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Scholarship/Orphanage Day 1 (7/18) || Dan Han
The day after we wrapped up our shadowing experience at UMC Hospital, I remember waking up late with Jeffrey and missing breakfast. Still...
UCSD Volunteer
Oct 122 min read
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Scholarship/Orphanage Day 1 (7/18) || Jaimie Ng
Our day started as usual with a call time at 8 AM. I remember still feeling jet lagged so I napped the entire bus ride to our first stop...
Board of Director
Oct 123 min read
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UMC Shadowing Day 4 (7/17) || Alvina Tran
Today is Day 4 of shadowing, our last day at UMC! My body was so sore from the long hours of standing over the past few days. For this...
USC Volunteer
Oct 103 min read
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UMC Shadowing Day 4 (7/17) || Shaylene Sanchez
For this day, MEMO had its last shadowing day at UMC. Although it was the fourth day, our learning experiences were still very unique and...
UCSD Volunteer
Oct 101 min read
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UMC Shadowing Day 3 (7/16) || Evelyn Le
We started our day bright and early at 7am, Michelle was very kind and ordered Viet coffee for everyone. It was much warmer today, so it...
UCI Volunteer
Oct 102 min read
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UMC Shadowing Day 3 (7/16) || Erika Agena
The sun came out for us for the first time since arriving to Vietnam on Shadowing Day 3! As we drove to the hospital, I felt both nervous...
UCSD Volunteer
Oct 104 min read
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UMC Shadowing Day 2 (7/15) || Ryan Nguyen
Our second shadowing day continues at UMC. This time, I was in the cardiology department. Our guide, a cardiologist, shows us around the...
UCI Volunteer
Oct 102 min read
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UMC Shadowing Day 2 (7/15) || Aiden Asari
Hello, hello!! Today is Day 2 of shadowing at UMC Hospital. I woke up bright and early at 6:00 a.m. for breakfast and to get ready. To be...
UCSD Volunteer
Oct 103 min read
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UMC Shadowing Day 1 (7/14) || Khanh Giao Pham Tran
I started the morning by putting on my professional attire, along with my MEMO and UMC name tags. For breakfast, I enjoyed an aromatic...
UCLA Volunteer
Oct 102 min read
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UMC Shadowing Day 1 (7/14) || Michelle Pham
Kick-starting off 16G, we went to visit old and new friends at UMC, or University Medical Center HCMC! Before hopping on to our buses,...
UCSD Volunteer
Oct 103 min read
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UMC Shadowing Day 1 (7/14) || Siana Scheidegger
Today was the official start of our 16G mission trip! I was extremely excited and grateful to be starting off the trip with the Heart...
UCI Volunteer
Oct 102 min read
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Flight to Vietnam (7/11 - 7/12) || Calvin Ma
Well today is the day we fly off to Vietnam!!! The day started with me packing my luggage and all the things I needed for Vietnam!...
Board of Director
Oct 91 min read
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Flight to Vietnam (7/11 - 7/12) || Alicia Lin
Salutations 16G blog viewers! We are about to take flight on Starlux Airlines from Ontario to Taipei and then to Saigon! I arrived at the...
UCI Volunteer
Oct 82 min read
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Social Day (6/29) || Anh Nguyen
Today was social day! We had our potluck first and then we had our activities. The food was so yummy and everyone bought such a wide...
UCI Volunteer
Oct 83 min read
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Social Day (6/29) || Mathew Wong
After a long day of medical training and packing, the social officers (Jeffrey, Dan, & Nina) + Hallie and I started the Sunday to scout...
Board of Director
Oct 82 min read
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Dental Training (6/28) || Bao Phung
Today is dental training (alongside with medical training later into the day). The day started bright and early at 7:45 AM. This is...
UCI Volunteer
Oct 52 min read
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Packing (6/28) || Nina Nguyen
We started off bright and early in the morning for packing day. Unlike last year, this year’s packing was before training rather than...
UCI Volunteer
Oct 52 min read
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Packing (6/28) || Kevin Tran
Hi everyone! Today BOD and board members were able to help out with packing day to bring all our supplies over to Vietnam over at...
Board of Director
Oct 51 min read
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Medical Training (6/28) || Jeffrey Nguyen
Here we are, medical training day! The day is extremely hot it feels like it is truly in preparation for Vietnam. Luckily, we are...
UCSD Volunteer
Oct 52 min read
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Medical Training (6/28) || Justin Nguyen
Less than 2 weeks away from the mission trip, and everything felt so surreal. All the work that we have put into MEMO's missions is...
Board of Director
Oct 43 min read
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