A lesson on VNese culture

Just to follow up on the last post, we went to the Confucius Temple as part of a cultural training we're receiving. This temple is the place where thousands of students come annually to pray for luck right before their big national exams. They burn incense and rub the turtles' heads. It's also a tourist spot. I am supposed to write a paper on this experience as part of the TEFL certificate program.

I felt really sick that day and today and have not eaten for two days--might be something I ate or drank, or just exhaustion from the heat and humidity. Caleb is also having some sort of a cold. A few in our team are also having fever and stomach problems. Most of the team looked pretty tired today. But the training continues...

We just started our real TEFL certificate class today and already have reading/writing/presentation assignments due. It feels like being in school again. I am looking forward to a little break this weekend.