Three months later, I am finally in my own place — kinda! On the weekend, I moved into a sparkingly beautiful, clean, new house, uninhabited by cockroaches or mice… Two small catches: it’s on the other side of the bridge!… Read more ›
Wowee~! It seems like a million years have past since my last entries. As of now, I’m not sure if my sisters have made it back to Canada, but I’m sure everything’s in good order. They visited over the holidays… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Salut les amis 🙂 Honestly, friends are good to have. So far, I’m met mostly the good in Danang and surprisingly don’t have to worry about much. When you’re a foreigner, sometimes you take risks that you wouldn’t when at… Read more ›
OH Abe san! Basically I’ve been wanted to study Vietnamese but couldn’t find a teacher believe it or not. Yes, I work at the UNI with many professors but no, I could not find one to teach me VNese! Anyway,… Read more ›
Boom boom boom cackle crack flash flash…..That’s me imitating the thunder and lightening that accompanies the rain. THE RAINY SEASON HAS STARTED! Let me tell ya, when it rains here, it goes on and floods the streets. I had to… Read more ›
