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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright: when it rains, the saigonese shine
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright. I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine." - John James Audubon. Monday, June 11, 2012. When it rains, the saigonese shine. I have been DYING to get some pictures of this, but I either never have my camera or it is raining too hard anyways to take photos. So when a 7AM rainstorm awoke me, I was thrilled to be able to get some photos from my window. Although not the best angles, they are still a hoot. Dodge-and-seek-cover" method - bottom left. Here we...
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright: bird is the word
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright. I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine." - John James Audubon. Sunday, October 16, 2011. Bird is the word. Now, onwards.ATTENTION: this post could potentially be extremely and utterly boring for those who have no interest in science or biodiversity or museums, but I encourage you to stick with it. You could learn something! At least look at the pics.). So what exactly am I doing in these collections? Yeah i'm a dork. When I last went to Hanoi. S...
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright: tweet, tweet
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright. I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine." - John James Audubon. Sunday, June 24, 2012. Oh yes, my project. I know it is more fun to read about (and for me to write about! My quirky collisions with the culture, but my birds are in need of a post as well. I promise I did actually do work. So in case everybody forgot what I was actually doing over here, let me remind you briefly. Dr Truong (on the right! Is one of my advisers. Most of the collections ha...
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright: hà nội to hạ long
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright. I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine." - John James Audubon. Monday, March 26, 2012. Hà nội to hạ long. Immediately after we returned to Hanoi from Sapa on the night train (around 5AM) An and I set off for Ha Long bay on a tourist bus (about 3 hours). Needless to say, it was a groggy and whirlwind ride. Why it is called "Surprise Cave", as there is a giant rock shaped like a penis when you enter. i wish i was kidding. Bike riding in Cat Ba. My nam...
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright: evolution of my experience [entry #2]: opening my eyes
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright. I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine." - John James Audubon. Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Evolution of my experience [entry #2]: opening my eyes. Well, this is going to be a super dorky post. But anyways, here it goes. As I am sure is true with most travelers, I have a minor obsession with reading books about different countries, especially. In brief, the Hmong family is resettled in America after the war and have a very sick child. There is chro...
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright: bin chau nature reserve
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright. I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine." - John James Audubon. Sunday, November 6, 2011. Bin chau nature reserve. I'll start forgetting what happened. Welcome to bin chau.leave it up to the vietnamese to lighten the mood with their signs and translations. Did I really use an outhouse for a week? And I was only in first grade? It was crazy. Everything was different. The trees, the birds, the smell.even the weeds were different. There ...I probably ca...
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright: only in vietnam [entry #1]
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Insight from a Vietnam Fulbright. I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine." - John James Audubon. Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Only in vietnam [entry #1]. Because I only have about a month left here (WOW), I am desperately trying to document all the quirky/ridiculous things in this country to share with people back home. There will (hopefully) be more similar entries to this one, so get excited. On my last trip to Hanoi, I was lucky enough to be there on Ho Chi Minh's birthday. WOOO!
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