Hello from Tra Vinh. Sorry I have not been updating, but life is getting pretty normal here, so there is not too much to write about. I will probably try to update the blog about once per month from now on, but I will try to add pictures and videos more often. All is still well out here. I am in the routine of teaching, and I really like it. Tra Vinh is a very relaxing town, and I enjoy teaching, so I do not have too many complaints. About 2 weeks ago, we had a W...

Happy late Halloween! We had a great Halloween out here in Tra Vinh. Anh-Thu, Iria (new Spanish volunteer) and I decided to have a Halloween party at the orphanage we have been going to. Our idea soon became much bigger than just us heading to the Orphanage. We worked with some students and arranged a good party for the kids. We had about 40 students/teachers/friends that came to help out. We had the kids decorate masks and bags for candy and then had them run ar...

Ok, sorry for not updating for a long time. I got lazy, then I traveled to Ho Chi Minh City and then I got sick for a week, so those are my excuses. Other than being sick all this week, everything has been really good. I am getting more settled in to life in Vietnam and Tra Vinh. Class is still going well, I like teaching, and my student's try hard (most the time). About two weeks ago, Anh-Thu (other volunteer) and I had lunch with our friend Giang (pronounced li...

Hello from Tra Vinh. I have finished my second week of teaching, and all has gone well so far. The students are all very nice. They all walk in, bow their head slightly and say, "good morning teacher." Teachers in Vietnam are very highly respected. There is even a teacher's day that is a very important holiday. I am told I may have to sing or dance (I hope not for everyone's sake). There is also supposed to be a teacher's vs. students soccer game that d...

Hello from Tra Vinh, in the Mekong Delta (my new home). I arrived here about a week ago, and all is well so far. After Sapa, I spent one night in Hanoi and then flew to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). My friend Tam was waiting at the airport to greet me, and it was really nice to see her after 1.5 years. She was going to give me a ride, but could not find her motorbike keys, so we ended up just taking a taxi from the airport (she later found the keys in the bag we bot...