Whalen in Vietnam

  This is one view from the inside of the Motorbike parking garage at the mall. When you hear tight parking ---- you have no idea!!!   How they even know which one is theirs is a small miracle.  I am going to have to put an i-tag on mine so I can find it!!! This was in all directions!!! This is Sarah.  She lives in the building beside me.  She is in the same predicament this year as I was last year.  Many of her good friends have left and she doesn't have her "circle" anymore so she is hanging out with the new people quite a bit! We had our unit provocation and my classroom was used as an event setting.  It was great to see these kids complete an activity and were civil (for the most part).  They were so excited. The Vietnamese women were body coverings so that the sun does not touch their skin.  It is REALLY hot here and they still cover up 100%. On my way to the movies on the back of Sarah's bike! We had a really nice night out and wen...

The start of the tour was VERY wet.  There were 12 of us (newbies) that did not go anywhere on our first long weekend so we all decided to see a bit of the city and went on an XO Food Tour by Moped.  It started at the Ho Chi Minh Opera House That is the train of mopeds starting off. This is at one of the stops while we were waiting for food. A water tower from down town.  A bit worried about all of the black mold on the side of it.   Hmm ---- I wonder what it looks like on the inside. Favorites - More pictures from the food tour to come.  It was amazing riding around on the mopeds through 5 different districts in Ho Chi Minh. Great time with new friends.  IT was a great way to get out a bit and NOT work all weekend.