Finally, after much anticipation on my part, I met Le Ly Hayslip (pronounced "lay lee"). In the photo you'll see Le Ly on the far right in the white top; her self-proclaimed daughter is in the middle. I'm not sure of the story there but this "daughter" sought out Le Ly in 1999 and Le Ly considers her family. There must be something about her past that makes that connection so tight. Le Ly wrote "When Heaven and Earth Changed Places," a story of her life as a young girl during the war and her journey through adulthood. Oliver Stone made it into a movie called 'Heaven and Earth'. She is currently working with Oliver Stone on a movie about the My Lai Massacre which begins filming in February. Le Ly is now living in the States (Cali, as they say here) and is a philanthropist - - she has started a couple of non-profits dealing with education of the Vietnamese people in one way or another. Her current project? Dental health (ding ding ding ding ding!!!!!)...Hmmm...We spent the morning together at the sari luncheon and then I went with her to her hotel to look at some stuff she wanted to show me and to talk further...then we went to lunch after that. She needs someone to run the dental portion of her clinic; someone who is a marketer and a sales-type person; someone who wants to live in Vietnam and travel to the villages throughout the country teaching dentists and assistants how to educate their patients. She wants someone to spend 1 week in each village establishing relationships with and holding workshops for: dental staff, hospitals/schools in the community, parents and children. It would be a cookie-cutter program given all over the country with travel expenses, food, lodging provided/paid for but no salary...
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