Posts from ACE in Vietnam and Advice & lessons learned

During one of our 40-minute life skills lessons, we attempted to teach the kids the importance of resilience and bouncing…

“Where are you from?” “I am from Vietnam!” It would be an understatement to say that we have asked this…

“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be…

The word impact has two definitions. To come into forcible contact with another object. To have a strong effect on…

It has been a little more than one week since arriving in Vietnam and it would be an understatement to…

On Sunday afternoon we hopped on the bus and embarked on our first of many 7-minute drives to the school where…

These days in North America, it isn't hard to find kids younger than thirteen with an iPhone, iPad or tablet…

“Where are you from?” Haley and I asked this age-old question to both our 8th and 9th graders during one…

Returning home from Vietnam is honestly a bit daunting to think about. After seeing and feeling so many things, going…

My fellow coaches and I rose early and often to witness the spectacular sunrises that welcomed us to each new…