Talking to a fellow traveler in the lobby of my hotel, Madame Cuc, I mentioned that I was getting weary of traveling after just six months of it. Dave-from-California suggested I volunteer, because it had always helped him load his battery, so to speak – and he had been on the road over a year [...]

It’s early morning on this sunny Sunday 27 March and I’m already sitting in the kitchen of Binh An Temple, Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City. Together with the first volunteers, I’m peeling potatoes and carrots, cleaning vegetables and observing our chef Robert manipulating the ingredients with assurance.
Since 6 am, a flow of volunteers [...]

Names of community projects involved:
1. Attending English club at “Speak Easy” Café
2. Sourcing for donations from Expatriates for “street Kids Joy” event and helping out with the logistics on the actual event
All the above events were sourced from this organization “Helping Hand Saigon”1 , a non-profit organization comprising of locals, overseas [...]

There have been a number of times in my life that I have sat back and wondered what in the world is happening to me. I experienced one such revelation recently, whilst negotiating the motorbike-ridden craziness that is the streets of my recently adopted hometown of Saigon.  This was no ordinary trip to the office [...]

“Did you ever see an elephant? Go this way and that. Did you ever see an elephant? Go this way and that way…” I like this song. It made me remembering the beautiful memories about our “A date in the park” event.
When I agreed to be responsible for leading the event, I thought that everything [...]

My journey officially began two days after arriving Ho Chi Minh city by attending an event called “Share a Meal” hosted by the Helping Hands – Saigon.  The group gathered at the Hoa Mau Don’s house to cook for approximately 60 orphans and over 100 attendees.  Each attendee donated 50,000 VN Dong which equates to [...]

Helping Hand Saigon somehow evolved very naturally. in the very beginning Jodie was on her own, helping as much as she could as an individual to various charities and events. few months later they were a group of people pleading to give a hand, to help children and simply make kids happy. and that’s how [...]

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