Stephanie Case, a Canadian 25-years old girl, dropped happy tears in Sapa when she had completed a 250-km way to Vietnam’s northwestern mountainous region, made many people moved.
Stephanie Case
When Stephanie Case became the first person who finished the walking way with lame steps, she moved to tears.
Coming from Vancuvo region in Cana, Stephanie told that it was a beautiful land with sea and mountain. People can go skiing in winter. However, under the cold weather of Vietnam’s northwestern mountainous region in February, she and over 100 athletes from 21 countries participated in a 6-day cross-country walk from February 18th, 2008, with 250km way from Si Ma Cai to Sapa, held by Racing The Planet and Intel group.
Finishing the fourth phrase of the itinerary and stepping on Ta Van, Stephanie had a heavy pain in her legs. So, she intended to discontinue the walk when there was only one day left.
The walk drew the attention of many ethnic mountainous ethnic people in Sapa. Stephanie Case completed the final walk with tears because of pain and happiness.
However, in the email she received her mother’s email at night on February 22nd, she was encouraged to overcome herself to finish the walk.
And she determined to take part in the final phrase of the walk: Ta Van – Cong Troi – Cat cat – Sapa. She dropped happy tears when having final lame steps to finish the walk in the famous town in Vietnam.
“I often felt painful but I received help by doctors and especially local people on the way,” said Stephanie.
Impression about a friendly and hospitable country
Sung A Dung, one of three H’mong ethnic people, participated in the walk
“Beautiful and hospitable” are adjectives that Stephanie used to tell her feeling about scenery and life of local people, during six days to Vietnam’s northwestern region.
During her halts at night in the mountainous area, the young girl told about her itinerary with her family in Vancuvo through emails. Even, when she had free times, she also updated photos and videos, and wrote stories on her individual blog.
According to Vu Kieu Linh, director of foreign affairs of Vietnam’s Intel, the organizing board used WIMAX with a mobile broadcast station to help all members to communicate with family as well as update information about the walk to the world despite living in Vietnam’s northwestern remote areas.
Stephanie said that she hoped that images about the trip will help raise money to provide cancer treatment to patients.
The trip made her love Vietnam. And she said she would returned Vietnamwhen she had opportunities to have sightseeing about the beautiful country and meeting with hospitable people.
“First, she will stay in Vietnam for one week to have more discoveries about the countries,” said Stephanie.
Surprise by local people
The equipment help communicate with the world by wireless InternetThree H’mong ethnic people participated in the challenged walk. Va Thi Ly picked up her husband in colourful clothes in the afternoon on February 23rd when there was sunshine in Sapa after over one month in fog and cold. Sung A Dung changed his clothes that his wife had brought to.
Dung and his wife are living in San Sa Ho commune, Sapa town. Dung is working for TOPAS traveling company. He said that the company asked him to participate in the walk and he was willing to accept the offer.
He said, during six day, he was looked after carefully. He had meals with pig, chicken and many others.
This was his first long-way trip. By participating in the walking trip, could he discover several beautiful places a part from Sapa.
Stephanie Case
When Stephanie Case became the first person who finished the walking way with lame steps, she moved to tears.
Coming from Vancuvo region in Cana, Stephanie told that it was a beautiful land with sea and mountain. People can go skiing in winter. However, under the cold weather of Vietnam’s northwestern mountainous region in February, she and over 100 athletes from 21 countries participated in a 6-day cross-country walk from February 18th, 2008, with 250km way from Si Ma Cai to Sapa, held by Racing The Planet and Intel group.
Finishing the fourth phrase of the itinerary and stepping on Ta Van, Stephanie had a heavy pain in her legs. So, she intended to discontinue the walk when there was only one day left.
The walk drew the attention of many ethnic mountainous ethnic people in Sapa. Stephanie Case completed the final walk with tears because of pain and happiness.
However, in the email she received her mother’s email at night on February 22nd, she was encouraged to overcome herself to finish the walk.
And she determined to take part in the final phrase of the walk: Ta Van – Cong Troi – Cat cat – Sapa. She dropped happy tears when having final lame steps to finish the walk in the famous town in Vietnam.
“I often felt painful but I received help by doctors and especially local people on the way,” said Stephanie.
Impression about a friendly and hospitable country
Sung A Dung, one of three H’mong ethnic people, participated in the walk
“Beautiful and hospitable” are adjectives that Stephanie used to tell her feeling about scenery and life of local people, during six days to Vietnam’s northwestern region.
During her halts at night in the mountainous area, the young girl told about her itinerary with her family in Vancuvo through emails. Even, when she had free times, she also updated photos and videos, and wrote stories on her individual blog.
According to Vu Kieu Linh, director of foreign affairs of Vietnam’s Intel, the organizing board used WIMAX with a mobile broadcast station to help all members to communicate with family as well as update information about the walk to the world despite living in Vietnam’s northwestern remote areas.
Stephanie said that she hoped that images about the trip will help raise money to provide cancer treatment to patients.
The trip made her love Vietnam. And she said she would returned Vietnamwhen she had opportunities to have sightseeing about the beautiful country and meeting with hospitable people.
“First, she will stay in Vietnam for one week to have more discoveries about the countries,” said Stephanie.
Surprise by local people
The equipment help communicate with the world by wireless InternetThree H’mong ethnic people participated in the challenged walk. Va Thi Ly picked up her husband in colourful clothes in the afternoon on February 23rd when there was sunshine in Sapa after over one month in fog and cold. Sung A Dung changed his clothes that his wife had brought to.
Dung and his wife are living in San Sa Ho commune, Sapa town. Dung is working for TOPAS traveling company. He said that the company asked him to participate in the walk and he was willing to accept the offer.
He said, during six day, he was looked after carefully. He had meals with pig, chicken and many others.
This was his first long-way trip. By participating in the walking trip, could he discover several beautiful places a part from Sapa.
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