tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11061156929245520352024-02-19T07:27:02.012-08:00The Right to ShineThe Right to Shinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178016841975346067noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106115692924552035.post-30071139594394191342009-08-11T02:28:00.001-07:002009-08-16T04:09:32.060-07:00Saying Goodbye...sniff...sniff...sniff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLIRqarw9CPfm16iFhEVPMywaugj4mWCSoHdWdWUHCoO-jqdizjyOhITKBwpPu8k2Q7_3qWVBpkTbnAoAKUFIonBahc9SptTINQpPDfsxz0q2yXymY6WtYiwBRb9kWPR0crAEndv1dUcK/s1600-h/Final+workshop+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQLIRqarw9CPfm16iFhEVPMywaugj4mWCSoHdWdWUHCoO-jqdizjyOhITKBwpPu8k2Q7_3qWVBpkTbnAoAKUFIonBahc9SptTINQpPDfsxz0q2yXymY6WtYiwBRb9kWPR0crAEndv1dUcK/s320/Final+workshop+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370510556390402706" border="0" /></a>
<br />After such an incredible final performance and also the most amazing 11 weeks together, ending the program and saying good bye to the kids was something none of us were looking forward too. However on the 18th August they all head back to school, so our timing was perfect. These children have taught me so much about compassion, understanding, family, courage, responsibility and true joy! Just thinking of their faces as I write this brings tears to my eyes.
<br />The Right to Shine really touched the hearts and lives of these children and their communities, and I am so grateful to have been a part of that process.On my last day with kids from both the villages, I witnessed a new sense of self and confidence amongst the kids. And also, a closeness amongst all the members of the group, this program really connected people to people and created an indepth understanding of each other. This has given them a new courage to embark on their journey's regardless of their daily difficulties.
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<br />Our final workshop with each other was truly beautiful. After 4 weeks of performance creation and rehearsals, the kids got to freely explore their creativity and imaginations again with a couple of drama games. They were over the moon! The kids also got to watch themselves perform on DVD, and received certificates of participation, photo albums of their 'Right to Shine' journey, and a special note from Linh, Nam and I telling them the things we love about them. Watching the kids faces as they looked through their personalised albums and reading their special notes was so beautiful. I am sure they will cherish them for a long while to come, just as I will cherish this incredible opportunity to bring joy to the lives of such precious children.
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnqwVDMfDuej05Zl_n242zr2JpKg-OlHJwNXUofqOg1lPDFsifKbyqL3yDseTEXTaqlomDHu7t-Nx_eqnHgPVYM5smftzncRSQAKgGqzH_YBac2c4qUursGyp3jGrQHijiDCTyIs_5Z0E/s1600-h/Final+workshop+198.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnqwVDMfDuej05Zl_n242zr2JpKg-OlHJwNXUofqOg1lPDFsifKbyqL3yDseTEXTaqlomDHu7t-Nx_eqnHgPVYM5smftzncRSQAKgGqzH_YBac2c4qUursGyp3jGrQHijiDCTyIs_5Z0E/s320/Final+workshop+198.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370499515902175906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Admiring their performance</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP99ZHoLziiSpJD40bp-1nDXkR6e_cbOTNlzkMgoVlBHYwp0CWbW3fELELV295FoSGfghH5KlZVXHxNMJ4zb-lnfZrO-kszg8ccNIHyA-PPzRtb4L_xZ9LRERglO4epL4j8igglRoHaCi1/s1600-h/Final+workshop+214.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP99ZHoLziiSpJD40bp-1nDXkR6e_cbOTNlzkMgoVlBHYwp0CWbW3fELELV295FoSGfghH5KlZVXHxNMJ4zb-lnfZrO-kszg8ccNIHyA-PPzRtb4L_xZ9LRERglO4epL4j8igglRoHaCi1/s320/Final+workshop+214.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370499524787112386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULSctqKHhXPjexwaxXYpBInO698htPJleVhHO7pPN4t95DRypCFPJdmv0BNv83aW3u47nuI6EtOT6KYj32YrCJjOobOqLl2GsP4-RIc_MepqjubFzUCitUqdYW-JK35I-niXefpyIvHmn/s1600-h/Final+workshop+219.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULSctqKHhXPjexwaxXYpBInO698htPJleVhHO7pPN4t95DRypCFPJdmv0BNv83aW3u47nuI6EtOT6KYj32YrCJjOobOqLl2GsP4-RIc_MepqjubFzUCitUqdYW-JK35I-niXefpyIvHmn/s320/Final+workshop+219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370499473841212162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Sharing memories
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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6ZbWfd7KNWWkmdXzJXoEI3u2bUsHSzAuHyDRhatT7FV-iJntVZolirluW0Wu-YhXkyrvmX5ezTFUIzkohNSwYMqW4TrRZvLyocjjFCi96nrd9twOxN_zEDtWRHmH1jmarr9e7mfI3x5k/s1600-h/Final+workshop+253.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6ZbWfd7KNWWkmdXzJXoEI3u2bUsHSzAuHyDRhatT7FV-iJntVZolirluW0Wu-YhXkyrvmX5ezTFUIzkohNSwYMqW4TrRZvLyocjjFCi96nrd9twOxN_zEDtWRHmH1jmarr9e7mfI3x5k/s320/Final+workshop+253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370499496626385746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Nothing like a good dance to distract us from our tears!</span>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4i3QaxxrU6h1pcp_7l_Lvi5Uh-Q6TYpPX8sKmSoj4ntAspZf133lwsDIlFWrkAi7ozflRBfshaHsBfF-NSuGJCwyn_WNW7PVf7z6v0SjWAfkvFdrtpa7bIJGQfS2fJcXd4VsdWD0-J4Cw/s1600-h/Final+workshop+208.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4i3QaxxrU6h1pcp_7l_Lvi5Uh-Q6TYpPX8sKmSoj4ntAspZf133lwsDIlFWrkAi7ozflRBfshaHsBfF-NSuGJCwyn_WNW7PVf7z6v0SjWAfkvFdrtpa7bIJGQfS2fJcXd4VsdWD0-J4Cw/s320/Final+workshop+208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370364975485785858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">We are so proud of you!</span>
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<br /></div><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CVALUED%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:629627503; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:356701850 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-family:Symbol;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><b style=""><i style="">Phuong Dien kids: </i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><b style=""><i style="">What does this program mean to you? What is one thing that you learnt that you can apply in your life?<o:p></o:p></i></b></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This program has been very meaningful. I have become very confident and now when I go out I have the feeling of a movie star.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This has been very meaningful, it has brought the opportunity to shine like movie stars. I have learnt confidence.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This program is very useful. It can prevent us from going to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> and also provide a very comfortable place to play in the summer holidays out of the sun. It also gives us the right to shine!</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I have been able to improve my English and it has helped me to be confident in front of people.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am confident on stage so now I can express my real feelings.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Now I can act on stage and have confidence within myself.
<br /></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am confident in public now.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">My parents won’t send me to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> anymore.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am no longer embarrassed in front of people, I used to be very nervous.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">When we gather here it is a good place to play in the shade. Now I am confident to act without laughter.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This program has brought me a very nice time with my friends, and now I am no longer nervous on stage.</li></ul>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WylMZZ8-1ZXnLdIqRyV9wwqMKz0oTf2JeEHfS6YvtzvQ9WNniRtRUvTy-qUDHEqbeXX6PBA0lPZX9GmtmKY_BpsmY1Zfc4ZpaJXeorkJ5PmDjzxbjx5btpPFAwWwQ0zn-ZY2VRP-ix0U/s1600-h/Final+workshop+046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WylMZZ8-1ZXnLdIqRyV9wwqMKz0oTf2JeEHfS6YvtzvQ9WNniRtRUvTy-qUDHEqbeXX6PBA0lPZX9GmtmKY_BpsmY1Zfc4ZpaJXeorkJ5PmDjzxbjx5btpPFAwWwQ0zn-ZY2VRP-ix0U/s320/Final+workshop+046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370364944240358818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">They were so happy to improvise again</span>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcGPzm8_yZf6Dqc1b5PWEKBQA8EJBi1spm4goXClUaYQVGE3edOKScQgA4No-oYHxuQmKIEFPu_z206InN9r2Y3s6maWbkoVM2yfN86TP1teC-hralGvB9gdNZvAgzg-d_NaHUjMdjv_a/s1600-h/Final+workshop+068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqcGPzm8_yZf6Dqc1b5PWEKBQA8EJBi1spm4goXClUaYQVGE3edOKScQgA4No-oYHxuQmKIEFPu_z206InN9r2Y3s6maWbkoVM2yfN86TP1teC-hralGvB9gdNZvAgzg-d_NaHUjMdjv_a/s320/Final+workshop+068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370364932007305858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Watching their performance, drew a crowd!</span>
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<br /></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><b style=""><i style="">What does this program mean to you? What is one thing that you learnt that you can apply in your life?<o:p></o:p></i></b></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I learnt a lot form this program. Before I used to want to go to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place>, so I could earn money to help my family but now I have changed my mind.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This was a very interesting program.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This summer program has been so interesting, fun and filled with a lot of joy. One of the things I learnt was<span style=""> </span>that I need to continue to go to school, to keep my dreams alive and believe they are possible, and to be a good citizen of the country.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am so grateful to <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Linh</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Nam</st1:country-region></st1:place> and Skye who taught me drama. And I am so thankful I got to perform on the stage.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am very grateful to <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Linh</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Nam</st1:country-region></st1:place> and Skye for teaching me drama and thankful for this program. Now I understand that <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> is a dangerous place to work.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I love drama</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">For me, this has been a very useful program</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I learned from the performance to be careful who you trust, because bad people can hurt you.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am so grateful to <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Linh</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Nam</st1:country-region></st1:place> and Skye and Blue Dragon. I learnt a lot about what I should and shouldn’t do. I also gained confidence to be on stage.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Apart from what I said in my speech at the performance, this program has been so exciting for me, with lots of fun games. I will share these games with my friends at school so it can also bring them the same joy. All the different situations we were given to improvise and think about has taught me how to best react in many situations.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This program brought a lot of fun games and we got to know each other very well. I now am confident on stage and it helped the kids in Hai Tien to be famous.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The program brings so much happiness to me. I really loved my character and felt that I was successful in my role and I will do it again.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am so sad to end this program. The joy in my life is my friends, Skye and Linh in this program. So I will miss Skye and Linh very much.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I never thought that we ( us trafficked kids) would have the chance to be on stage. This 3 month program brought us to the stage.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The program has brought a lot of joy to me and has lifted me up.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This has been a very meaningful program and I understand more about drama.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am so happy with <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Linh</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Nam</st1:country-region></st1:place> and Skye and very sad when Linh and Skye leave.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This program has created joy and friendship for me. And I am so sad when it ends. Hopefully Linh, Skye and <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Nam</st1:place></st1:country-region> will come back to do it again.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">This program has been very useful because it has connected kids to kids. I hope in the future we will have many wonderful programs like this.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I understand more about drama, and I am very sad to say goodbye.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I learned a lot about drama, Skye taught me a lot. I am very sad when you leave.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">You have changed a lot of things here, I am very sad when you leave.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am happy with the program and sad without it.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I learned a lot from this program and I don’t want to go to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> anymore.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I don’t want to go to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> anymore, before it was a paradise in my mind.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I learnt a lot from this program, now I have become more careful about strangers.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">In the performance, you put the chracters from life, so I learnt a lot from the performance</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am very sad when you leave. The lesson for me is to me a loving human being, and don’t be cruel.</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<br />I would like to give a big thankyou to everyone who has supported this program in some shape or form, especially Blue Dragon Children's Foundation, The Red Cross, ArtAction and Nadine Ziegeldorf. I also need to give a very special thanks to Linh and Nam who have been the most incredible team I could have ever asked for. Throughout this whole program, they have shown immense care, love, compassion and support to all the children in the program, and to me. If it wasn't for all of their efforts, this program would not have been possible. So I thank them from the bottom of my heart for working so tirelessly with their hard core Aussie Team Leader. I send them all of my love as they continue to work with the daily issues and lives of these incredible children and their families. If anyone would like to support these children further through the 'Safe and Sound' program, please contact Blue Dragon Children's Foundation www.bdcf.org
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<br /><div>At the beginning of this project, I wrote a blog titled " Shine, they definitely will". Well on Tuesday 4th August SHINE, they definitely did! Kids from both villages came together to perform for the commune of Thuan An. We had over 1000 people in the audience and 65 performers backstage, including the Water puppet team. We literally performed in a dust bowl, and the crowd loved every minute of it, there wasn;t a dry eye in the audience.
