenges that we faced was communication problem with the local people but we were lucky to have EcoVietnam Group volunteers to be our translator and also to manage the administrative matters and accommodation in Vietnam. We were very well taken care of and this trip would not be a success without them, kusdo to EcoVietnam Group and lastly, EcoVenture Vietnam 2010, a memorable trip not to be forgotten! 


Yung Lin