Itinerary!

Well, it’s been quite a while since our last post, hasn’t it? Things are starting to wrap up around here, as May gets closer and our plans are getting more solid. For the curious of you out there, here’s an outline of our schedule as it stands now, though of course minor adjustments may happen between now and then:

Part 1 – Philippines
May 23 – Our first day working with Hope Worldwide in the Philippines will be spent at their Laguna site, a treatment center for abused children.
May 24 – Manila sightseeing day
May 25-26 – Working at Hope Worldwide’s community-based center in Payatas, an urban poor community
May 27-28 – Working at Baseco, another of HWW’s community-based centers around Manila
May 29 – Side trip to Tagaytay and Taal Volcano
May 30 – Wrap up with HWW in Manila and travel to Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Part 2 - Cambodia
May 31 – Sightseeing day in Phnom Penh
June 1-4 – Group splits in two, with half the students accompanying Dr. Gossman to work in HWW’s Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope and the other half volunteering in various orphanages around the city
June 5 – Side trip to see Angkor, Cambodia’s most famous collection of temples
June 6 – Travel to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Part 3 - Vietnam
June 7 – Sightseeing day in HCMC
June 8-10 – Working with the SOMEDCO organization, build a house for a family in need in Long Khanh, Dong Nai
June 11 – Visit other SOMEDCO projects in the Mekong delta region
June 12-13 – Mobile Clinic with SOMEDCO
June 14-17 – Side trip to Hanoi and Ha Long Bay

Needless to say, we’re getting so excited about this trip! As of now, we’ve gotten our plane tickets and booked our lodging, and all we have left to do is track down donations for the medical supplies we’ll be bringing with us and we’ll be all set to go! Trying to get that done while finalizing everything else and also not failing Neuro is going to be a challenge over the next few weeks, but will be worth it very very soon!