Tag: vietnam

Well, I have been away for a week now. My ADSL went down AGAIN! Anyway, I will move this week so I will just have them transfer my account to my new address. Last…

Finally my visa will arrive tomorrow night after spending over two weeks with the Immigration Dept. Luckily I did not need it during the last two weeks. I decided that I…

Whoops, forgot to share the pictures Emma gave me. Some took a picture of us on my motorbike a couple weeks ago: Cross-posted at…

Well, it was a long day today at APU. My IT staff and I are actually doing quite well. We finally got started on the website but we need some more content. Tomorrow Tri…

Well, I got stopped by the traffic police today. They told me that my violation was for 'driving in the left lane' which the traffic police officer said was only for…

Last night, Son, Vinh and I met with Dr. Son, his daughter, Amy, and Khoa. Dr. Son is the head of the Math and Computer Science Dept. near my house and Mr. Khoa…

Well, it is the first day of the week here in Vietnam. I had a long weekend. Saturday was a long day for me. I had 3 lessons to teach meaning 6 hours of work. I was…

I a grouch this morning. I think I woke up too early. The weather is nice and cool now but it will get hot as usual around noontime. I am on my second day of my 2 week…

Well, it is Wednesday here. I have to teach 7 hours today. Yuck. I will be at SEAMEO RETRAC, http://www.vnseameo.org, from 1 PM until 9:30 PM. A long day and normally I…

Wow, I have now spent over a half year in Vietnam now. Next Monday I will have to renew my 6 month business visa. It will cost me $95 US. I paid $170 the last time which…

The days are getting hotter in Vietnam. I will probably get tanned again. During the late afternoons and early evenings, we get huge downpours. The temperature drops to…

Well, I decided to wake up early and ride my motorbike to Thu Duc. It is about a 40 minute motorbike ride from District 5 to Thu Duc. I needed to return a helmet to…

I have moved to Saigon's District 1. It is actually quieter here. I move into a house where I am renting a room tomorrow. I will finally be able to study :-)…

I had to come straight back to Thu Duc after working this morning in Saigon. Our housekeeper wants to take a week vacation before Jon arrives. She should leave shortly…

Well I finally did it. Last night I bought a brand new red/white Yamaha Nouvo. Chau's brother and the landlord came along to check out the motorbike before I bought it…

Okay, I knew it would happen one day in Vietnam. I got really sick yesterday. Actually, I have been sick with stomach problems since Wednesday but it got worse yesterday…

Well, I got the full day off today. Finally. I was exhausted. Yesterday, on the way back from Saigon, my motorbike driver was stopped at a check point. The Vietnamese…

The last time I went on a run was about a month ago in Seattle. Today I finally went out for a short jog near our house. I got up at around 7:45 AM, did a short workout…

How can it be? I wore MOSQUITO REPELLENT last night when I went out on our balcony to lie on the hammock. I put a lot on my legs but nothing on my arms. My legs got 7…

My tourist visa was changed to a business visa today :-) Chau and I picked it up in Saigon from a travel agency. I do not have to renew my business visa until Dec. 13th…