food… Happy New Year! 31 Dec 201327 Feb 2020 How about a quick 2013 post with my standard promise to post more in the new year? 2013 was a busy year for me. I moved three times, started a…
General Summer in Vietnam: My New Favorite Drink 14 Jun 2013 I have discovered a new favorite-sugarcane juice! Small stalls began appearing around the city sometime in April, and while I first thought the idea of sugarcane juice sounded a bit…
General 26 Feb 201327 May 2013 Ooooh look what I made! This fountain is in the middle of a very busy traffic circle near Hoan Kiem Lake.
General Temple visits 25 Feb 2013 It’s been awhile since my last post. My apologies! I’ve been rather busy since I last updated, as Tet holiday ended and I started up work again. I also moved!…
General Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! Tết 2013 10 Feb 2013 Vietnamese New Year, Tết, is Vietnam’s biggest and most important holiday, and Hanoi is all decked out for the occasion. The one on the left is the symbol of Hanoi. …
General Hoan Kiem Lake 9 Feb 2013 My apartment is approximately a five minute walk from one of Hanoi’s most famous lakes, Hoan Kiem, or The Lake of the Returned Sword. Legend has it that Emperor Le…
General Street Food: Chè 4 Feb 2013 I can’t say I’ve tried out much street food since I’ve been here, and that’s partly because I’m a vegetarian and much of the street food has meat in it.…
General Night Markets and Things I Don’t Need 30 Jan 2013 So I first realized that I might have done this a few days ago, but today it’s been confirmed: I left my camera in the U.S. AWESOME. I only moved…
General 26 Jan 2013 I just spent 30 minutes on this post, but Tumblr decided to update itself in the middle of my writing so it didn’t get saved. Annoying. Anyway, it’s been a…