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This is a compilation of clips that I shot while traveling in Vietnam with a group of adopted children and their families. The majority of the trip wasn't the way in which I prefer to travel; I felt that we were isolated from parts of the culture because of the Americanized places we would stay at and the large group planned activities. Going into the trip, I saw that the nature of the experience would present me with an interesting opportunity to passively document a trip through the eyes of a tourist. I had just acquired the video camera days before leaving and wasn't able to carry a tripod, so please forgive the at times shaky footage. Overall it was a very eye opening experience and interesting to see a group of families who had made the choice to adopt in a setting that was different than their normal surroundings. When capturing footage like this of the landscape and people, afterwards I had a certain feeling that I had taken something away, but not really contributed much of anything to the culture or community while there. In the future if I do a project like this, I would like to not only be a cultural tourist, but also find a way to help out in someway. If you wish, you can download this video in HD or SD for playback with QuickTime or VLC on your computer (right click or ctrl click on a mac on the links and select "save link as...").

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