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<br />The kids were absolutely incredible, they were so supportive of each other and completely rocked it up on stage. I am so so so proud of them. I will let the photos and kids feedback tell the story for you, as words can not capture how incredible this night was; for our children, for the community adn for us. Our children are truly shining!
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<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">INTRODUCTION SPEECH</span>
<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHufTOXvOlp9vCt5kpDfM-7gwSYF6u6pVW3V6FKxjPiiQVPglMPnA6uyNGarHRDGm2k7fG03H8DXzd6RGgMhEQqGYrSBGBhPyS-la-YqG27l_LM8Q17dSXhGvP6L54p8Fk_gc4Zd2d5fCw/s1600-h/Performance+Mr+Cu+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHufTOXvOlp9vCt5kpDfM-7gwSYF6u6pVW3V6FKxjPiiQVPglMPnA6uyNGarHRDGm2k7fG03H8DXzd6RGgMhEQqGYrSBGBhPyS-la-YqG27l_LM8Q17dSXhGvP6L54p8Fk_gc4Zd2d5fCw/s320/Performance+Mr+Cu+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368611623907342402" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CVALUED%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">Over the past 10 weeks, <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Linh</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Nam</st1:country-region></st1:place> and myself have had the privilege of working with 43 children from Hai Tien and Phuong Dien villages. I always remind myself that you can never underestimate a child, if you stop and ask them what it is he or she needs, they have an answer, and usually a good one, afterall we are all experts of our own lives, and at such young ages they already have invaluable knowledge and wisdom to contribute to this world. <span style=""> </span>However as an adult I feel that it is our responsibility to protect, support and guide them through their journey. </p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">Our initial reason for creating this program was to give children who had already been trafficked, and children who are at high risk of being trafficked, an opportunity to share their lives and experiences with each other, and to then tell their stories to their communities. Also, for us to give them the opportunity to explore their own potential and alternative positive options to working in <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place>, and of course to have a whole lot of fun whilst doing it. And I believe that’s what we did!</p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">For the first three weeks, we spent time getting to know one another and developing our groups through trust, teamwork and games. We also developed a language of theatre in which they could express themselves and explore their creativity. In the following 3 weeks we looked at the children’s experiences of trafficking and the issues in their lives that contribute to this situation. We also explored how the children can affect their own lives and make positive contributions amongst their communities and towards their future dreams. Finally in the past 3 weeks we have woven together their stories and created the performances you are about to see tonight.</p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">It has been an incredible journey for all of us. I can say for sure, that Linh, <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Nam</st1:country-region></st1:place> and I are so proud of every one of these children. In my years of working with young people, I have never met such an incredibly talented, willing, courageous, resilient and accepting group of kids. We have laughed, cried and shared our hearts with each other and I thank them all for teaching us so much. In my eyes this project is already a success, because as you will see tonight, every one of these children are shining! </p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">I thank you all for coming to support these kids tonight, but more importantly thank you for coming with a willingness to hear their stories and may you gain a greater understanding of the reality of life for a working child in Vietnam. May we all continue to work together to create safer lives and brighter futures for our children.</span>
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<br /></span></o:p></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">THE PERFORMANCES</span>
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<br /><em><strong>How did you feel after the performance, and what did your family and friends think of the performance?</strong></em><p style="font-style: italic;"></p><ul><li style="font-style: italic;">At first, I was very nervous but when I got on stage I gained confidence. Our story really affected the audience, many people were crying. My friends really admired us and asked how we kept a straight face whilst performing</li><li style="font-style: italic;">During the performance we could ride the emotion of the audience, when they laughed and cried. My mother said that we did very well!
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">I was very nervous before the performance, but when I went up on stage my nervousness was finished. The audience said that the cruel trafficker character I played was very suitable for me. But infact, when I beat Lan on stage I just wanted to cry. I cried backstage after that scene.
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">Our performance was very good and our dance was amazing!
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">Many of my friends said the performance was very good and many cried.
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">My family and friends admired my character</li><li style="font-style: italic;">I was so nervous before, but once on stage I was fine. When Lan cried on stage, my parents cried too.
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">My family was very happy to see me on stage and very happy with our performance
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">I was very happy to be on stage. My family was very satisfied to see me on stage. They thought it was a huge success.
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">My friends didn’t say anything to me on the night, but the next day when I went out with my friends, they said the performance was great and that it could affect the community and change the minds of the mothers who want to send their children to Saigon in the future.
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">I was very nervous. After the performance I didn’t hear any comments but in the following days I heard that it was a very successful performance.
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">Before the show I was so nervous when I saw all the people who had come to watch, and after, my friends said that I did very well.
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">I was really nervous even on stage. But after the scene when I was the leader of the gang, I felt very confident.
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">There were so many people, I was so nervous, but like everyone else as soon as I got on stage I felt very confident. Many people gave very good comments about my performance. Some people teased me about “ selling my 2 pigs so I could travel to Saigon to rescue my daughter”. But my friends admired me and said that only a talented girl could play that role.
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">Our neighbors were suprised that “Huong’s Daughter” was on stage.
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">I was very happy when a lot of people applauded and supported us after the performance.
<br /></li><li style="font-style: italic;">I looked at the audience and could see that a lot of people were crying. It was a success!!!</li><li style="font-style: italic;">I was nervous but after on stage, I felt confident. I didn’t hear any bad comments about my performance. It felt great to be in a performance that created awareness amongst families to stop sending their kids to Saigon.
<br /></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">I was very very nervous before the performance, but once I was on stage, I didn’t want to leave.</span><strong style="font-style: italic;"><em></em></strong>
<br /></li></ul><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>The Right to Shinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178016841975346067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106115692924552035.post-67605874811819067422009-07-29T19:58:00.000-07:002009-07-31T18:04:57.974-07:00What a Night:Our first community performance<div align="left">The past couple of weeks have been an absolute whirlwind, so I apologise for my lack of blogging. However, absolutely every minute of hard work has been worth it! On Wednesday the 29th July, 14 kids from Phuong Dien Village performed for over 700 people from their community and absolutely ROCKED! The audience laughed and cried and clapped, and the kids were so proud of themselves. We performed alongside the Hue Water Puppet troupe - who provided singers, puppetteers, and entertainment for the crowds. It was a wonderful balance and the water puppets really warmed up the audience ready for our kids - the main performance!<br /><br />The kids were supposed to meet us at 4pm in the afternoon for their technical run and dress rehearsal on the stage. However at 2pm, all the kids were in their costumes and waiting excitedly at the meeting point. The kids looked so beautiful in their costumes and they were so switched on and ready to listen to instructions from our Water Puppet Director to get them through the technical stuff and also to adapt to such a huge audience. Oh it was so wonderful. Linh, Nam and I are just so very proud of them, I can't fully express in words.<br /><br />Throughout the day, the local Red Cross made 5 announcements over the loud speakers in the commune, advertising the performances. When some of the kids went to the market in the morning, the sellers asked them if they were the ones performing tonight?" The kids asked them how they knew, and their reply was "Everyone Knows, we are all coming!" How wonderful. And yes, they ALL CAME! there was so much joy and excitement in the audience, a night just for them with children from their own village as the stars!<br /><br />I can't give enough thanks to the different groups who all pulled together to make this night possible. When Linh, nadine and I arrived at 2:30pm we stood there and looked at the naked stage, which was looking like building scaffolding, I couldn't help but laugh and surrender. Then teh Red Cross arrived, and Mr Tue arrived, and in true 'techy' style with a roll of wire hung on his arm, he immediately got to work putting banners, securing the stage, climbing trees to clear the branches which were blocking the stage, just epic! Then the water puppets rolled in and started putting up their backdrop, and last but not least the Sound and lighting guys arrived, backed up their truck and got straight to work. It was beautiful to watch everything coming together, adn the kids just loved being a part of it, seeing all these people working together to make sure that their performance would be incredible. Pretty special indeed.<br /><br />I will let the photos tell the rest of the story ....