Comments on: New Year…New Resolutions http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/new-year%e2%80%a6new-resolutions/ Travels and Life Experiences of a Corporate American Runaway Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:35:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sherry http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/new-year%e2%80%a6new-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Sherry Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:01:56 +0000 http://www.ottsworld.com/?p=2362#comment-1102 Hey BPteacher - I saw that you had arrived in HCMC on your blog. It sounded as if you enjoyed Tet...and had some adventures. Good for you for being brave and getting out on a bike so quickly! I have to say that I've made no progress on the bike resolution yet as January was full of travel instead. I plan to tackle it in Feb. Yet I'm still rather terrified of the whole thing, but will try it and see how it goes - lord knows that I would love the freedom to get around on my own! I've been here 4 1/2 months now and I'm tired of feeling dependent! Good Luck and I"ll see you on the roads! Sherry Hey BPteacher – I saw that you had arrived in HCMC on your blog. It sounded as if you enjoyed Tet…and had some adventures. Good for you for being brave and getting out on a bike so quickly! I have to say that I’ve made no progress on the bike resolution yet as January was full of travel instead. I plan to tackle it in Feb. Yet I’m still rather terrified of the whole thing, but will try it and see how it goes – lord knows that I would love the freedom to get around on my own! I’ve been here 4 1/2 months now and I’m tired of feeling dependent!
Good Luck and I”ll see you on the roads!
Sherry

]]> By: backpackingteacher http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/new-year%e2%80%a6new-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 backpackingteacher Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:43:37 +0000 http://www.ottsworld.com/?p=2362#comment-1101 How's the bike riding going? Having just started riding a bike in Saigon I have to say it's an absolute buzz .... its great to have the freedom to get around easily but its also a lot of fun riding on a bike ... occasionally it gets a bit hairy (riding round on the days before Tet was a bit much) but overall a must do ... enjoy How’s the bike riding going? Having just started riding a bike in Saigon I have to say it’s an absolute buzz …. its great to have the freedom to get around easily but its also a lot of fun riding on a bike … occasionally it gets a bit hairy (riding round on the days before Tet was a bit much) but overall a must do … enjoy

]]> By: Janelle http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/new-year%e2%80%a6new-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-1080 Janelle Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:53:21 +0000 http://www.ottsworld.com/?p=2362#comment-1080 Good luck with your resolutions, my dear! They are both within reach for you, I know it. And having ridden a scooter myself around Taipei a month ago, it's actually not too bad! I surprised myself. A bit scary, but not as terrifying as I expected. And learning Chinese has been good too - incredibly humbling and it's taught me a lot about myself as a teacher and has helped make me more empathetic to my struggling students. I now know what it feels like to feel so dumb and to hate going to lessons. It's good for me. Good luck with all that! I know you're gonna kick butt on the road and in the classroom! Good luck with your resolutions, my dear! They are both within reach for you, I know it. And having ridden a scooter myself around Taipei a month ago, it’s actually not too bad! I surprised myself. A bit scary, but not as terrifying as I expected. And learning Chinese has been good too – incredibly humbling and it’s taught me a lot about myself as a teacher and has helped make me more empathetic to my struggling students. I now know what it feels like to feel so dumb and to hate going to lessons. It’s good for me.
Good luck with all that! I know you’re gonna kick butt on the road and in the classroom!

]]> By: Lynn Nill http://www.ottsworld.com/blogs/new-year%e2%80%a6new-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Lynn Nill Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:37:47 +0000 http://www.ottsworld.com/?p=2362#comment-1075 Hi Sherry, First of all it was GREAT having you here and seeing you in person again. It just confirmed that the person you are in print is the real you, and a very enjoyable you that is! Secondly, great resolutions, especially to learn a little Vietnam. Even if you suck at learning languages (as I certainly do) learning a little bit of the local language pleases people no end. Even after a year of lessons and three years in Hong Kong I can only carry on two word conversations because Cantonese is so hard and because you don't really need it here and I'm lazy. But I can say "nice weather"! Or when Sarah and I went to the lingerie store I could say the colors we wanted to see, which made the shop girl unleash a torrent of Cantonese, until I said "slower please" which made her laugh and stop. Hang in there...we watched the Anthony Bourdain epsisode about Laos and Lee asked me if I wanted to rent motorbikes there. I'm MORE than terrified to do that since I never even drove Sarah's moped. Right now I'm thinking no, but I might want to try an elephant ride instead! Hi Sherry,

First of all it was GREAT having you here and seeing you in person again. It just confirmed that the person you are in print is the real you, and a very enjoyable you that is! Secondly, great resolutions, especially to learn a little Vietnam. Even if you suck at learning languages (as I certainly do) learning a little bit of the local language pleases people no end. Even after a year of lessons and three years in Hong Kong I can only carry on two word conversations because Cantonese is so hard and because you don’t really need it here and I’m lazy. But I can say “nice weather”! Or when Sarah and I went to the lingerie store I could say the colors we wanted to see, which made the shop girl unleash a torrent of Cantonese, until I said “slower please” which made her laugh and stop.

Hang in there…we watched the Anthony Bourdain epsisode about Laos and Lee asked me if I wanted to rent motorbikes there. I’m MORE than terrified to do that since I never even drove Sarah’s moped. Right now I’m thinking no, but I might want to try an elephant ride instead!

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