Jan 9th-13th

We went to the ocean and it was more beautiful then I had expected. The water was so blue and the water was just the right temperature. It was a paradise especially compared to Minnesota temperatures. All of the students had a great time tipping each other off of their tubes that they rented and splashing around in the water. Some of the boys even played some beach soccer.

The next day we went to a village and a wat where many of the students had houses. I think it was Yong, Soua, Thong, Va, Yee and a couple of the other students showed us where their houses used to be. It was very touching. We even ran into a man whose whole family was over in America and he was the only one left behind. This was a very touching experience. Lastly we visited a temple where monks take care of hmong people and people that are having problems with drugs. This was very interesting because they knew some inside information on what was happening with the hmong going into Laos and what actually happened. I have some video that I will put up when the internet is faster.