Glocal Ventures

This is an essay written by one of our interpreters, Tran Thi Trang, to apply for a regional student conference, and it shows that our friends in Vietnam understand and appreciate what we do. Trang is a fourth-year university student and is an excellent interpreter.

We were able to lend some manual labor support in hauling the materials up the rugged slope, and were joined in our efforts by several of the school’s staff.

I was filming a video of Mark giving stickers to the village children. In an effort to get a slightly wider angle, I stepped back - straight off of a six foot ledge…

We were “temporary residents and foreigners” in Ban Ho but never made to feel like it. The people of Ban Ho are gracious, humble, and their hospitality and resourcefulness has left lasting impressions on us all.