(Note: ranting regarding tourists for the first part. Skip down to the ”Read More” for a less ranty part.)
I came to Hà Nội expecting to fall in love with the city, to love its apparent French influence, to enjoy the sight of the Chinese-influenced pagodas everywhere. Now that I have been here for a few days [...]
Archive for March, 2007
023 – Hà Nội và du lịch (Hanoi and tourists)
Posted in Food, Vietnam on March 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »
022 – Mui Ne and the Environment
Posted in Vietnam on March 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I might have spent last weekend lying on a beach under a palm tree drinking mango smoothies and eating really fresh seafood.
I might have been really obnoxious about it to friends and family through postcards and phone calls. I mean really, what better way to spend a mini-spring break?
If it makes you feel any [...]
021 – Monkeys are Fuckers
Posted in Vietnam on March 18, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Today we went on this random day trip out to Can Gio. This trip involved: a van to the harbor, a two hour boat ride to the area, a rickety truck, a tiny boat where we were basically sitting on the water, a bus, and a speed boat. That was just getting there.
Can Gio has [...]
020 – The many kinds of dog
Posted in Food, Vietnam on March 16, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I am still roommate-less. She was supposed to move in today, but it could be any point after today so it looks like another night by myself (which is fine, especially since I need to wake up early tomorrow).
I decided to break for dinner. There’s this place next to the hotel that is always absolutely [...]
019 – Trip to Hanoi!, Swanky Clothes, and Seafood. Etc.
Posted in Food, Vietnam, preparation on March 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Today I spent sooo much money. More money than I thought possible to spend in one day in this country
I bought plane tickets to Hanoi. It wasn’t on our program’s schedule, which is both ridiculous and unfortunate because it is one of the few places I Really Want to see while I’m here. I booked [...]
018 – Grump. and other misadventures
Posted in Vietnam on March 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
<grumpy ranting>
It is impossible to sleep in at this hotel, it is too damned noisey and by eight o’clock it’s just about impossible. Bored, I decided to head into town, drop off a necessary sample at International SOS and hit the history museum, water puppet show, and the Jade Emperor Pagoda. I brought my camera [...]
017 – Productivity
Posted in Vietnam on March 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Today has been a good day, so far. I woke up a wee bit early, but it’s hard to sleep in here anyway – no one in this hotel grasps the concept that someone might want to sleep past 7:30am.
I took a taxi downtown and had the first female driver that I’ve seen since I [...]
016 – Will be avoiding poultry
Posted in Food, Sickness, Vietnam on March 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I think that I will be avoiding poultry for the remainder of this trip. All kinds of poultry. Alive or dead. Not that I have a whole lot of contact with live ones.
Why?
Bird flu in Can Tho (where I just was)
Bird flu near Ha Noi
I don’t like how they prepare it here anyway.
Had fried squid [...]
015 – International Women’s Day
Posted in Vietnam on March 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In an effort to procrastinate studying for my Vietnamese test tomorrow (I’m good at that, procrastination), I am writing a brief post in response to the many questions I have been getting over email.
Regarding the potentional worms, I have no clue if they’re gone, or even if I ever had them, and no I have [...]
014 – Trip to Cần Thơ, Etc.
Posted in Food, Sickness, Vietnam on March 4, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Haven’t written in awhile. Sorry about that, classes started (last Monday?) in full swing at Ho Chi Minh International University which I can only really describe as high school-esque on a larger scale with worse landscaping. There is, however, really cheap coffee and food (I can eat and get coffee for the equivalent of $0.80). [...]
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