Posts in Advice & lessons learned from 2017

"Molo, ngubani igama lakho?" (hello, what is your name?) screamed with such enthusiasm that it rang loudly in my ears!…

Running sprints isn’t exactly my favorite activity. Come to think of it, it’s not even in my top ten. Ironically,…

After two weeks of working together, us coaches have all become much closer as a group; we have shared a…

The two of us coach together on the same color team. We partner with Reagan and two Vietnamese coaches to…

When people asked me what I was doing this summer, I would tell them that I was to do a…

Vietnam is a cultural masterpiece. Every meal we get to try different and amazing food and even got to make…

Towards the end of our first week teaching 8th and 9th graders in Vietnam, all 10 American coaches and our…

"Bong-da!" It's soccer time at our little school in rural Vietnam, and the kids run outside to the field —…

This last week in Vietnam is incomparable to anything I have ever experienced. When I walked out of the airport,…

Before leaving to Vietnam, we had an orientation meeting that reminded us time and time again to manage our expectations…