CEF students write about their summer holiday

The following diverse snippets of letters are from CEF children to their sponsors talking about their summer holidays which have just come to an end. All letters were translated from Vietnamese to English by CEF staff.                                                                                                                          

A CEF primary school child wrote:     ...This summer besides joining in on math extra tuition classes I also joined in on many of the activities of my 'Community Youth Union' each Sunday afternoon. We did singing and dancing and played many traditional games. And something which made me so happy was that I received the 'Encouragement Award' of the singing and dancing competition in our community. I enjoyed this summer very much......

One of our secondary school students wrote:     ....During this summer my mother took me to the beach early every morning. We did exercises and swam there. The most exciting event for me this summer was CEF’s 'Water Safety and Beach Outing Day'. I not only was able to swim and play games at the beach, but also was able to go to the cinema with other CEF students. It was a great day!.......

Another secondary school student who lives with her grandmother and cousin wrote:   .....My grandmother’s legs are usually painful when the weather changes so I and my cousin often try to act the buffoon to make her happy and we give her massages. In this last school year, both I and my cousin got good results at school. I am very happy about this and I know that it makes my grandmother happy and proud of us. 
I and my cousin also love reading books, especially Fairy Tale story books. In this summer holiday, when my aunt-in-law had free time, she often took me to the CEF office to borrow many Fairy Tales story books to take home for reading. We really enjoy them very much.......

One of our university students wrote:    .....I had a delightful summer holiday, so let me tell you about it. I started my summer holiday with a month long part time job at a coffee shop near my college in Hue. I worked as a waitress and I only had to work in the morning. I was very happy that I could earn a little bit of money this vacation.                                                                               Then, I visited my brother and his family on Cham Island. This is the first time I went there and I really liked it, not only for the beautiful sightseeing but also because of the kind local people.      We heard that our first stepmother who lives in Ho Chi Minh city was seriously ill, therefore I went to visit her for about a half month. She suffered from spinal problems and she can’t move. Every day I talked with her, and played with and taught her grandchildren. My stepsister took me to visit several places in Ho Chi Minh city too. I did enjoy the visit with her very much. However, I don’t like Ho Chi Minh city much as it is a noisy city. I prefer to live in our peaceful homeland, Hoi An. My step sibling took care and looked after me very well. They made me so happy. After all, my sister in law took me to visit her home in Gia Lai province, a mountainous area in the center of Vietnam. There the atmosphere was so fresh, and the people were so friendly. It was really the most special summer holiday that I have ever had. It is also the last summer vacation in my school life because I will graduate at the end of this academic year........