Globally: how is President Obama even doing this? As they say in Viet Nam: "Superman". And some people are (arguably wisely) trying to use all of the international distractions to get their way at home. I think it's cheap.
Locally: busy day yesterday. Vietnamese class, a meeting, fabric shopping and tailoring with Ai, visiting the dioxin orphanage, and having some good crab and a cold beer. Work on the ISP has begun and a rough draft is due Friday, which is also the day we leave for a 30 day trip to Cambodia and Northern Viet Nam.
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| At one of the tailors, getting a bathrobe made. I've been pretty bad with taking pictures lately, but you should have seen the fabric market. It was fun trying to speak some Vietnamese and picking out fabrics. The women there are barefoot and jump around on stacks of silk and cotton, pulling things out and modeling them before either dropping them to the floor or cutting off a few meters for sale. |
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| This one was a laugher, for sure. |
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| Group playtime with balloons and balls. We met a Dutch couple who were volunteering at the orphanage and teaching English - their accents were awesome. |
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| This guy tackled me from behind - a goofball. The kids here usually have different physical or mental issues, and some are more sociable than others. We tried to play with those who wanted to play, and then just spend some time with others who needed somebody close by for a bit. It was fun, it was tough at times, and I'm glad we went. |
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| Chicken wings and crab (on the table) and Hong and her friend from class - I didn't have his name written down and I'm positive that it wasn't spelled the same way it sounded, so... :) We had a nice chat about exchange rates, traveling, snow, and we sang a bit. Can you guess who is the T. Swift fan? | | | | |
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I'll extremely miss you guys. My life rocks when having you guys here ^^
ReplyDeleteHave a fun and safe trip. See you soon.
Hi again, Gordon,
ReplyDeleteI posted a while back, but don't know if you get word of that, etc, since it was enveloped in an early blog entry. I must say that I am very impressed with all that you do, and how well you can keep people informed of what you're doing so promptly. I wasn't as good at that part--it's hard to live your life and be a good reporter/faithful diary person. So much to do and live (or experience). I am not surprised though; even as busy as you are, you do a spectacular job at all that you do. Keep on living your adventure(s) to the fullest; always proud of my former student. Keep up the great work!