HONG KONG (NNS) -- Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 spent a day with Salvation Army volunteers in Tai Wo Hau Estate, Hong Kong, Dec. 28 during the ship's port visit.
Team-building exercises between Sailors and Chinese youth volunteers were organized by Lau Po-ngan, assistant service supervisor for the Salvation Army in Tai Wo Hau Estate. Afterward, the young adults took the U.S. Sailors on a tour of their town.
"We got to really interact one-on-one with them throughout the tour," said Intelligence Specialist 1st Class (AW/SW) Ricardo Amezcua, assigned to Vinson's Intelligence Department.
Sailors were not the only ones eager to share and interact. The Chinese youth volunteers usually do not have the opportunity to communicate outside of their community, explained Po-ngan.
"Not many foreigners come to [Tai Wo Hau], so it was good for them to talk to the Sailors and learn how to communicate with different cultures," he said.
"It was less hands-on and more of a group effort," said Ship's Serviceman Seaman Amber Walker, assigned to Vinson's Supply Department. "It was a good separation from the usual community service project."
"It was both an educational and really fun experience," Amezcua said.
Vinson and CVW-17 along with guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) comprise Carrier Strike Group 1 and are conducting a western Pacific deployment.
Team-building exercises between Sailors and Chinese youth volunteers were organized by Lau Po-ngan, assistant service supervisor for the Salvation Army in Tai Wo Hau Estate. Afterward, the young adults took the U.S. Sailors on a tour of their town.
"We got to really interact one-on-one with them throughout the tour," said Intelligence Specialist 1st Class (AW/SW) Ricardo Amezcua, assigned to Vinson's Intelligence Department.
Sailors were not the only ones eager to share and interact. The Chinese youth volunteers usually do not have the opportunity to communicate outside of their community, explained Po-ngan.
"Not many foreigners come to [Tai Wo Hau], so it was good for them to talk to the Sailors and learn how to communicate with different cultures," he said.
"It was less hands-on and more of a group effort," said Ship's Serviceman Seaman Amber Walker, assigned to Vinson's Supply Department. "It was a good separation from the usual community service project."
"It was both an educational and really fun experience," Amezcua said.
Vinson and CVW-17 along with guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) and guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) comprise Carrier Strike Group 1 and are conducting a western Pacific deployment.
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