Today I finally received the letter of invitation from my school. A non-tourist planning to work in Kazakhstan needs to have a letter of invitation before applying for a work visa. You have to submit a lot of paperwork before you can get this letter of invitation. For me, the main hold up was my masters diploma which needed an apostille before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs … [Read more...] about Got my letter of invitation
Archives for October 2013
Rainy afternoon
Should be the end of the rainy season here in Saigon but the heavy rain keeps coming. I got caught in this rainstorm today in District 1. Posted from WordPress for Android … [Read more...] about Rainy afternoon
District 1 on a Sunday
Pleasant Sunday afternoon in District 1. These are going to be some of my last pictures taken in Saigon. Posted from WordPress for Android … [Read more...] about District 1 on a Sunday
Funeral of General Giap
Edit 1: At noon most of the stations extended the off air time by 5 hours to 5 pm. HBO is showing movies now. General Giap was laid to rest today. For the last two days, many TV channels, including the National Geographic Channel and Star Movies, have been off the air. They were replaced by the following message: In about 15 minutes most of the TV channels are … [Read more...] about Funeral of General Giap