Xin Chao!! I have been off the "blog grid" for a while.
Spent time with friends and family in the US.
Had a great summer...and now I'm glad to be back sweatin and taking pictures in SE Asia again!!
Woohoo!!
Binh- Peace
Tam Biet
Rice Patti
Oct 25, 2010
Tet-Trung-Thu:Mid Autumn Festival
Celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th Lunar month. (Sept.) This festival is a reward given to children at harvest time. Children who's parents have been toiling in the fields. Complete with dragon dances, animal art making and lanterns.
Hanging with the locals!
Our friend Wayne from So Cal trying out the local fare. We actually ate lunch at this infamous Noodle Shop. The pictures behind these two are the ancestors of this shop owner. The ancestors he was so proud to tell us were Viet Cong. This is where they sat to plan the Tet Offensive of 1968.
5 Days in Malaysia: Tioman Island
On our way to the Turtle Sanctuary we met up with these curious little monkeys, rolling around and making a big ole ruckus!! We found out these turtle hatchlings were born that same morning.
Sunset on Coral Island or shark island!
Only I call it Shark Island because this is where I saw my first (3) Reef Sharks!!...but I had no camera with me. I'll never make that mistake again!!5 Days in Malaysia: Tioman Island
Prop Plane we took over to the island. Cool island landing strip--
Coral Island where we snorkled a lot!
Too much sun for John and Patti!
Five Days in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur
A beautiful little...big capital city of about a million people. Amazing rail and monorail systems. Super friendly people. Parliament building, guards and me in front of the Palace of the King and Queen of Malaysia. And of course the Petronas Twin Towers. Third tallest in the world. Burj Dubai finished last year is now the tallest!
Oct 22, 2010
May 5, 2010
Xin chao, ban khoe khong? (Hello, how are you?)
My latest blog entries will be dominated by travel to Indonesia and more beaches in Vietnam...there is a lot of coastline to take in, and we aim to see it all!!
You will also get a glimpse of an International School. As much as I miss teaching in CA, it sure was nice not getting my yearly lay-off notice. Hey, who knows maybe by the time we get back to CA the money problems in education will be over...sure!!!
Enjoy all the sights.
Take in all of the beauty that is Asia.
Get a vision of peace in your mind and don't let it go. It's too important!!
Tam Biet for now. Hen gap lai(see you later)
Saigon Patti over and out
You will also get a glimpse of an International School. As much as I miss teaching in CA, it sure was nice not getting my yearly lay-off notice. Hey, who knows maybe by the time we get back to CA the money problems in education will be over...sure!!!
Enjoy all the sights.
Take in all of the beauty that is Asia.
Get a vision of peace in your mind and don't let it go. It's too important!!
Tam Biet for now. Hen gap lai(see you later)
Saigon Patti over and out
Snorkeling on the island of Sepa, Indonesia. One of the tiny islands in the archapelago called Pulau(Thousand Islands)
We had never seen more beautiful coral reefs and tropical fish. These two guys took us to a remote sandbar 10 mins off Sepa. I got bit by one of the local fish off the dock. I think people feed them there and he/she was expecting food as I swam up. Sorry dude!!
My work as a teacher!
I began teaching in Vietnam in December 2009, at The British International School, Vietnam(BISV)-Ho Chi Minh City. I teach both Biology and PE to secondary and primary students. The academic language is English but the children speak Vietnamese when they are playing. So the majority of the students are from here and English is their second language. The school was opened by the HRH Duke of York in 1999. Note the cafeteria offering of both Asian and Western food choices.
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