Category Around Saigon

Cao Dai Temple and Cu Chi Tunnels

During my last weekend in Vietnam, my friend’s parents were visiting, so we took a day trip a little bit outside of the city.  Our first stop was the Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh (close to where I went hiking and broke my arm earlier this year).  Cao Daoism is one of the most […]

My Job!

Some people have mentioned that they are curious about the work I do in Vietnam.  I am the Special Education Coordinator at my school, this means that I’ve spent the last year creating and developing a Special Education program.  I work at two campuses, grades PreK – Twelfth Grade. Since resources are pretty limited, I’ve […]

First Month Here!

I’ve been in Ho Chi Minh City for about a month now – and I’m really enjoying my time here so far!  I live in a small neighborhood called Trung Son (which deceptively looks very easy to pronounce… in reality not one Vietnamese person has been able to understand me when I’ve said it) in […]