Our ELSPM (English learning students) arrived early on Sunday July 2nd. Erick and JD met them at the airport. Despite the flight arriving on Saturday, there was a delay of almost 3 hours for their luggage to come through, so by the time they got home and had some much needed food, it was 3.30am when they went to bed.
Hai (32), Thang (28) and Cu’ong (27) are mature aged and each of them has each completed a university degree. Hai and Thang are from northern Vietnam and Cu’ong is from Dong Nai, one hundred kilometres from Saigon. They are all musical so we’ll look forward to hearing them sing (see the next item in the newsletter) and dance. They are most welcome at Holy Cross and we hope that they will soon feel at home. Our first meal together at lunch on Sunday showed they have some English and they are very keen to use it, but it will take them some time to get accustomed to our accent – and idiom. There will be amusing moments over the coming weeks!
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