Preparations

With only four days left until my flight, I find that my list of things that must get done before I go is shrinking exponentially. Setting up this blog so that I can share some of my experiences on the trip as soon as possible with everyone is one of those critical tasks.

For those of you here by accident, I am leaving in four days for a two week, 300 mile trip through Vietnam. The main purpose of the trip is to raise funds for a group called Kids First Vietnam in support of their efforts to create educational opportunities for disadvantaged children in Central Vietnam. The other purpose of the trip is to allow the fund-raisers (me) to see their projects first hand and learn something about life in Vietnam. In a sense we will become ambassadors for their mission to the world at large.