</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364788350382468354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8Ool1Nfydgbpnlv_jl4OE0NnxEAqtLWQo6B4-LLcQt_MHHL2d1HjzM7yGTRPJc2ojNwGSOhV0Cgcp7KsnMBbVfPa1cO6ioN1RV1hDrCaDFiSZlJgO3SDJgUX8JreEfIcnED9t2MMwvhx/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+001.jpg" /><em>Our village stage</em></div><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364788338887578594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rFdArbJMXUWsypyfo2cZyi86r0j3lMbEEuNY0cZbWZUWIH4XWvIy-0VXJcDW_XJ34iAr8NPFThavyjDl6W3b0uuBSsy59zzBmFPrE900CIcmwqhy94ghx2lrer8GPOHqjZtsarL6nvqe/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+005.jpg" /> <p align="center"><em>Couldn't have done it without these guys!</em></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcqAlanlOxqTMH5GXAVtS4TxiUZALqEzAEM9fVj10FxeZs_a1pBtlYZWxq0wmAyYhsM6wE66CmaYOrRXZE1dWanWFkUxYhbbbDO-6mJJwFHp7lYGYWHpuxRc9FCL_6nFt1sVSMXVntfhU/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+007.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364787118396353314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcqAlanlOxqTMH5GXAVtS4TxiUZALqEzAEM9fVj10FxeZs_a1pBtlYZWxq0wmAyYhsM6wE66CmaYOrRXZE1dWanWFkUxYhbbbDO-6mJJwFHp7lYGYWHpuxRc9FCL_6nFt1sVSMXVntfhU/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+007.jpg" /></a><em> Our beautiful banner</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-xHClsidxorrquULthFRMJ55hF8ug5Wmgk7dUq_xHuOWzWBylXwvASFy6T-UlJfUx-8BzxqaFYiI07aDahSCGdV4OuyU6siBuATF3d0sGM9Am8hdy7iDjsPYczQjmGerUsXHQf4wCiQg/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+008.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364787109452146178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-xHClsidxorrquULthFRMJ55hF8ug5Wmgk7dUq_xHuOWzWBylXwvASFy6T-UlJfUx-8BzxqaFYiI07aDahSCGdV4OuyU6siBuATF3d0sGM9Am8hdy7iDjsPYczQjmGerUsXHQf4wCiQg/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+008.jpg" /></a><em> The new advertisement for the Red Cross</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4E9f104c_HWdmZmHdSnU6dKNMYLJZvCN5nGyG4U5R_pel5flwQw-3Tium-nuUMNLlL0EYFdiO9LRyyEEiAZlbHyxCjT45xDj5AoTQkcJBTCGgDtdHyAJi6hM2I6jyVOWfZcK_3tZCkq-M/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364787101967886450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4E9f104c_HWdmZmHdSnU6dKNMYLJZvCN5nGyG4U5R_pel5flwQw-3Tium-nuUMNLlL0EYFdiO9LRyyEEiAZlbHyxCjT45xDj5AoTQkcJBTCGgDtdHyAJi6hM2I6jyVOWfZcK_3tZCkq-M/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+012.jpg" /></a><em>Mr Tue climbing the tree</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoMKF3p3KVYpJHPdEVkWM3G0e_79e1DA405sjeGtjUcbbB2xHl3gMtq9REoaoV7jUVvGkgA8qkg5BLBzICR4O98xvmoHxVQsaP_7IB57lDpni6MbjkS7GWgfLAG43969rCtuEXZIB0S3N/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+013.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364787095402832962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoMKF3p3KVYpJHPdEVkWM3G0e_79e1DA405sjeGtjUcbbB2xHl3gMtq9REoaoV7jUVvGkgA8qkg5BLBzICR4O98xvmoHxVQsaP_7IB57lDpni6MbjkS7GWgfLAG43969rCtuEXZIB0S3N/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+013.jpg" /></a><em>The Right to Shine</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MRZY5w0LHovZlOFcxJAHm0hfwNfDL3hLVPjPeGok_C9Dd9A7lLxWjTgBbg7xv6-c6sYsswp-fdFdJsGTezKEXNvxZDnBKA7tdhYyNh6h_i79xgsIls7BGtfEDQ_yU9kyOQboS6WvN1OI/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+014.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364787086115821010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MRZY5w0LHovZlOFcxJAHm0hfwNfDL3hLVPjPeGok_C9Dd9A7lLxWjTgBbg7xv6-c6sYsswp-fdFdJsGTezKEXNvxZDnBKA7tdhYyNh6h_i79xgsIls7BGtfEDQ_yU9kyOQboS6WvN1OI/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+014.jpg" /></a><em>Sound and lights arrive</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8yMfwTn3hVBp7Ydqkm13QWLL0CA1mQ3oBkYvro8miMqMKKb7ZCBPYT_toIH5mfctfRgpARZpoo3u7GN8ixszZJqfJHuzKTb7I5D27mqLxC3t62FCG-FS5gsYAfK_SMw-Asl1_fBIX_mI/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+016.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364784825183097538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8yMfwTn3hVBp7Ydqkm13QWLL0CA1mQ3oBkYvro8miMqMKKb7ZCBPYT_toIH5mfctfRgpARZpoo3u7GN8ixszZJqfJHuzKTb7I5D27mqLxC3t62FCG-FS5gsYAfK_SMw-Asl1_fBIX_mI/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+016.jpg" /></a><em> The stage</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_lIfR1qAaUoYjKOYdDXcFCgjlzGH1sP_Qn5ZqNUevlFa152pbTnwN6NhygTSy7NXBsNcZh7LbHhHyt8MB4aGZWhKw42tw_-xvEIWKSTJD0etpNubxy8RiVN3I4R7QRv3PDkJQgK48chD/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+019.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364784814259163970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_lIfR1qAaUoYjKOYdDXcFCgjlzGH1sP_Qn5ZqNUevlFa152pbTnwN6NhygTSy7NXBsNcZh7LbHhHyt8MB4aGZWhKw42tw_-xvEIWKSTJD0etpNubxy8RiVN3I4R7QRv3PDkJQgK48chD/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+019.jpg" /></a> <em>Tuat and his balloons<br /></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIrik8vmKKXFqbxhIpj0OHaWk8AE0xbAoxUZNoSDeA03s0nfFgwxKsSN7KWTbUXQHTo_ONPfrfE0w8OrT_wYTyI6Y5G4I0mC9iz_dPKEFuFonX0jnT1moA3ohURhGJX5ny7hiOnEOyBHY/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+032.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364784806282697058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIrik8vmKKXFqbxhIpj0OHaWk8AE0xbAoxUZNoSDeA03s0nfFgwxKsSN7KWTbUXQHTo_ONPfrfE0w8OrT_wYTyI6Y5G4I0mC9iz_dPKEFuFonX0jnT1moA3ohURhGJX5ny7hiOnEOyBHY/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+032.jpg" /></a><em>Tuan and Truyen backstage</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Tmr4zNX6hNNW0slQmCaKTX728unqrzaOO09TuOMumF68Q0T9rKenQh6oCYwFOlX6D_x4C8zm7wPthxPdVIMoGG5LdrvqQXpvoYc6MCI61BTbtmvhFZujwXUhB1fcrEGnjjPV298rYX-R/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+035.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364784800494883330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Tmr4zNX6hNNW0slQmCaKTX728unqrzaOO09TuOMumF68Q0T9rKenQh6oCYwFOlX6D_x4C8zm7wPthxPdVIMoGG5LdrvqQXpvoYc6MCI61BTbtmvhFZujwXUhB1fcrEGnjjPV298rYX-R/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+035.jpg" /></a><em> The kids from Phuong Dien!!!</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LOil8bLZ2lVXi98Epy5h-zryUtKK1sQnTKACdFOKuqbEYvai3UNqWV7mdCn5RuU0q3DlKN7lVZyoNOeKHsUtN4LPX4sZU52uWd-Uuk_nLo9oj9_qh4u27VNQDr0IBqF4I-P7NTrD-Tdl/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+036.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364784794182963378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LOil8bLZ2lVXi98Epy5h-zryUtKK1sQnTKACdFOKuqbEYvai3UNqWV7mdCn5RuU0q3DlKN7lVZyoNOeKHsUtN4LPX4sZU52uWd-Uuk_nLo9oj9_qh4u27VNQDr0IBqF4I-P7NTrD-Tdl/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+036.jpg" /></a><em>Village scene</em><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364783026187267218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEluc2OWYTaZU-mtD6qBnGzqRnKruJU0qQ_o8qP5MSrrxbJmCxIheLXWDRyTt8JVHgEYBv6XaDgH1L7fFw25WpGI-b0DCCjlr_MoWqQI5qDkm32JxD5OuulHBilfSX1N47WdYBinQShJY8/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+040.jpg" /><em>The fishing boat exits stage left</em><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364783037513022658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJMQnjJAS0x4pxjxQpOwCWZeuJR-Dcrtgo-7hoFfWFIbOEITkjlrTdKVLAYYCMGjzWOlSmyvhOHGsnSEuKIXdwb6MFRlKwyCZssIdw4OEtniRNSBNW_5SUnCfG4lH6Yj3-tjpCRw3MUBL/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance+009.jpg" /><em>On the bus to Saigon</em><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBUFcXYSuDH6lDvYhyphenhyphenmjAKFBWo6C2GPLL_yCxfJIxznHmSnHfO4idzudcd_l5WsV9pNGPOYudGBkds3ttgEHlkgTf5qG1Jp-OHTO6pE3LDWcVoUAsiQXjZJNlsBO2z0jlIR0CzaaNvKHP/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+042.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364783021019741730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBUFcXYSuDH6lDvYhyphenhyphenmjAKFBWo6C2GPLL_yCxfJIxznHmSnHfO4idzudcd_l5WsV9pNGPOYudGBkds3ttgEHlkgTf5qG1Jp-OHTO6pE3LDWcVoUAsiQXjZJNlsBO2z0jlIR0CzaaNvKHP/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+042.jpg" /></a><em> Linh giving direction</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V61KiXD6-Q7Hmy819CB5uK72EM0ReoK0gng6XEq1MWjIFLhAfgx-k5kBuvyN2tgtC3VGyDB0y5Y5yAwcBibRRHvSaIyUztUq-xoOkqjtzgJAlDzOGcN6tCaOzxuqJejh1MeeMUR_OwMq/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance+012.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364783016536016050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V61KiXD6-Q7Hmy819CB5uK72EM0ReoK0gng6XEq1MWjIFLhAfgx-k5kBuvyN2tgtC3VGyDB0y5Y5yAwcBibRRHvSaIyUztUq-xoOkqjtzgJAlDzOGcN6tCaOzxuqJejh1MeeMUR_OwMq/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance+012.jpg" /></a><em> Getting mic'd up</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-ySo_CaTeeXfv7bF42xCXIud1K5qz6019USxNgxR_whYVY-J-DtdYmiNiwZP-5KpgDVUXpwVf6jMVsSvnFzv90vwXGdYJrr8yxJnmquJwZQ6wGzfJ-coYjZeEUwpyGDN17SI7cx8yZS4/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+048.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364783004912763634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi-ySo_CaTeeXfv7bF42xCXIud1K5qz6019USxNgxR_whYVY-J-DtdYmiNiwZP-5KpgDVUXpwVf6jMVsSvnFzv90vwXGdYJrr8yxJnmquJwZQ6wGzfJ-coYjZeEUwpyGDN17SI7cx8yZS4/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+048.jpg" /></a><em> Testing testing 1 2 3</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCXGSS4MHEP_4nXv853plzsPc8YS42N4CSv9T2uLVc6fW_nbmXVkX19ab_tEkN_IL4SBQiEDijtTc5gf2BHtKe4N1A6iHVu__TdGtZ_rqgGVupyIaGnHIogW14s9MLXus5lJEynWKtOxU/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+053.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364781099969539058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCXGSS4MHEP_4nXv853plzsPc8YS42N4CSv9T2uLVc6fW_nbmXVkX19ab_tEkN_IL4SBQiEDijtTc5gf2BHtKe4N1A6iHVu__TdGtZ_rqgGVupyIaGnHIogW14s9MLXus5lJEynWKtOxU/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+053.jpg" /></a><em>The dance routine, look out Backstreet Boys!</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila4dxtLV1hIi1_stvQKX-Eigtk8jlyxkS7ovpZtzZRzKTUVPTMNWfS8kICQPG7kALYqaJcC5blsEIoWVwAw7f2-NJWp16ZX8cU9DEry-BVlK5_tTSM_N39j1uvI8VJedi1qsofHft5ALo/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+061.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364781089686695362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEila4dxtLV1hIi1_stvQKX-Eigtk8jlyxkS7ovpZtzZRzKTUVPTMNWfS8kICQPG7kALYqaJcC5blsEIoWVwAw7f2-NJWp16ZX8cU9DEry-BVlK5_tTSM_N39j1uvI8VJedi1qsofHft5ALo/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+061.jpg" /></a><em>Beautiful girls</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruroqafwM_yZPoa65h-FgeGE6NE508NsASisuO3WYnY0zTfecp6-HIo8lUiGQWRbZ6pEWY6vc9wZhqff3dq0_mefPTEeB-gfvXDitimWzN7imsZ3nMcZfI6lm0-TJwCxNp5qDG-z4AR4u/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+064.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364781080347805858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruroqafwM_yZPoa65h-FgeGE6NE508NsASisuO3WYnY0zTfecp6-HIo8lUiGQWRbZ6pEWY6vc9wZhqff3dq0_mefPTEeB-gfvXDitimWzN7imsZ3nMcZfI6lm0-TJwCxNp5qDG-z4AR4u/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+064.jpg" /></a><em>The Boys!</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOu_mACEPwXwPuljQk8UHVRhbHWjvym4tLEMOO0TLSlIRYHFGkDFGvYeYSXi1lTkI8CLjmqG_YbStePudc1VFG9Bv-HHZYB-iR1jo8sNHNuom6Ugqg91l0u1qGO-Ygcd8U59HeFFcaLxQp/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+065.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364781070941456562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOu_mACEPwXwPuljQk8UHVRhbHWjvym4tLEMOO0TLSlIRYHFGkDFGvYeYSXi1lTkI8CLjmqG_YbStePudc1VFG9Bv-HHZYB-iR1jo8sNHNuom6Ugqg91l0u1qGO-Ygcd8U59HeFFcaLxQp/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+065.jpg" /></a><em>Team Ready!</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoYVfpf0pJw0WL4Ed2Duz-xPgfgDh3jsBFhIHRONw3eM73FZMdDYDSkSXIse8HI363jHEF0TtkgnAK4vJgqJa5thtQjfXEIKPCdWNEOXTag4pL-GOdO4dxsz2597CEcymTBW4-s2b4NfM/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+077.