I’ve had a few questions about what it’s like to spend Christmas in Asia, so I thought I would give you my perspective as well as a photographic tour through HCMC Christmas Festivities. For for photo journey of HCMC lights – click here! I must admit that Ho Chi Minh City has surprised me with […]
Yesterday…In my Normal Life
I had a funny little day yesterday. The scary part is that I’m starting to believe this is normal for my life in Vietnam. My definition of normal has slowly changed over the last three months. I often wonder what my friends in the US would think…is this normal? I will let you be the […]
Superhero or Mere Mortal?
I was recently flipping through the channels of Vietnamese cable hoping to find something mildly interesting that I could understand. I’m not sure why I keep going back in vain to the remote in hope that I somehow missed a diamond in the ruff; BBC or CNN or a travel channel. As my demeanor was […]
Experiencing Culture Shock in Vietnam
There are many reason to have culture shock when you arrive in Vietnam from the western world. It’s likely the first thing that will hit you is the shock of the Motorbike culture. Followed by the number of people, how everyone seems to live and eat outside, horns, agressive markets, and more. Yet it was […]
I Will Survive
Let’s take inventory. I’ve been in Saigon for two months now. It’s honestly been good and bad. Maybe bad is the wrong word…it’s more like “challenging”. Considering I’m a challenge junkie, one would think that I could have rolled with all of this massive change in my life a bit better, but alas…I am human. […]
The City with Two Names – Saigon
ViewVietnam Color Photography View Vietnam Black & White Photography View snapshots of Saigon View Mekong Delta snapshots in Black and White View Color Mekong Delta and Phu Quoc Island snapshots I always wanted to change my name. When I was about 8 years old I told my brother and sister that I was no longer […]
