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I a grouch this morning. I think I woke up too early. The weather is nice and cool now but it will get hot as usual around noontime. I am on my second day of my 2 week…

Well, it is Wednesday here. I have to teach 7 hours today. Yuck. I will be at SEAMEO RETRAC, http://www.vnseameo.org, from 1 PM until 9:30 PM. A long day and normally I…

Wow, I have now spent over a half year in Vietnam now. Next Monday I will have to renew my 6 month business visa. It will cost me $95 US. I paid $170 the last time which…

The days are getting hotter in Vietnam. I will probably get tanned again. During the late afternoons and early evenings, we get huge downpours. The temperature drops to…

Well, I decided to wake up early and ride my motorbike to Thu Duc. It is about a 40 minute motorbike ride from District 5 to Thu Duc. I needed to return a helmet to…

I have moved to Saigon's District 1. It is actually quieter here. I move into a house where I am renting a room tomorrow. I will finally be able to study :-)…

I had to come straight back to Thu Duc after working this morning in Saigon. Our housekeeper wants to take a week vacation before Jon arrives. She should leave shortly…

Well I finally did it. Last night I bought a brand new red/white Yamaha Nouvo. Chau's brother and the landlord came along to check out the motorbike before I bought it…

Okay, I knew it would happen one day in Vietnam. I got really sick yesterday. Actually, I have been sick with stomach problems since Wednesday but it got worse yesterday…

Well, I got the full day off today. Finally. I was exhausted. Yesterday, on the way back from Saigon, my motorbike driver was stopped at a check point. The Vietnamese…

The last time I went on a run was about a month ago in Seattle. Today I finally went out for a short jog near our house. I got up at around 7:45 AM, did a short workout…

How can it be? I wore MOSQUITO REPELLENT last night when I went out on our balcony to lie on the hammock. I put a lot on my legs but nothing on my arms. My legs got 7…

My tourist visa was changed to a business visa today :-) Chau and I picked it up in Saigon from a travel agency. I do not have to renew my business visa until Dec. 13th…

Well, I knew this was going to happen even before I left for Vietnam. Jon took off on a flight back to the US. He will be gone for about 6 weeks to 2 months. Clint…

Well, week 2 in Saigon has been a little more difficult than week 1. Last week I only got around 4-5 hours of sleep. I have not slept through a night without waking up…

Last night the Director of Operations for an Amerasian organization and I headed out of Saigon to an English school. It was a long trip to take on a motorscooter (about…

Okay, last night this English teacher kept trying to get me to pronounce her name, Ngoc. I could not. It was so difficult. I finally gave up and called her by an…

Well, I have now been in Saigon for couple days now. Should be here until Aug., 2005. The weather is great, the people are nice and the food is delicious!!! Cross-posted…

Okay, that was a long flight. Can't believe I have another 15 hours before I will arrive in Saigon. I now have a 13 hour layover here in Singapore. I may get a room. It…

Wow, last night was interesting. My friend and I went to the Rock Bottom Brewery, http://www.rockbottom.com/, in Lynnwood. It is a good restaurant but I got a little…