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364781063925047026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoYVfpf0pJw0WL4Ed2Duz-xPgfgDh3jsBFhIHRONw3eM73FZMdDYDSkSXIse8HI363jHEF0TtkgnAK4vJgqJa5thtQjfXEIKPCdWNEOXTag4pL-GOdO4dxsz2597CEcymTBW4-s2b4NfM/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+077.jpg" /></a><em>Lights, camera, action</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5pCDqD7I3K-GQTUcK4QSFYnhb6dacGesaPBrZ4FCs770XDvHyrIGDIzlgn593u1XeXtLBG18AlwGFqkzDC1baHdVyNrhVOcp5pvopbQ5Nx31fjRAfAaxR2XqDHZTnnDXqzH5PubJuZHZ/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+128.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364777653343768690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5pCDqD7I3K-GQTUcK4QSFYnhb6dacGesaPBrZ4FCs770XDvHyrIGDIzlgn593u1XeXtLBG18AlwGFqkzDC1baHdVyNrhVOcp5pvopbQ5Nx31fjRAfAaxR2XqDHZTnnDXqzH5PubJuZHZ/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+128.jpg" /></a><em>The crowd loved them!</em></div><div><em></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioqC6acHpytR7YyhVRetXnDOxpWT3Bv0nrWFMy9bfIy-O_eaF6kExbulf3u-SOMSphAAlH5NI67JKU5RZS2ipSXn7w5Ja-GHx6Eo5Gb3nTWxyviICDYfFX9KD7ElT39qMdcNCyilKpuGs/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+097.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364777644692468866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioqC6acHpytR7YyhVRetXnDOxpWT3Bv0nrWFMy9bfIy-O_eaF6kExbulf3u-SOMSphAAlH5NI67JKU5RZS2ipSXn7w5Ja-GHx6Eo5Gb3nTWxyviICDYfFX9KD7ElT39qMdcNCyilKpuGs/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+097.jpg" /></a><em> Our little superstar Tuan</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RM5og2xFsSwPHhBzRqZCfNL5OfjqqTT9l6mqGrLK4-tDHbuffmghn53fl7CZs4VomzrsNn0L3PEPIYNwtRzBJ7rE-hCIAu8RaBq5xx1yLlS7oH0GeiG8AVzzj5fliFkpIqgZonf0Urxx/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+105.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364777640318179090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RM5og2xFsSwPHhBzRqZCfNL5OfjqqTT9l6mqGrLK4-tDHbuffmghn53fl7CZs4VomzrsNn0L3PEPIYNwtRzBJ7rE-hCIAu8RaBq5xx1yLlS7oH0GeiG8AVzzj5fliFkpIqgZonf0Urxx/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+105.jpg" /></a><em>Some of the crowd</em></div><div><em><br /></em><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflio5PJFvxJ97PPRKeSYEZxqkbVVPJWMtgrCzAShP-KqzRaD6ULlYPnohJhk1BSvYPnuXMRrOc2Cw1oegLYIPczVOnmhToE9Q-LHSCWLLsqRQs_FpBcYQySS9fippm8AhTWKfgy0eR5R7/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+109.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364777635739510946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflio5PJFvxJ97PPRKeSYEZxqkbVVPJWMtgrCzAShP-KqzRaD6ULlYPnohJhk1BSvYPnuXMRrOc2Cw1oegLYIPczVOnmhToE9Q-LHSCWLLsqRQs_FpBcYQySS9fippm8AhTWKfgy0eR5R7/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+109.jpg" /></a><em>The kids Bow</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ILekyi647QMa9U16Qi-yxH-H8XYysjKwhkk6-GOZSKVIMB1tx08DYzsIoDN9lWO7TmLcOKAGD5czMduNnH-5Tjzp-OLFSEURhxdGgS9VhH3oEd2vJgQMP_MTF1fVTKMi7QOXJySB_bK6/s1600-h/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+134.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364777619406903266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ILekyi647QMa9U16Qi-yxH-H8XYysjKwhkk6-GOZSKVIMB1tx08DYzsIoDN9lWO7TmLcOKAGD5czMduNnH-5Tjzp-OLFSEURhxdGgS9VhH3oEd2vJgQMP_MTF1fVTKMi7QOXJySB_bK6/s320/Phuong+Dien+Performance1+134.jpg" /></a> <div><div id="refHTML"><em>Supporting the singers!</em></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Right to Shinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178016841975346067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106115692924552035.post-31438293412255452922009-07-15T00:11:00.000-07:002009-07-22T23:57:53.462-07:00Our Trip to the Water Puppets<p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358693709801894674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_RlENZxPNRxA6NgHfw5iBjNtkSON0FOD-1nOiijQ7JjHCTUldCF7r0ytDgyFaNBi3Qx_xzq9hte1lnPjmBb48BTl4VmbUy74wq0ouHjaEpQfniLJNM_jruVzgD5Vf-PjTocdr6Ddcv0n/s320/Water+Puppets+075.jpg" />A couple of weeks ago Linh and I were very fortunate to meet the Director of The Water puppets here in Hue, after a few cups of iced tea, we couldn't resist his invititation to bring the kids to see the show. So on Monday morning whilst I was still sleeping, at 3am, some of the kids were already awake in the village, getting ready with excitement for the day ahead of them. One of the girls who suffers from travel sickness, had already thrown up thinking about the bus two hours before we arrived to pick them up! Ah I love it!</p><div><div><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358693718986243794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJrXIMYcuBS_RJyKNdmhyrCsCuWQmAOzKna_EkUx5wTyytWATNlO0bFjglfeIrkq0hCh5pH66EYFg1-koUp81tOzkNmBQERZVH1yvW2z44mHGb14kiCgxXOD6GaLU4mVgi-7XafbduVpd/s320/Water+Puppets+076.jpg" /> <div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358593516973471442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4mbyIX1YU6lFD51Pa7HekKpUO8dj4yw3AbceXhcLw55pqWwoQdjO0RdKbKZgEU5fVYqpRorOjRVIWEBfDL9j8_Tm6v8I4Z2CWBG40fqoiyxnEwo_xRIEYEqFrH209uc3G1QZU9VQ-o68/s320/Water+Puppets+068.jpg" /> When both buses arrived in the city, we had our first combined group circle of all of the kids in 'The Right to Shine'. What a special moment. As we went around introducing ourselves with an action, I was so impressed at the confidence of the kids, even though I knew that they were all feeling very shy to meet new teenagers! Not only did we want the give the kids an experience of a professional performance, but we wanted to give the kids a chance to get to know each other before their combined VIP performance in 3 weeks time. </div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358593489640670178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWBawOQzaO10xZK6ajx1fhw2Za1a6TfzTRLIbSGRvBVO9qWTcD8djKRGWSUcGAUFobH_6MsZNp5dDcO-N13E1PtaKCPVBzIzmjG082bnAKjk2FLbav22MVOx5BnKEMBRz9nXTGyxTqJxp/s320/Water+Puppets+021.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358593513612099442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQk9LpiCRHF8uu7f6eZxRQvmlTjVjdh-iKWi2HnmWecKdKVJ7eW4trtzHjjiSyfeOP_xIRhdlvChQDOgdyl6vBl3DBUwH7cRgLYlL-ZftIqPGFs62wLWXIbp2eqn_6ahoqgilHGlpxsV8_/s320/Water+Puppets+052.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358593505047602306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpdHgfCfFP_L3744sReFUvoOZPuZG33MYdMw3D2VXeVPLO_Ve2jpVBwzGC81O9F906_SaUbyEY9QLp-RDEMplsKdZgsZCnWx9qNkEdYd99HN81Iz9WPPVU7MYeFF4DZbXd0rGAtTGVclk/s320/Water+Puppets+035.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358593499915517762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTRrTYuNsX6HAgCfj23eNaOL0aEew8sFUb4mPlCy79OSQvrMNjfkWu4u4YyDoLrsqqSMbJ6xnvSkRzckzNh_Y-4QYn0gmti9COsGFWmVsl3ArP_SFTLnYdBypNivcXw3OljLHuehZvR5A/s320/Water+Puppets+033.jpg" />After a great show, showing a variety of different puppet styles, we all walked across the road to a lush green park on the banks of the Perfume river. There, we played under the trees, had a picnic lunch, and created short song and dance performances for each other. It was so lovely to see the kids just playing like kids, away from their responsibilities in the village. Then before we knew it, it was time to board the buses again and head back to the countryside. I will let the photos do the talking, but all in all it was a wonderful morning.</div><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358693723044112386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8Q99IruBj4Hxc2gQjzPIvT8CyvVlACt5YIljmmh1zX45JTUr9JXADTWXDpMn18-fEwsnPDfZ8SYPh944MrY7JHJcfhhaqJsDwuhlFQsMfm9s1VjHOdkVW3JgZjMneDWqdI45IEZiyCML/s320/Water+Puppets+145.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360446818798345506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-IjlaQc1WPDSLS4VJ86QJ37LSxWZ5no0bj45Uj9K0-Ew-6RPNZ1fzDYWBs1mkV_6BnZPzzZmSh0nH5MIEhtGPoeDt7fIvMzj_nGGFa9YsHQNwpZ3SAd7epkdvPcj1tQsHQMMcWHpaLcO/s320/Water+Puppets+164.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358693730306297506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjes2JKZDEvTuURINkBS7hP12Mi_wqMPhvmTqVNOx4x7Tyf3gsnkWEikEZa8NWpP0K7LDu4GqqtONuG0H26PlgDRtTgGDtlLUmfZDiSFf85GZiRc6NnRF76RX9OhtJZ_cmxi9QKs6HutQY/s320/Water+Puppets+161.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360446850093191570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4q4YlG42-YlcRBdSy_7gfmjpzerm5Vy4-HUngNL2qXn2BJdYqCgxTrq_OIoufRknOrVW6qGyQzaL-JYGW4eRpI8dpox7riQPD4c7Q-NCBH5ztN3zQiMLpLQWMwZINyPNbDPOTkrt6n3F/s320/Water+Puppets+187.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360446869110301826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YPr3EMuyq9CMSDT00fkC1WlmyrELmMnVrBXKrVQXpKmSD2Q2ZMC2gXI9HE0FxT2Ik8WMRQp25XFSp84j0bF8cLDSffAujf5SuHdl2Il1STnM_zgBqcBqOi2ASGbRypu1eENbXX_j-koe/s320/Water+Puppets+191.jpg" /> </div></div></div></div>The Right to Shinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178016841975346067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106115692924552035.post-53268310798179610982009-07-13T22:02:00.000-07:002009-07-14T23:59:24.032-07:00Create Create CreateThis past week has been an incredible start to the performance creation phase! All the kids have been so eager to work together and bring all of their skills to the stage to do the best performance possible for their communities. In Phuong Dien village, the kids really want to prove to their parents that they are useful and wonderful actors, and in Hai Tien they really want their parents to be proud of them and for their friends to learn from their performance and not go to Saigon. For the performance creation process we've created a storyline for both groups based on their experiences in Saigon and other issues we explored during the conciousness raising phase, so during rehearsals the kids create the content and dialogue for each scene. The performances will follow the kids from life in their beach side villages to the garment factories and late night streets of Saigon. They will be wonderful performances, I am sure of that, and I am very eager to see the responses and reactions from the communities.
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<br />We are all buzzing on the kids excitement and commitment to the performances, and my team and I feel like we are so blessed to be able to give this opportunity to the kids. We are doing as much as humanly possible behind the scenes to make sure that the kids SHINE!!! We have been very busy, but loving being a witness to the creation coming together. On Saturday in Hai Tien we had a fantastic afternoon painting backdrops - a city scene and a village scene. The kids did a beautiful job. It was so interesting to watch them work out how they would work together to achieve their goal, they had their ups and downs but they all pulled together to create something very beautiful. I am so proud of them!
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<br />Here is a glimpse of the early stages of rehearsals in Phuong Dien Village;
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<br />Here are some of the kids comments about how they are feeling at this stage of rehearsals...
