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!
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. 
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.
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