The deer, the wolf, the tiger and the owl: A local’s honest thoughts on Western expats here in HCMC, Vietnam. Continue reading
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Hello Kitty’s Angels (Hey, it’s Sophie!!)
Sophie swooped in on her motorbike and picked me up from work. A friend of mine called us “Hello Kitty’s Angels” because of my shirt. Continue reading
Grumpy Post (It’s gonna be a long 7 days.)
If I wait until I’m in a good mood to blog again, you may not hear from me for awhile. Here I am trying not to complain too badly and to just make it through the next 7 days. Continue reading
TGIF
Here’s a Friday slice of life. Bon Appétit! Continue reading
Someone Didn’t Go To Business School
How a tofu breakfast lady lost a repeat customer over 10¢. Continue reading
Happy Gregorian New Year!
My New Year’s Eve consisted of a tuna sandwich, an erroneous Brit, a bold IM, a different kind of swastica and walking through someone’s bedroom to get to it all. And pics! I have pics! Continue reading
Mekong Delta: the good stuff
Here are the rest of my pics from my Mekong Delta tour, as well as some of the people I met. Continue reading
Interview with Anh
Before her internship ended here in HCMC, I got to interview my new Vietnamese-American friend staying in my building. Continue reading
Relocation: Let’s see what the next alley over is like
I’ve only been in my new place for about an hour, but it already seems to be quite an improvement. Here’s my place for the next 6 weeks. Continue reading
Why I haven’t been posting that much in Vietnam
Thanks to some mysterious workings of the internet, my blog posts here in VN take far longer than usual. That is, if it lets me post them at all. Continue reading
Dog-eating happens. (But not often.)
I guess people do eat dogs here, but it’s not too common. Continue reading
HCMC day trip: Christ of Vũng Tàu
Some places you’d never go on your own. But then someone invites you along and you say, “Sure, why not. I have no Saturday plans.” Continue reading
Moving Day: G’bye Mr. Something
No more hostel! Moved into a room around the corner from work. But first, had to say bye to my trusty driver. Continue reading
Omigosh, it’s BOB!
One of the last things I expected to find in Vietnam was Bob! Yet, here he is. Continue reading
What I Did Today
I may not have left the hostel until after noon, but I sure got a lot done today. Continue reading
My motorbike driver: Mr. Chao (slideshow)
Living proof that one can find some cool Vietnamese hanging around the backpacker area. Continue reading
Lucky Monday with Sophie & Binh
Last Monday was so magical, it took me over a week just to sort it all out. And here it is! All sorted and magical. Continue reading
Interview: Sophie & Anders
Sophie’s from Jersey (not NJ) and Anders is from Denmark (not Sweden). They’re both staying at my hostel and here’s what they have to say about life. Continue reading
Saigon Food: 5 places at a glance
A quick look at some of the stuff I’ve been eating for the past couple weeks here in Saigon. Continue reading
Clothes Shopping in HCMC: Saigon Square & Ben Thanh Market
Vietnam’s no shopper’s paradise, but if you need something while you’re here, no need to spend too much. $3.50 (70,000 VND) for a t-shirt is a start. Continue reading