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<br /><ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am very happy with the first 2 scenes. Its an honor for us to do this and we couldn’t do it without the support from <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Linh, Nam and Skye</st1:city></st1:place></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am excited about the 2 scenes</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am happy to be on stage performing</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am happy when I performed today because I didn’t laugh</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am excited and looking forward to the final performance</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am happy and a little nervous to be on the stage</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am excited to be on the stage very soon</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am excited to be performing with my friends on the stage</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am excited about <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on"></st1:city><st1:country-region st="on"></st1:country-region></st1:place>going to see the Water puppets next week</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I really like Scene 1 where we tell our dreams on stage and I also like the story which Skye created</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I feel very happy to fulfill my two roles today</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am happy to be a dancer in scene 1 and also to be the main character in scene 2. I will try my best to be a good actress for the group</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Everyone acted SO WELL today</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am happy to talk about our dreams and I am looking forward to the performance</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I really like scene 2, I think the newspaper story will have a big effect on the audience and the parents will think about this newspaper story before sending their kids to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am happy to be on stage but a little bit nervous</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I have prepared myself for the upcoming performance</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Its an honour for me to be on the stage to perform, Thank you for your help to make this possible</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Everyone acted really well with these two scenes and I hope that everyone continues to act really well</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am so happy because you (linh, Nam, Skye) have brought us very special things.</li></ul>
<br />A glimpse at Rehearsals in Hai Tien Village;
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<br />When asked how they think their families and friends will respond to their performances....
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We introduced a story about a 13 year long child exploitation case from Hanoi which caused an outrage amongst members of the community and all over Vietnam. This story about a girl named Binh made it to the newspapers, and what caught our eye was the response from the readers in letters to the editors. We wanted to show the kids that there are local people who care about the well being and future of the children in Vietnam. People who are against child labour and are trying to find ways to keep children safe in the workplace and off the streets.<br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_wTFmtt_ttyqAXy9V6QMVXM9N6oeEgNn9hQ11xtpy-2gZxAk_Rb4DbeC2xuKDP19W86ChoXaPQOJzkxB_oj0xmmGTz4q2cl0M88QtujiR7Vnjbc5Zvr6lm3m4AsCg2cO1_eM-R01NJq9/s1600-h/Workshop+11+079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px; display: block; height: 320px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355265509679414610" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_wTFmtt_ttyqAXy9V6QMVXM9N6oeEgNn9hQ11xtpy-2gZxAk_Rb4DbeC2xuKDP19W86ChoXaPQOJzkxB_oj0xmmGTz4q2cl0M88QtujiR7Vnjbc5Zvr6lm3m4AsCg2cO1_eM-R01NJq9/s320/Workshop+11+079.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUqIz2Nna60UueNfZsRpCnf0wUHFpzvddefhd_b8sMq6ViREkzHH6fW-eWiahbcX9IP-PIw6nzyyyZoGLxCXgrg586E12s6hcRSk3PDMf66vUmIaQI1ki3EO1HKv0YJHnni6ZmnHv0bnY/s1600-h/Workshop+11+082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px; display: block; height: 320px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355267187474723650" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUqIz2Nna60UueNfZsRpCnf0wUHFpzvddefhd_b8sMq6ViREkzHH6fW-eWiahbcX9IP-PIw6nzyyyZoGLxCXgrg586E12s6hcRSk3PDMf66vUmIaQI1ki3EO1HKv0YJHnni6ZmnHv0bnY/s320/Workshop+11+082.jpg" border="0" /></a>It has been an intense and incredibly rewarding week, seeing what the kids would like to do or say to prevent exploitative and abusive employment from happening to other kids in the future, and also seeing their acceptance of these difficult situations as a normal part of their reality. Some feel that it is just bad luck to end up in a situation like Binh's in Hanoi. I think there is more to it than Bad luck!<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0PWBiiPH4JVg7VfoYYRVghzlPL4BQVLJlE-3L9h6RVmuEDRp4mEH_0CGP-V43nZH5VMwWPSEdHuXWMeQVfkrEanYgF4Js6qfP4juh9z2TkV2jgUezX26lwYjx6yr-HQr_ZKAy5JaUIVT/s1600-h/Workshop+11+068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355265488150935746" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0PWBiiPH4JVg7VfoYYRVghzlPL4BQVLJlE-3L9h6RVmuEDRp4mEH_0CGP-V43nZH5VMwWPSEdHuXWMeQVfkrEanYgF4Js6qfP4juh9z2TkV2jgUezX26lwYjx6yr-HQr_ZKAy5JaUIVT/s320/Workshop+11+068.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiellF6jVVaq0bblmiGt6ERFWzTf1TMoZvX3BL_mkUQe8LsDhcMUvWnmsJ48OnpLzIajA5WaWWFK3nV3GElMqkko7nfgTGNrtYybEQx2FJv0ygdNF8QeSy8cHnrgLgKxu8yx50rIuf0E__y/s1600-h/Workshop+11+070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355265501181930674" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiellF6jVVaq0bblmiGt6ERFWzTf1TMoZvX3BL_mkUQe8LsDhcMUvWnmsJ48OnpLzIajA5WaWWFK3nV3GElMqkko7nfgTGNrtYybEQx2FJv0ygdNF8QeSy8cHnrgLgKxu8yx50rIuf0E__y/s320/Workshop+11+070.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwM4CooLAdcMo4ut6TFj5ze7-1nByA_PRoNJ5ZZncq6VRVHGXS_-TlLImC9j6HNfWF0Q3L6Uoxyk44HguMAYdGjMxkaoPyslzPBXqs8QXc01MO3mewZ8FjrFPeOXef7-HdlGvZs_Gz2CQ/s1600-h/Workshop+11+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px; display: block; height: 240px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355265495927142850" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwM4CooLAdcMo4ut6TFj5ze7-1nByA_PRoNJ5ZZncq6VRVHGXS_-TlLImC9j6HNfWF0Q3L6Uoxyk44HguMAYdGjMxkaoPyslzPBXqs8QXc01MO3mewZ8FjrFPeOXef7-HdlGvZs_Gz2CQ/s320/Workshop+11+069.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><em><strong>Some of the responses to Binh's story </strong></em></div><br /><div><em>• If I met the employers I would look down on them </em></div><em>• The employers are the devil </em><br /><div><em>• I felt emotional about Binh’s situations, she had to endure great suffering </em></div><em>• Binh is very strong to have survived 13 years of this abuse </em><br /><div><em>• The employers have no sense of humanity and no conscience </em></div><em>• I hope that Binh finds happiness after all the suffering </em><br /><div><em>• I would gather the neighbours to fight against the employers, because we would be stronger as a group </em></div><div><em>• It was the mother’s fault, her mistake for leaving her child with these people. Parents need to take care when they leave their children to work somewhere </em></div><em>• The mother should have observed the facial expressions of the employers carefully to see their character – if they are good or bad people, before she left her child there. </em><br /><div><em>• As a child you should try to go to work with a friend so you have some support inside. Better to have 2 people, than 1 </em></div><em>• Society ignored Binh for 13 years </em><br /><div><em>• I imagine if I was a neighbour, I would try to convince the employers to treat her better or to free her. But the scars on Binhs body will not fade, and the scars will always remind her of her experience. </em></div><em>• I can not help, because I am too young and small </em><br /><div><em>• I can not do by myself, so I will ask many people to come with me. If the employers don’t co-operate then I would ring the authorities </em></div><em>• I would help her to runaway and help her to find a better job </em><br /><div><em>• I would ask my parents to bring Binh to stay or ask them to find Binh’s family </em></div><em>• If I was Binh’s friend I would advise her to run away, or I would take her to the orphanage, or employ her to work in my house as hired help, but I would treat her well </em><br /><em>• I would ask Binh to come to my house to play</em><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1kuNMUZLGFx1p-srikhAx5JaMC63nvYZw80G6z4nQlIXkIWEvcnnD8LPKHVOkdMl76sDbeh65Q7lFA8LGHSL-JzY2BM8EAZstlb8MCQF2Yss7MJSGEAitJ6jIFfHA_DgetlKeLFQ_voC/s1600-h/Workshop+11+045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px; display: block; height: 320px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355267211299440930" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1kuNMUZLGFx1p-srikhAx5JaMC63nvYZw80G6z4nQlIXkIWEvcnnD8LPKHVOkdMl76sDbeh65Q7lFA8LGHSL-JzY2BM8EAZstlb8MCQF2Yss7MJSGEAitJ6jIFfHA_DgetlKeLFQ_voC/s320/Workshop+11+045.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What would you say to the world to change how children are treated?</span><br /><div><div><div><em><strong></strong>· People in the community need to come together and contribute to help the poor people </em></div><em>· You need the children for the future of the country </em><br /><div><em>· Don’t exploit children, help them if you see them in bad situations </em></div><em>· Share the social responsibility of disadvantaged children </em><br /><div><em>· Don’t exploit or abuse children </em></div><em>· Contribute money to help kids to runaway from their employers </em><em><br /><br /></em><div><em></em>We also explored how the kids like to be treated and if they felt they were understood by adults. </div>It was very interesting to hear the kids express how they would like to be treated and how they can make other adults understand them better. They really put thought into how they could resolve misunderstandings in their lives.<br /><br /><div><em><strong>How to make your teachers understand you? </strong></em></div><em>· We could write a letter to our teachers to explain some situations </em><br /><div><em>· We could ask the teachers permission when we are not able to come to school </em></div><em>· Explain to the teachers, our reason for bad hand writing is that we have an abnormal feature in our hand – we are left handed </em><br /><br /><div><em><strong>How to make your parents understand you better?</strong> </em></div><em>· Show parents our wants by talking directly to them or use our actions to demonstrate the truth </em><br /><div><em>· Run away from home until parents calm down, then try to explain to them </em></div><br /><div><em><strong>How to make the neighbors understand you better? </strong></em></div><em>· Ask neighbors for evidence to demonstrate that they misunderstand </em><br /><div><em>· To tell the whole story from the beginning to end to help neighbors understand in the right way </em></div><em>· Talk in a nice way to the neighbors, advise them not to interfere in our business </em><br /><div><em>· Argue with the neighbors when they judge us wrongly<br /></em></div><br /><div><em><strong>What do you want people to understand about you? </strong></em></div><em>· I want people to know I am an honest person </em><br /><div><em>· I want people to know that I am a gentle person </em></div><em>· I want people to know I am honest </em><br /><div><em>· People should know that I never do bad things and that I am honest </em></div><em>· I want people to know that I don’t have addictions or bad habits </em><br /><div><em>· I am genuine, honest and I do the right thing </em></div><em>· I am a kind person and also strict in my ways </em><br /><div><em>· I want people to understand I am honest </em></div><em>· I want people to know I am honest and have a heart of gold </em><br /><div><em>· I am knowledgeable, honest, never tell a lie and I don’t drink beer or wine </em></div><em>· I wish my mother would believe what I say. My father does but my mother doesn’t </em><br /><div><em>· I am kind and always ready to help others<br /></em></div><br /><div>If you are ever looking for something to do with your free time, see what you can do with a stick and a sarong..... 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<br /><ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I want to be a mechanic and I think it is realistic for me</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">If I want to be a singer I would have to train a lot</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I want to be an artist, so I sometimes practice at home</li></ul>
