Twentysomething
Per Stellargirl's suggestion, here are 10 reasons why Vietnam rocks: 1. A five course meal can run you less than $5. A tailor made suit costs less than $20. 2. Everything is drive-thru. You can literally park your motorbike inside a clothing store, ring up your purchases, back
Travels
Somehow the rat reminded me of my first banking associate. We analysts called him Stinky because he had incurable halitosis.
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Friday night at Linkin Pub, a typical expat hangout. Black Eye Peas blaring, heavy bass. j.fisher and yuppienomad enters, say hi to a couple of people and sit on a sofa. Two Heneikens bottles sit on the low table, sweating.
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A recent NY Times article, A Year Abroad (or 3) as a Career Move: Foreign experience demonstrates entrepreneurship, resourcefulness and independence, according to recruiters... "You are interested in that person who can move quickly and is nimble and has an inquiring mind"... W00t.
News & Politics
Ok that's it. I wasn't mad when the bird flu hit Vietnam bad. I wasn't mad when it spread through Asia, the starting point of my trip. I wasn't mad when it hit Turkey, then Egypt, two must-see destinations. But this is
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A troupe of twenty-five dancers in white robes crawled, crouched, and contorted their bodies along raised platforms in the middle of a deserted muddy field. Five-stories bamboo spikes jutted out of the ground, a 'Lost World' jungle of menacing spikes and desolation.
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For a third world country, Vietnam has treated me well. I am living better here than I did in the States.
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Impromptu Mass that I walked by this afternoon, in the center square of Hanoi atI see her largest cathedral, complete with a brass band, flowers, and a whole lot of pinks, reds, and other colors of affection.
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I've posted some selected photos to my flickr site at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfisher/. You can also access the images from the brand new spankin' flash link on the right hand side of this blog. I've just upgraded to a pro account and
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For the love of God, I've never missed Barnes and Noble so much in my life. And to think I used to denigrate them for being on every other block in Manhattan! Here are the English-language books that I've seen in Vietnam so far: - The
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Skype is pissing me off. Not really Skype, but the entire usability structure of the Internet. Technology is never really simple to use -- it's suppose to make things simpler, right?
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Great news – we've only moved in 2 days and already we have our first brunch guest! We ran into Lloyd on the streets of Hanoi today.