Hello all! This is Anh, the elder of Cathy’s younger sisters. I’m so tired because there hasn’t been much down time since getting here. So let’s start, shall we? First, Michelle (the other sister) and I went to visit my… Read more ›
While eating at an Indian restaurant in Hoi An, we had the good fortune to meet a Californian couple who had just adopted a Vietnamese baby girl. She was so cute, and there are many others just like her. Just… Read more ›
I have to admit that my job has perks. For example, this week, I had two dinner “obligations” with our Aussie group, and I accompanied them on a countryside visit where I got to see rural Vietnam with its water… Read more ›
Cheerio! With Marisa and Shueey (Aussie mate) in tow, I spent a rainy day in Hue. You’d think it’d be easy to get there when you look in the Frommer’s Guide, go to the tourist office, and wait for your… Read more ›
It’s been two months and I’ve been to five weddings I believe. VN ppl tend to get married earlier than we do in Canada and it seems that every weekend in Danang, there’s at least three celebrations going on per… Read more ›
Have you even been so busy that you forget what you do in one day? I don’t know if I would call myself “busy” but I am definitely preoccupied and in the midst of doing a thousand things. My sisters… Read more ›
Why do the bugs follow me wherever I go? I’ve just moved again after passing a few glorious weeks in a bug-free zone (my American friends had their place exterminated), I’ve moved on to another friend’s house. However, it’s a… Read more ›
Hey again, I’m squeezing in blog time as I wait for a ride to Binh Dinh for a working visit with an Australian university group. So last weekend, I went to Saigon to pick up Marisa although I couldn’t really… Read more ›
When the social/personal and professional life collide, I cannot update my blog! So in the last couple weeks, I bought a motorbike who’s also named Cathy, had my best friend visit, went to Saigon, got a haircut and nails done,… Read more ›