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<br /><ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I definitely want to be a singer, so I have to practice all the time, always be happy in front of people and also confident on stage</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Being a doctor is my dream, I think it is possible for me, I am always trying my best in my studies for my future</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I want to be a teacher, and I know I need to try my best in my studies now</li></ul>
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<br />It has been another incredible week, I have observed such sensitivity and care towards each other in sculpting activities, creativity and imagination in improvisation games, and profound awareness of the factors which affect their lives.
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<br />In our reflection together, some kids didn't think their dreams were possible due to their economic situation. One little angel, has always wanted to be an air hostess, but recently she realised that it will never be possible due to her family's situation, she held back her tears as she told us this. She would be an incredible air hostess, she has a smile as big as the sun! In reality, it may not be possible, but who knows what opportunities will arise in pursuing it. We continue to encourage the kids to dream, believe in themselves, make the most of the opportunities they have now, and continue studying to give themselves more options in the future and break the cycle of poverty. There will always be people who are worse off or better off than us, but we are all human and we all deserve to have our basic needs met and the opportunity to pursue our dreams.
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<br /></div>When we moved onto identifying our basic needs in comparison to our wants, I witnessed the most incredible display of compassion in Phuong Dien village. Each group of kids were given a basic need, and explored the long term effects on their life if that need was never met. Some of the performances brought tears to all of our eyes. The children really accessed their experiences and took them to another level. Their compassion and understanding of these issues was beyond their years. The performances they created were so impressive!!! We were all so proud of them. They connected with their own raw emotion and brought it to their performances, WOW!!! In our discussions after the performances, they all commented that even though they themselves were very poor, there are still some people who are in worse situations than they are, and they consider themselves lucky. These children are amazing!
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<br /></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I was happy to perform. These topics feel very familiar to our lives so it is not difficult to perform. Now our lives are a little bit better than the lives in our performance, but still there are some very poor families facing these difficulties in their life.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">It was difficult to perform because our situation was very dramatic and I had to prepare my tears. For me I acted with my real heart.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">If you are not healthy, you will die.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am pleased with our performance. I acted with real emotion. I can see that our lives are still better than the circumstances they performed</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I was pleased with our performance. I played two roles, The mother who loved her children, and the shop owner who despised the family. I felt sympathy for the neighbor who helped my family in the performance even though they were also poor and didn’t have much they could share but still they helped within their means. Even though I played the mean shop owner, I didn’t agree with the way we were treated, and as the mother I felt real love for my children.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Our performance was about the worst situation a family could be in without any accommodation. I see our lives are better. I played the role of the daughter who was a very poor child with no education or hope</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I became very emotional about the mother’s love in our performance. Because in difficulties the mother always sacrifices herself for her children.</li></ul>
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Before we started delving into personal experiences we talked with the kids who haven’t been to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> yet, to ask if they wanted to go, hands shot up into the air like it was an exciting journey to paradise, when they expressed their reasons, they giggled with childlike innocence and bravery... <span style=""> </span></p>
<br /><ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I am ready for hard work, so I am keen to go</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">My family is very poor so I can help them if I go to work in <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I don’t care about working hard, only about earning money</li></ul>
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Voices of the children in Hai Tien village...</p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The trafficker ( Mrs Diep) came to our village looking for children to take to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place>. She talked with us, telling us how wonderful <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> was, it sounded like a paradise. She told us that we could save 3 million VND in one year, and then if we were good we could get a salary increase. A group of us went together.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Some kids had to convince their parents, but some parents thought it was a good idea because they couldn’t afford to keep their children.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">With Mrs Diep, they were split into two groups.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">We had to change our body clock because we would work all night selling flowers</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">My sister and I had a really hard time, if we didn’t make enough money they were beaten, they would pull their hair and hit them with a broom. When we were on the street selling flowers we were monitored by people on motorbikes, who would order us around.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">But the other girls in the group said that they were treated well and their boss was a nice person.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">There was one school, like a centre to help children. The girls saw that the children there were in very poor condition, but they asked their boss if they could attend some classes at the school. The boss agreed and they used to attend 3 morning classes/ week to join in with activities, etc. ( I think it was free because it was a child help centre)</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">They were mainly very homesick</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">On the first day they arrived, the food was very good and they were very excited to be in such a beautiful and amazing place like <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place>, but as time progressed the food became very poor.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">It turned from paradise to hell very quickly</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">One of the girls said they went on a trip to Nha Trang for 3 days and also to Vung Tau, so she thought that it was ok working for these people</li></ul>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVpYLW80S50EAc1Q61oTO4G9QyJvxfs6XCn6J_xmFZe7Nl92k5QxdaY6pPP2VWfULHJzXaO8GlXu1nS8Mq5hH-KQK3BPouNgYTyUxRa46FhhrEUSZ_Hqs9WWzZHANxCgMKb_lRLtV5mXE/s1600-h/Workshop+8+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVpYLW80S50EAc1Q61oTO4G9QyJvxfs6XCn6J_xmFZe7Nl92k5QxdaY6pPP2VWfULHJzXaO8GlXu1nS8Mq5hH-KQK3BPouNgYTyUxRa46FhhrEUSZ_Hqs9WWzZHANxCgMKb_lRLtV5mXE/s320/Workshop+8+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350059406808373170" border="0" /></a> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Closing Circle Reflections about their experiences</p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Working in <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> at such a young age requires a lot of energy to work like that. And then you miss out on going to school and remain or become illiterate.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I can say for sure that the employers are exploiting the children</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Before we did the performances, I was very curious to work in <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place>, but now I see the reality that it is very difficult</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I also agree with Uyen, that I was very excited and curious about working in <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place>, but now I see it is important to encourage kids to stay at home and school and to build and follow their dreams</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">From the performances, I see that the children have to work very hard, there is poor nutrition for them, the trafficking is criminal activity, and the employers are exploiting the children. </li></ul> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Voices of the children from <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Phuong</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Dien</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Village..</st1:placetype></st1:place></p><p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">
