Various Scenes from last days at NBK School including celebration preformance for 1,000 Birthday of Ha Noi

I will surely miss the view on "our" street every morning .... this young lady was there every morning, selling delicious papaya, melons, squash tc.

And, already I am missing these kids .... they were all just so unbelievably receptive to learning English and so kind to us as we struggled with Vietnamese ...


How can anyone not love these gentle sweeet people ....
Everyone wanted a picture with us in it :)

The boys woke up and were very lively ..... as we left, closing the door and turning lights off, all was again quiet .... they seem to be able to fall asleep on a dime :)
Goofing around with the kids as usual!
Believe it or not, we woke these kids up from their afternoon nap .... the whole school shuts down for a sleep shortly after lunch at 11:30 until 1:30 .... they had wanted to take pictures and give us a few gifts before our departure from the school. In every classroom, there are plywood boards that transform into beds for naptime. The children keep their pillows and blankets, and a woven mat at the school.
Alex, Ceil and I with Aunh ... we are all wearing the scarves the teachers gave us as going away gifts .... sweet :)
NBK Students preform a dance and song presentation on our last morning at the school ..... part of the 1,000 Ha Noi birthday party celebrations .... the various performances depicted Vietnam through history ..... it was lovely and the children are very talented!
Normal gridlock, as we make our way to NBK School in the mornings :) ... cars, motorbikes, buses, seemingly, coming from all directions ..... miraculously, the traffic unknots itself and flows again, mere minutes after a scene such as this one!
Last day at NBK! ..... Will miss the children and Vietnamese people ..... they are a kind, giving and happy people .... a total joy to be around. Will not however, miss the exhaust fumes from the millions of motorbikes :) Enjoy the pictorial ...... words fail me at the moment.