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30 Lessons I Learned as a Vietnam Expat

I love to reflect upon my time in a place, so it’s fitting that after a year as a expat in Vietnam I sat down…

I’m not sure how it happened, but somewhere along the way, I became one of them. I wear a jacket (boiling inside), a mask, and…

I often wonder how many months the pollution and dust in Saigon will take off my life. For this reason, I can’t imagine living here…

Just a quick update – I’m on the move once again; I’m taking a vacation….yeah! Ever since I made the decision a year ago to…

After 8 months here, I finally found some Vietnamese friends who took me on as their ‘foreign friend project.’ They are helping me to see…

I decided to start the process of getting my passport renewed as many countries won’t let you enter if you don’t have more than 6…

There are many hard things about living by yourself overseas…I may write a book about it someday if I can ever force myself to slow…

I was out with a friend today shopping for camera equipment for my upcoming trip to Mongolia. I went to a local little camera ‘stall’…

I had been putting it off for as long as I could, but finally, after 6 months, I had to visit the hospital. No, I…

I have been asked to produce a Saigon City guide for a travel website. At first this seemed rather simple, I’ve been living here for…