Sunday is cleaning day in the chapel. While the boys are outside working, some of the girls are washing pews, windows, fans, and stairs.
The dust does accumulate because of being open to the outside, so the best way to clean is by a simple wet rag. At left is Vang who got the fun job of mopping the floor.
There are no screens on the windows because there are hardly any bugs flying around, although I have seen many large black and yellow butterflies on the flowers.
The "V" sign many of the students hold up is really for the number 2. In Vietnamese, 2 is hai, so they are saying "hi."
Yes, that really is a baby bird. I'm not sure why she has it or where it came from.
Cleaning is not hard work, but it does make the place a bit nicer, and working in cool water is never a bad thing during the summer.
In the summers I spend time with my good friends in Phat Diem, Vietnam, a small country village with a world famous cathedral. Here are some of my musings. If you would like to correspond, please email me: garymeegan@gmail.com.
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There is no bishop of Phat Diem because the Vatican and the government of Viet Nam have not come to an agreement on who it should be. But fo...
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There are so many children here this year that I have a difficult time trying to get a photo of everyone, so here is a sample of their smili...
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Yesterday, I went with Fr. Hien and my English students to Sam Son beach. This is my third time there and it was beautiful as usual, alth...