One of the most moving experiences of our visit to Vietnam was the few hours we spent with the young students at Dalat's Hoa Phong Lan Handicapped Children's School. Most of the children were delighted to see us. This child is looking at some of the visitors through the window of his classroom. To some, the bars might look as if the children are restrained. To me, the bars simply represent the barrier between two worlds – the outside world, and the world of the school itself. We represented the outside world, and this child’s excitement at the prospect of meeting us, learning from us, and sharing something with us was palpable. The entire experience was an adventure in such human values as curiosity, enthusiasm, confusion, pleasure, and in a few cases, avoidance. You can view other images from this school visit by clicking on the thumbnails below.