<br /></st1:placetype></st1:place></p><p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on"></st1:placetype></st1:place><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVL6IqJ3jMqN3MI-ff_FhvVGV0hafqce7aDtnibRd_Kl-J7X7Yypm37GfTiGJRLwrEUP99Yc0yR8sDE1HE9eV256b9VhMU1qxLyTGvAGTDISewjlBBIP0JlwSGMSGh5Q0dBK9UtkfpjZDp/s1600-h/Workshop+7+070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVL6IqJ3jMqN3MI-ff_FhvVGV0hafqce7aDtnibRd_Kl-J7X7Yypm37GfTiGJRLwrEUP99Yc0yR8sDE1HE9eV256b9VhMU1qxLyTGvAGTDISewjlBBIP0JlwSGMSGh5Q0dBK9UtkfpjZDp/s320/Workshop+7+070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350076533814301954" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What was the reality once you were working in <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place>?</p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Working hours were difficult, but we were treated normal ( What does ‘normal’ mean? )</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I was insulted and beaten when I was absentminded, or daydreaming while I was working</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">It was difficult</li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">How did you know about working in <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place>?</p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">All of the kids already have older brothers and sisters working there.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Some went by their own decision</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">One boy was forced to go by his mother</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Parents told them to go</li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Why did you go?</p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Because of poverty, I am only at my house not doing anything, so my parents told me to be useful and do something, so I went to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I didn’t want to go but my mother pushed me to go</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">My parents said “ You are useless here, we can not afford you”</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">My mother didn’t make me go, although she couldn’t afford to keep me but she said she would try her best, so I went by my own decision.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I feel I have a responsibility to earn money to take care of my siblings so they can go to school, that is why I went.</li></ul> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<br /><ul style="margin-top: 0in; font-style: italic;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Our parents don't understand the difficulties children suffer and the hard work we had to do
<br /></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The employers in <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> have no conscience, they fight and beat the kids and insult them</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">The employer they acted was a little bit kinder than the real employers I have worked for. In reality they are very cruel. They treated us like animals, beat us whenever they liked. Both of my employers exploited me.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">After observing the performances, I no longer want to go to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> to work. I see it’s a hard life and it is not the same as my expectations.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">There is no other option but for our parents to send us to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> because their daily reality is very hard</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">Because I made my own decision to go to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place>, when I came back I had no sympathy from my parents, they said “ well, that’s your fault, we tried to prevent you from going but you didn’t listen”</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I went by my own decision, and I regretted my decision once I was there. The employer was so cruel and I have heard a lot of terrible stories about other employers.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">If someone asked me to get in a car to go to <st1:place st="on">Saigon</st1:place> now, I would say NO</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="">I still think its my fault and I regret making my parents upset
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<br />With a new and daring physical language, both groups were able to express scenery, movement, emotion, and magic to create the most wonderfully expressive image theatre on conflict, and also in the re-telling of folk stories. What I love the most is the kids pride after their performances, there are always comments about how they are becoming such good actors and that they are improving with every workshop. This really excites me, as the children are so willing to explore their physical expression as well as their emotional expression to really portray their truths. And all done in such a supportive and encouraging environment. It is incredible to see these kids strive to be stars, it says a lot about their nature and also of their futures if they are able to find suitable opportunities for growth.
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<br />We also had a very insightful week into the reality of the kids perspectives about working in Saigon. When asked what was your happiest memory? A few of the kids said "when I was in Saigon". This alerted my little antennaes to look further into the ideas and beliefs about what working in Saigon means for the kids and their families. We specifically talked with the children who haven't been to Saigon yet, but are at high risk of being trafficked. We needed to understand what their perspective was and most of the kids genuinely believe that even though it is difficult work, that it is good to earn money to help their family who are very poor, and they hope that in the future their parents won't have to work as hard. I understand their responsibility and obligation to the well being of their whole to their family, especially that of the eldest child. This was a real eye opener for me as I realised that there are so many contributing factors to the trafficking situation, and that I need to put my western views on hold and really listen to the community about how they want to improve their lives. I look forward to this week when we start to delve deeper into the experiences of the children who have already worked in Saigon, and using their stories to spread awareness of the reality to the children who haven't been yet. I am excited to learn from these kids, of their thoughts and ideas about their current situations and their futures. Stay tuned!!!!
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<br />Enjoy the kids feedback:
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We are all excellent painters.</li></ul><ul style="font-style: italic;"><li>I liked the group catch and falling activity. It felt great being lifted. It is a risky activity and I like to be challenged. Image theatre taught us how to draw with our bodies</li></ul><ul style="font-style: italic;"><li>The fishing net tag is very familiar to our lives, so I really liked it.</li></ul><ul style="font-style: italic;"><li>I feel more confident and more brave because of the falling and trust activities.</li></ul><ul style="font-style: italic;"><li>I like acting conflict between friends when drunk. It’s a lesson, to not gather when drunk because you can damage your friendship</li></ul><ul style="font-style: italic;"><li>I feel relieved that I am able to express the conflict in our families</li></ul><ul><li style="font-style: italic;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ @list l0 {mso-list-id:1025449863; mso-list-type:hybrid; mso-list-template-ids:1356394022 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693 67698689 67698691 67698693;} @list l0:level1 {mso-level-number-format:bullet; mso-level-text:; mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; mso-level-number-position:left; text-indent:-.25in; font-family:Symbol;} ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]-->I liked acting out the conflicts, because in real life I am always the passive one, but in drama I can play a more powerful and active role and drive the direction of the conflict</li></ul><ul style="font-style: italic;"><li>I really liked the bridge activity but I could not pass over the bridge because I am heavy</li></ul><ul><li style="font-style: italic;">I loved the bridge, I crossed the bridge many times, because I cheated he he he</li></ul><ul style="font-style: italic;"><li>I liked the folk stories especially the princess character that Viet played, he acted so well</li></ul><ul style="font-style: italic;"><li>I really loved the Greek exercise because I want to be a champion to rescue the beautiful girls from the enemy!</li></ul><ul style="font-style: italic;"><li>I feel more confident in public now</li></ul><ul><li style="font-style: italic;">People live longer if they laugh a lot, and in drama we laugh a lot, so we will live longer!</li></ul><ul style="font-style: italic;"><li>I enjoyed being a king today and having lots of servants</li></ul><ul style="font-style: italic;"><li>The singing was my favourite, Khanh has such a gold voice</li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">To cross the bridge you need to be skillful</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">to keep balance and to use the support from other people</span> </li></ul>The Right to Shinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178016841975346067noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106115692924552035.post-36134208064941953462009-06-09T21:09:00.000-07:002009-06-10T01:44:08.729-07:00Trust, Team Work, Emotions and Conflict<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345600421953519666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KqDNBrzUSVEj5B58X-XUo7zHXVUov4U7dO8nspez6KNIs9eBAuzBDEnEsYuJuM8CEVCsBRZzyqhriji607T4LOdF8ToCTgLtFx0q9MDE6xQPkq5vL44NJzNBqETz_xiPjZfkYS5vp2p2/s320/Workshop+4+133.jpg" /><br />After a week of introducing drama to these amazing kids, they were pretty sold on the idea of continuing with the program over their summer holidays. Not only to develop a performance for their communities, but also a strong supportive group amongst themselves, have fun developing drama and life skills, and challenge themselves to fulfill their potential. We have established our two groups. In Hai Tien village we have 27 kids, and in in Phuong Dien village we have 16 kids participating in the project. Exciting, exciting!!<br /><p><br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345614905351128322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz58wuCe2yO4viJHSzt9UzhFou9IxYq1RR_DLRJMLmYoAm8n0EVcs3V0oNBFDIQJAG9xpOEBxBy2DV3LuaWrQYdmnXWBxAeV0Mk4reDiWSDZ29-PCLvVjxhyphenhypheneveu3CtvBHb0nWqfQVyLpU/s320/Workshop+3+014.jpg" /><br /><br /><p align="left"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345595252214396338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tL0uOj29O2aMqQ9Ge9gWBQOQueTZk2FvsicJUt3R6jdlT3zU3PGDpVhiY4GybQ8FVYiBz2KoDCjy_LnAbhDhezqTlIZK0ZYt6XolZCu8UPNBvPTKnoEXZ8wLfijq76Iki2nHqElnVagB/s320/Workshop+3+041.jpg" /></p><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345595266764958082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NBIk5GocXBNSg2Qjq6XDvt2XAKlV_zqF1PyIGBLs_Dir8O9jph-VN_TMQFxj5m7VcrGg6Ityz7VAPsUna_evot9ekG7uLHuKGxeuDVZXPJSZ3pbvxpAQgqZaelWutQhFGK_FQ6V5Qo1j/s320/Workshop+3+049.jpg" /><br />Week 2 has taken us on a journey from blindfold trust activities to expressing different emotions through subtle expressions or large exaggerations, playing out scenarios with emotional catalysts, challenging our right brain and left brain through movement, hypnotising each other in lead/ follow exercises, creating beautiful movements and team work as schools of fish, to expressing conflicts from our own lives, and trying to find solutions through play. It feels like I have known these kids for months! The determination of these children to improve their acting skills, life skills and discover new ways of thinking and applying lessons to their lives through drama is incredible.