Madame Xuyen took Hoa and me to a farm run by a Catholic nun. The farm is in Vientiane and grows beautiful vegetables, raises pigs and cows and fish, and has many children living on it, helping work and getting an education. We went to pick up some cow dung for Madame Xuyen’s soil in her garden, and ended up staying to get a tour of the farm and the facilities on the farm. The woman who runs the farm is a Vietnamese nun who speaks French, English, Lao and Vietnamese. Sister Catherine is her name and she has created something wonderful. The children on her farm and very friendly and helpful and it was really nice to see both the organization of the farm and the kindness of the nuns who run the farm.
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| A young girl watering the crops |
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| A mango tree. |
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| The pond at the Catholic farm |
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| One of the buildings at the farm |
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| Lettuce growing at the farm. |
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| Girls sorting seeds at the farm. |
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| Tomato plants at the farm |
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| The cows |
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| A boy watering the tomatoes. |
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| Cornfields at the farm. |
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| Banana trees |
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| More cows eating dinner |
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| Girls playing on the farm. |
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| Pigs eating dinner |
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| Girls working at the farm. |
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| View of some of the buildings at the farm. |
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| Sunset at the farm |
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| Sunset at the farm |
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| Girl who works and lives at the farm |
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| One of the boys who lives and works at the farm. |
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| Madame Xuyen and Sister Catherine |
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| View from the farm of its neighbors during sunset. |
Nice Pics. They remind me think of Love and Hope
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