Class this morning for Public Health History was all about Avian Influenza. I hadn't learned anything about Avian Flu before, so this was new. Apparently, the blood of ducks is a delicacy in Vietnam, which causes serious problems when there's an outbreak of Avian Flu. There have been campaigns to educate people about the disease and its transmission. More than anything, they want people to know where their chickens and ducks are coming from.
In the afternoon, I napped and woke up to maintenance coming into my room to fix my roommate's dilapidated bed. They did knock before they came in, and I answered them, but I was napping and didn't have my glasses on, so I was super disoriented. They were very nice and fixed the bed.
I went to help teach an English class of 8 and 9 year-olds this evening. We spent some time going over fruits and vegetables with these large posters that had the fruits and vegetables in both English and Vietnamese. Then, I was with three kids, and we went over some exercises in their books about animals and telling time. They are crazy smart! They were blowing me away with their super English. I busted out a little Ontario Pioneer Camp game knowledge and we played What Time is it Mr. Wolf? The kids were running all over the place and killing themselves laughing. It was so great!
After the class, Maeve, Allison and I went to the Cinemateque. It's an ex-pat movie theater in the Old Quarter. It was so beautiful! There was an open-roofed bar with a tree growing through the middle of it. It was lit with candles and strings of lights. They were playing Billie Holiday, and the atmosphere was perfect. We went to see the movie Elephant. This theater is doing a week-long series of Gus Van Sant films (most notable of these: Milk and Good Will Hunting). The film Elephant followed a day of school that ended in a shooting. It was incredibly well-done and well-timed. Definitely a heavy subject, but at the same time, this film was more of the facts behind the day rather than any of the emotion. I bet we'll be going back to this theater!
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