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All Alone in Saigon

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Well, I knew this was going to happen even before I left for Vietnam. Jon took off on a flight back to the US. He will be gone for about 6 weeks to 2 months. Clint arrives next month so it will be about a month until I meet with another American again. I will do some work for the AAHope Foundation while Jon is away. I need to train Chau on how to become an effective … [Read more...] about All Alone in Saigon

Tired in Saigon

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Well, week 2 in Saigon has been a little more difficult than week 1. Last week I only got around 4-5 hours of sleep. I have not slept through a night without waking up. It is loud outside all night. Essentially, it does not really get quiet outside until about 1:30 AM in the morning but most people seem to wake up at around 4 AM. I think I will get used to it eventually in the … [Read more...] about Tired in Saigon

I love Pho!!!

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Last night the Director of Operations for an Amerasian organization and I headed out of Saigon to an English school. It was a long trip to take on a motorscooter (about one hour). On the way back, she dropped me off at her parents to say goodbye to her Vietnamese-Canadian friend. We arrived into Saigon later that night. For dinner, she bought Pho. Wow, it was awesome. So … [Read more...] about I love Pho!!!

I can’t say Ngoc!!!

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Okay, last night this English teacher kept trying to get me to pronounce her name, Ngoc. I could not. It was so difficult. I finally gave up and called her by an alternative name. Arghh, Vietnamese is harder than I thought but worth it :-) I have roughly 20 mosquito bites that are healing now. We put a mosquito net on my bed a couple days ago. I could have just closed my … [Read more...] about I can’t say Ngoc!!!