And so the story continues...

So so so sorry that it has been far to long since i have written...
however i feel that it has taken me this long to really get my head around everything and relax... As Norway (good friend and volunteer) told me that this will be like a rehab week!!! It is just that you go through so many emotions in the time you are there and much happens it is hard to process it all when you are there...

We didn't really get much of any down time lat week we tried to fit as much as we could in...
The last weekend we were in Da Nang was full on packing and organizing as well as we wanted to see the kids and take them out.. On the Sunday we picked up Viet, T, On, Little miss, Thru and took them to the park it had a little adventure park with rides.. They were really loving it we got ice-cream and sat on the grass.. Our little dude Viet didn't want anything and sat away from us.. when i asked what was wrong he told me that Miss T and mark you leave tomorrow you leave Viet... I said yes but we come see you very soon..
I didnt get much of a reply to this..
After this we took them to KFC for lunch (1st time i had to order family meal) oh and you should of seen them they loved it they were all feeding each other and little miss pour her chips into the potato and gravy and ate the whole thing ( a large chips and large gravy) laughing and the boys trying to wipe their greasy hands on Mark's face...after Many wipes and face washing we were in the taxi on the way home.. and sitting next to our little dude Viet he asked me
"Miss T when you and Mark some back?"
I told him "soon very soon"
"you promise Miss T?
I then said "if i promise to come back you have to make me a promise, you have to promise me that you will stay safe and go to charity (private sponsorship) and if you stay safe for me, Mark and I will come back to see you"
He really is not the fond of going there because it mens he is away from his friends and "family" (the other children)
 however this place is alto safer and will offer him so much more out of life it did break my and Marks hear making this decision however over all he is safer and at social i feel he is in harms way.. (as i feel most of the children are but one step at a time)
He then Promised me he will do that for me..
Saying goodbye was not easy but i do know that i will return so so so soon so this makes it easier....

So since this day... We struggled to get on a plane train or bus out of Da Nang and so we took it as a sign and stayed another night finally on a 16 hour hard seat  train ride we made it to Saigon...
Our days were jammed packed first we saw the war museum and things all started to click together.. i know that i high school we were taught a small amount of it but until you are there following the path it all started to come together... The place we were working was the largest first spot that was hit with the aging orange bomb..
The children that we were working with were still suffering and the families that we met and grew to love have lived through so much pain and to still be welcoming us and have the hearts they do really is so outstanding..
I had alot of trouble trying to understand how someone can do so much pain.. However if the Vietnamese people can grown and forgive after they have lived this then i could try and get my head around it..
most of our time in Saigon was spent learning so much about the history and the war in Vietnam..
We then got on a tour up the Mekong River and Met and old kiwi war viet.. more stories and so much more to learn..
The Mekong was amazing sleeping under mossie nets and seeing floating markets, coconut farmer, snake wrapping themselves around us and loving every experience.. Reach Cambodia first days we went out to the killing fields and the sk1 prison this was also much more eye opening and  teaching us more about the war history we were so naive and unaware about...
So the last week has been like i sad full on and learning a lot... This whole time there hasn't been a moment that i haven't been thinking about my kids.. So much over this last 2 months has happened and like i sadi it all is alot to process when it is all still happening around you..
So me and mark are now on a beach in south Cambodia and taking our rehab day.. sleeping in a bungalow on the sand under and mossie net i thin k is about the right way... lol
Will send more update soon but for now a day to not do anything..
smiles and thoughts
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