Former PFAC Palawan International
Volunteers Reminisce their Time in the Refugee Camp.
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Remember the great spring rolls at the VRC Coffee Shop? What
about the swimming at the sandbar on Sundays? And what about the PFAC Swimming
Team when we got caught on the boat to Manila saying good bye to dear friends
and had to jump overboard and swim back to the dock? I miss everyone from PFAC.
HELEN MURPHY
Former
IOM Medical Coordinator,
PFAC Palawan
PFAC Palawan
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Well, substantial amount of work was definitely a requirement, but I didn't mind at all because when you love what you do, it's not work but a hobby. I am a professional singer and I love every form of music. But the point is, the refugees, especially the youths, needed to do something to fill their precious times in the camp while awaiting resettlement. Teaching them how to play the xylophone and the drum was a great way to help them take away their boredom and distance themselves from smoking, alcohol, and stuff like that.
Yes! My service to the Vietnamese
refugees, United Nations, and PFAC Palawan was one of the best and probably the
most significant highlights of my life not just as a teacher but as a person in
general. I appeal to you Vietnamese refugees to not ever forget your foundation
which played a big part of who you are today. Your membership in the band
was not accidental. God brought us all together for a purpose... to
entertain, to educate, and to inspire others. And we all succeeded, didn't
we? Thank you for supporting our beautiful music together. If in
the future we have the opportunity to reconnect, I will definitely be here with
open arms and warm heart. You can find me on Facebook under Sam
Taylor. God bless you all.
Former HTC-PFAC English Teacher
and Drum and Lyre Vietnamese Youth Trainer
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