Cultural experiences

Video of the Week – March 15, 2009

I found this great video of how to cross the street in Vietnam. It doesn’t actually give you any specific pointers, but you will get…

Sunday. No rain. No excuses. Just me, the motorbike, and the relentless Saigon sun glaring down like a spotlight on my pride. I’d been staring…

There’s a motorbike in my living room. Don’t worry—I didn’t drive through a wall in some Evel Knievel stunt gone wrong. It’s just sitting there,…

I started my morning screaming at people today. Granted, I’m not a morning person; that’s no secret, but I don’t normally scream at people. Sure,…

I’ve been teaching ESL now for 5 months, and it’s had its ups and downs. It’s honestly a lot of work, but it does get…

For pictures of HCMC during Tet – click here! Regardless of what you call it – there’s a big celebration going on over here in…

I’m lying on my back on the floor, and aloe vera gel packets are on every section of my face except for two openings for…

I’ve been in Vietnam now for 4 months, and I keep hearing about a city in the south that is supposedly not like Vietnam; the…

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…

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…