March 31:
We traveled 1 hour by bus this morning to Binh Chau Hot Springs Resort. We had all afternoon to relax before our farewell dinner. Zach and I went to the pool and playground. Then Zach wanted to try crocodile angling. They tied a fish head onto a string attached to a pole. Zach dangled it over the wall into the crocodile pit. The crocodiles would snap at the fish and Zach would yank it away. Their jaws would make a loud snapping noise when they missed. The idea was to see how long you could keep the fish. He had a lot of fun with that activity.
In the evening we had our farewell dinner. There was an art auction of drawings done by Vietnamese children in the Catalyst program. The money raised will go to new school scholarships. Catalyst will be sponsoring boys in school for the 1st time since statistics are now showing a rise in boys being trafficked more than girls to Cambodia. The auction raised over $5000. They also auctioned off 2 bowls of mashed potatoes which was a big hit with some kids who were starting to want American food!
Tomorrow we head back to HCMC to catch our plane back to the US.
We traveled 1 hour by bus this morning to Binh Chau Hot Springs Resort. We had all afternoon to relax before our farewell dinner. Zach and I went to the pool and playground. Then Zach wanted to try crocodile angling. They tied a fish head onto a string attached to a pole. Zach dangled it over the wall into the crocodile pit. The crocodiles would snap at the fish and Zach would yank it away. Their jaws would make a loud snapping noise when they missed. The idea was to see how long you could keep the fish. He had a lot of fun with that activity.
In the evening we had our farewell dinner. There was an art auction of drawings done by Vietnamese children in the Catalyst program. The money raised will go to new school scholarships. Catalyst will be sponsoring boys in school for the 1st time since statistics are now showing a rise in boys being trafficked more than girls to Cambodia. The auction raised over $5000. They also auctioned off 2 bowls of mashed potatoes which was a big hit with some kids who were starting to want American food!
Tomorrow we head back to HCMC to catch our plane back to the US.
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