Welcome to A Dragon in Viet Nam. I teach at Saint George's School (SGS) in Spokane, WA. Spokane is about 280 miles east of Seattle. We're much closer to Idaho than the Pacific ocean.
Saint George's School is a K-12 independent private day school whose mascott is a dragon (remember Saint George slayed the dragon?), which hopefully explains the title of my blog. This blog will be the place to read about my travel to Tam Dao National Park, which is about 70 kilometers north of the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi.
The first of my many flights to get there leaves Spokane on May 10th. I'll return to the U.S. (but not my home--you'll have to read more later to find out where I'm going) on May 21st. I've been given this opportunity by Earthwatch, an international non-profit organization supporting scientific research around the globe.
Three Teachers--Jeff, Rachel and Beth
Red and Yellow
This one is beautiful and also quite common
Rare Green Butterfly
This one is drinking water from a waterfall we hiked to
Tam Dao Classroom
Yes, this is an actual classroom being used
Rachel at a Classroom Teacher's Desk in Tam Dao Primary and Secondary School
Yes, this is an actual teacher desk
Tam Dao was once a summer retreat for wealthy French families when France occupied Vietnam
This is what's left of one French villa--there were over 400 here at one time, but were destroyed by the Vietnamese people in the 1950s
2 comments:
It taught me a lot about your trip
Thanks for spreading the Saint Georges Dragons Spirit!!!
-Elizabeth
GO DRAGONS!
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