Back again!

I am thrilled to be going back to Da Nang for the summer of 2013. Since returning from my last trip, I have put a lot of thought into where I see my life going and how I want to help these children in the long run. Up until this fall I felt determined that I wanted to become an MD, but after my last trip I have decided that I want to become a midwife. Through becoming a midwife, I will not only be able to provide for mothers while they go through pregnancy and childbirth, but I will also be able to advocate for women and children and support them in the way that I think is the most beneficial. I see myself working in the underdeveloped and developing world for the majority of my career, and I feel confident that I will do the best work as a midwife.

However, I will be focusing on something else this summer. My first trip to Da Nang opened my eyes to the repercussions of herbicidal warfare through working with victims of Agent Orange, and I have not been able to stop thinking about it since then.

My estimated dates of travel are June 17th-August 20th and I will be mostly in Da Nang, although I hope to travel a bit of the Ho Chi Minh trail as well as visit the northern part of the country.

As always, thank you for the endless support, and I look forward to sharing my journey with you.

Connie

PS, I will be starting a wordpress blog for this trip, but will share that link once I have made it.