Well, I just completed week 3 at the American International School here in Saigon, Vietnam. I signed a one year contract to teach 2 ICT classes part-time for about 40 high school students ranging from the 9th - 12th grades. This most likely will be my last year teaching IT at this school do to my limited amount of time I have outside of my company. This year my curriculum … [Read more...] about IT class update, more Vietnamese Linux users :-)
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Blogging from my G1
Having lunch at Mimosa on Bui Vien street. Enjoying a cool sinh to cam dao before heading home. Testing to see if Edge is stable enough for me to send a post. … [Read more...] about Blogging from my G1
Tiger Attack at Dai Nam Tourist Park
Just four days after I visited the Dai Nam Tourist Park, a tiger jumped from it's enclosure and attacked two workers killing one of them. To be honest, I am not surprised here. As I mentioned in my last two posts, the animals are inhumanely treated at the Dai Nam Tourist Park. You cannot blame the tiger in this case, it was reacting to it's environment. The Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Tiger Attack at Dai Nam Tourist Park
Unhealthy Rhino at the Dai Nam Safari Park
This is just one of those things where you just have to be there. In the wild, this rhino should be charging me. Here, it seems to want my help though most likely, it wanted some food. The other rhino would not let it eat. This rhino had a huge cut near it's right eye with flies flying around it. I wish there was a way to rescue or protect these animals at the Dai Nam … [Read more...] about Unhealthy Rhino at the Dai Nam Safari Park
Animals treated poorly at Dai Nam Safari Park
Today I went to the Dai Nam Safari Park outside of Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam. The park itself is not bad for a one day excursion away from Saigon. We visited the pagoda lined entirely of gold and visited a another pagoda on top of the man made hill. It would have been a fun-filled day if we had not walked into the zoo. For me, every time I visit a zoo, I measure it with my … [Read more...] about Animals treated poorly at Dai Nam Safari Park