Technology fluster
Today would be the first day that I really wanted to post pictures and get my blog back in order…….. But alas, after trying to upload photos multiple times and send some to my sisters (Celly, I’m trying to get… Read more ›
A home at last
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 ›
Baaaack in Danang
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 ›
Anh’s VN voyage.. so far
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 ›
Chance meetings
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 ›
When work collides with play
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 ›
Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam
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 ›
Wedding bells ring!
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 ›
Brain teasing
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 ›
Murder on the bathroom floor
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 ›