We're really proud of how the boys are coping with all the traveling. Bar the occasional tantrum from Ned over keeping his diary (strangely he doesn't mind doing work from the textbooks we've brought, but he begrudges the diary as it's not something he's used to at school) they've been brilliant. They turn heads everywhere, especially when they use the few Vietnamese phrases we've picked up, and are full of interest and questions. Even the days on the beach provoked discussions on what causes the wind and tides, the economics of being a fisherman, and the differences between the English and Vietnamise alphabets (they have several variants of the letters d, a and o) Am feeling vindicated that education can mean more than just sitting in a classroom.
I just need to convince Ned that a diary will be something he'll want to look back on...
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