Blogs about: My Weekends In An Giang
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Ha Tien
li11ian11 wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday was yet another Vietnamese holiday, the commemoration of the Hung Kings, to my understandi … more →
Chaul Chnam Thmey
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li11ian11 wrote 2 years ago: No, that’s not Vietnamese for “it’s so hot in this classroom you could roast a chi … more →
The beach, and everything is "vui"
li11ian11 wrote 2 years ago: This Sunday (or rather, Saturday night) I went with my friend Ms. Oanh, the bakery owner, and a bunc … more →
At long last...
li11ian11 wrote 2 years ago: I learned to ride a motorbike. I will no longer be embarrassed when my students ask me the question, … more →
Overnight...
li11ian11 wrote 2 years ago: Tonight is the last night for the Thai and Vietnamese fellows in An Giang province. Although they ar … more →
A weekend trip to Long My
li11ian11 wrote 2 years ago: This weekend was Kristi’s (another VIA volunteer) 50th birthday party in Long My town, Hau Gia … more →
A Ride to Tiger Island
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li11ian11 wrote 2 years ago: Tiger Island is a small island in the middle of the Hau river (the river that runs past Long Xuyen). … more →
Preparations for Teachers Day part 2
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li11ian11 wrote 3 years ago: Teachers day should be renamed Teachers Week, I think. The festivities began last week with the firs … more →
Hội Thi Nghệ Thuật--Musical Extravaganza!
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li11ian11 wrote 3 years ago: Friday night was the first night of a series of performances leading up to the HUGE Teachers Day cel … more →
Birthday Extravaganza
li11ian11 wrote 3 years ago: Extravaganza seems to be the word to describe a lot of events here: they happen on a large scale and … more →
Wedding Season
li11ian11 wrote 3 years ago: Apparently autumn is wedding season, at least in Long Xuyen. I’ve been told that this is becau … more →
A field trip with 5D3
li11ian11 wrote 3 years ago: Yesterday I was invited to go on a field trip with 5D3 (my third year students) to visit one of the … more →
Trip to Cần Thơ
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li11ian11 wrote 3 years ago: Yesterday I made the 1.5 hour trip to Cần Thơ city, the largest city in the Mekong Delta. I was kind … more →
Saturday Brunch with 6D2
li11ian11 wrote 3 years ago: Today I invited my second year students over for “American style” brunch. This consisted … more →
A Saturday with the Department of Agriculture
li11ian11 wrote 3 years ago: Today the other foreign teachers and I went to Trạm Kiếm Lâm Trà Sư, Trà Sư forest nature preserve, … more →
Trung Thu!
li11ian11 wrote 3 years ago: Trung Thu, the mid-autumn festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar year … more →
Banh Trung Thu
li11ian11 wrote 3 years ago: Today was Sunday, which in my life now means that I go to Hoang Oanh’s bakery to hang out with … more →
Vietnamese Salesmanship
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li11ian11 wrote 3 years ago: This morning I went to sit by the canal to read under a tree (one of my favorite places to relax). T … more →
Cooking Bo Bia and Rau Cau with 6D2
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li11ian11 wrote 3 years ago: Today 10 female students from my second year class came over to cook bo bia (spring rolls with chine … more →