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345600436931993778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZkUF34-4v21Yq2yG-R10TTbTUpoMv1QareC-hK1oe2_OK44QT9VKAQLp7z0TwSyCFMEBN9pG-WDJJ6KAomTcJ0HSKsogfQr4elIIj8rmvdpf7TtNqct9ZKiZXwzTPr6ISFqsMzowHpZ6/s320/Workshop+4+162.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345597741124737778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQEEo8czY1Wf36xugZMEl6DTi2NG9baAAJ695SGXJJfkTNFXgxWi-f-rBKLt_MCDB4ePM-_GOWSMXOoHDjF8lLMl-TpB2mS986I0J-_ZuhqUC7TZ41GFdwyDnE0anboXf5B9EZmpGmES6/s320/Workshop+4+031.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345597725846410290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1mc3orwKy7F_0y6kH_DftyrZyhvCx902yoPIoY87w-0Y6mT9WpsV17c_k769DKowduilU_ZyNnjbN4ARiPDRI1kqMMu_SRS_AA2A7v5M5HVhxKv_rNWXcgChw8drSyeJiWSGtj4MAuvGO/s320/Workshop+4+027.jpg" /><br />I have learnt a lot about the children's lives through the conflicts they acted out this week. Some of the children took big risks in acting out some very personal issues in their famlies. The two that stick in my mind and heart both involve alcoholic fathers. And in both situations, the children of these fathers acted as their fathers. This was a very brave step, there were a lot of whispers amongst the audience, identifying the real people behind the characters. But there was also group support and solidarity for the kids whose experience this was.<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345611877474093922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKoJuONJ7R6VK4y4zSANxPvzxXOly0-WD5cA1fswprVMPcUg2g4YfiVyEZ-7oCc9_dSEijNnRmcFl5fpml7VmrUaVdgGwTiEqfuEaPFEEfYhNnQP8VmjWxW2LdMsxRq4mJLKiLo7l2Ar_Q/s320/Workshop+4+231.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345613599036409346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmq333ruRHVjLmcQj19otFyMqENlfnAoC58R3VvoanJpZU6Q-jzjk-DPOFvOjSDYJco4KN0RVF_NIA1kXw0YHtlXIKvDhVagpynpI51DcYbR6r9N0ifUbnik3FgyfZe8vYFRCw9Aa9t1S/s320/Workshop+4+228.jpg" /><br />Through this process, most of the children were relieved to express their problems and realise that there was conflict in everyone's families, between parents, and also amongst siblings. This created a sense of normalisation of the problems, creating a safe base for us to continue delving into the issues in these kids lives. This workshop was very emotional for us as this was the first insight into the reality of these kids lives, besides the data recorded on paper. It is moments like these that makes us want to love them more and more. And its moments like these that inspire us as facilitators to be the best we can be in facilitating this program so the children can exceed their potential.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345600417024376258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippSmQfGjAnlMmn4aOe1g68MS4d1BgiEZMhgzdovBgNG6LtaM0lvwATk8zQkQHfn7LUtrZDQ9UYXg4OmiqAp1Ft9_-6dgOFdkexg7mT4dQnfqrnr1bCdPBBR12ybxCq3maJScKDEAmWJnm/s320/Workshop+4+128.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345609106089543026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJc3e-uTMviwR0gMe8Ygf5vAPi2Kfs9UIsuccLbxr1D5tJQm7a6HCXS7qPFHziR8VR4InxOXI_ukfz0itHLW32e31wZm3ZKRbGroh9wR0m0Vq0xiPF3O5ebK3DpCtRQpr94l-uUZu1pPI/s320/Workshop+4+123.jpg" /><br />I'd like to share some of the kids feedback to give you more of a sense of who they are...<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345600422439154466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbIIsETaCdN0h5SMgn_uN9B8JXGXDMieucjwLAXxNU23091fN8XNETAefOjJszfAkSBSMCjjb9TH8ek4j7wXVI5Jg7sNU5xOTI72PHp3BrEUcG0VcnuvvI7-mGoHTsu9dT2kDufpfEc1n/s320/Workshop+4+140.jpg" /><br /><em>I found emotions difficult to express, because if I am feeling very happy and I must act out sadness it is hard to change from my real emotion. Also expressing loneliness was difficult for me<br />It is easy to distinguish emotions one by one but sometimes, they blend together and are very similar</em> <p></p><p><em>It was easier to act out real conflicts than situations we are not familiar with</em></p><p><em>People have different opinions and in life not every conflict can be solved, but by acting out the conflict and then finding a solution, I will be able to use this in life </em></p><p><em>I was not happy with our performance because we weren’t able to find a solution. </em></p><p><em>If we look at our own lives we can see many conflicts amongst our siblings and in our families. So in life, I can try to solve these problems</em></p><p><em>I learnt a lesson from todays performances – Don’t play football on the street, because it is dangerous for pedestrians walking by</em></p><p><em>I liked the way we gave the solution, by explaining in a soft way to the people in the conflict</em></p><p><em>I couldn’t act well because in my group people were laughing and couldn’t play the characters seriously</em></p><p><em>It was easier to perform our own conflicts because we were able to bring the real emotion to the drama</em></p><p><em>There are lots of problems in life, many are complicated. Some problems can be solved easily but sometimes you have to call the police to help. It is difficult with boys fighting each other because you can’t resolve the problem by talking</em></p><p><em>It was easier to play our own characters in our real conflicts</em></p><p><em>The conflict we performed was from my experience, at the time I felt very scared as I was being falsely accused, and I was afraid that people wouldn’t believe me. In the real situation I cried and waited quietly until they found the person who had stolen the thing</em></p><p><em>When I was acting as a thief I was afraid of being accused by the police man</em></p><p><em>I was very happy when I can act for 20 mins from real life experience. We performed a conflict we saw last night on the beach. By acting it out we saw the value of friendship, and that if we face our difficulties we will become very tight friends</em></p><p><em>Its very difficult to control a hot temper in real life, but also in acting it was difficult to control because it felt that we could easily get swept away with the fighting</em></p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345600428602294834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFTDUceD6ZeUwzWAFczkkt9TqP_kiiQ-6pKEVIh-zaPdbvWlJKY7TgIba1v1HsD3K2WXNKCoFR1R8wUyxuUDR_syAd-LvfquhcgVs6gbZbfqK_rSOTZe28Gfu-tus-_LcZK17mv8B0Mq1/s320/Workshop+4+141.jpg" /><br /></p>The Right to Shinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178016841975346067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1106115692924552035.post-68604799335169464292009-05-31T20:38:00.000-07:002009-05-31T22:35:58.123-07:00Shine....they definitely will!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342219121144096930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFxLhKsETwP8bDd8Yz4XLcSrnuNbtmVlW64j47whZx9zUEpkIT9g4LmJMFF3qxKUWT8KepATZPbyo6C_M_0VEOE8v25zoYQBOkR4MplI7XBBqd3SCcOrvH_M4gDS96xay1o67mqH7be_m/s320/Workshop+1+037.jpg" /><br />The first week of this project, completely blew all my expectations out of the water. My first meeting with the children in Hai Tien Village and Phuong Dien Village prior to the project starting were so quiet and the children all seemed so shy. The first week was focussed on introducing the concept of drama to the children, so they could decide if they wanted to participate in the program. Well it took about 15 minutes, before they all were working as a team, performing in front of each other, dancing around the room and freezing in the shape of trees, shoes and buffalo. I was so impressed to see the children easily access their imagination and take creative risks. No wonder these kids are such good targets for the traffickers - they are so intelligent, confident and willing to try new things. <div><div><div><div><div><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342208955777724002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ewRy_S9SZwcwykzUCLEqBaPGZdyKwTFln2qKAAkVUBSrg5KqfYH4SGlCyTADwbhKJcoE55aQF2cYpdZdBDOH77mznn9Zo_sLveRf7o9YtZ0NhouD7scwdyMOHKtZw_gKV4iSNCOfqasT/s320/Workshop+1+020.jpg" /></div></div><div></div><br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342219115797112466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFf1ZDXIcMdjKSW18emeUS8fZn2Gr7TlYuVDOaqDnoYIDkk1G1wUZfMQiUhTlREDZiPbpopFKTAjoVYcwcFGYsPo-MGExodX5wVfQBddkhMdC1UAU5yyBQw12LIoCDtH-Pnj4Owt8F4rB3/s320/Workshop+2+037.jpg" /></div><br /><div>In both villages we drew a crowd. In Hai Tien we had approx 20 kids participating directly in the activities and 40 - 50 spectators spread over the duration of the workshop. The kids don't seem phased at all, they do live in a village afterall, where there is no such thing as privacy. It is also great for the other kids who come to watch and who are too shy to participate as they are still being exposed to a new way of expressing themselves , and it is also forming the foundation of acceptance and support for us here in the village to continue our work. In Phuong Dien our group is a little smaller, 17 and we had about 20 - 30 spectators, all trying to crowd into the house we work in. We have found a solution in keeping the work space sacred for the group just by simply inviting the spectators to sit in a certain area. Having so many people spectate is helping me to understand how relationships and interactions in the village work, as there is such a variety from toddlers to adults enjoying the performances and the activities. Even though I have a language barrier, there is a definite feeling of joy and curiosity all mixed together with acceptance amongst the children and the villagers.<br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342219106523309442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjooUA5xnjEU9OceCRhHqzZ13JLQZB9poXs6jJZL8PUIYsJ06-lIlVATapXdtFaXLDwOx8-Kg7ij8TR4_HgtwkC9_4o_1Bl-AtJyDINpz3QrjiJnfkaceVAcNgsMFf9cq_R8IxzrjqOcGRU/s320/Workshop+2+024.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342221745529925506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkj2LwPCZAw0VlIKYkAp4QDQwRDHkzFvVhOfpuV8t7mHV7NgHkufNm7IMo6pJsnSI2F_zdkIQcwllQel9dMw7S6Mcm4qOf3RvmZCL5itKsHKGF-Gr-LwgfrZI93zHe-uyRX5aEuoWIrhJl/s320/Workshop+2+005.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>I have to contribute our succes in the village in this first week to my incredible co-facilitators/ translator, Linh and Nam. It is so wonderful and promising to see such passionate and active local vietnamese doing such incredible work with the disadvantaged youth in their backyards. I am so impressed with the way they interact and encourage the kids through participation, leadership and friendship. Also their willingness to embrace this creative approach to social change. </div><div><br /> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342214242948104162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRV8lHlGlbku9VU2CdMM08_ox_38TWr6j8lFrd22hyL6SBMAtt4wnAoYq19prAk9iJCkECu_RIuyHQ2aymxfxJTCvA0viviogWYpigvoZrz42usnBIEvSTGiJxKLJIQho7NKwY1rzJt9VM/s320/Workshop+1+030.jpg" /></div></div><div></div><div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342221758519026146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeV6qQg7iusgCHWJVijnL4BZXaHDQy_hdvV9Cg3oMqgTkdk02aIjck5afZ4iPvVnJzqJHRAMPvLCscApE3zD1GvarfCzz2cYuUGcyACn1DDQ2ncGPjVdsD3AjAbio4xWWwjYZ2jUOrnsb/s320/Workshop+1+106.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>The Right to Shinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178016841975346067noreply@blogger.com3