Monthly Archives: January 2013

This guy was making me a doner kebab sandwich. Pretty good–some kind of roasted pork, cabbage, and a tangy white dressing. Then they toast it on a little panini press/George Foreman grill. One of my favorite foods in Vietnam is … Continue reading →

More photos from our week in Hanoi: Here is Liz buying her favorite food–banh mi. She probably broke the record for most “banh mi khong” (just the bread, not the sandwich) eaten in a week. She was also a big … Continue reading →

Although it wasn’t part of the official program, a few of us took a short trip to the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu in Vietnamese). Just to give a sense of Vietnam’s long history, Van Mieu was founded about 1000 … Continue reading →

After about a week in the south we flew up to Hanoi for the second half of our trip. One of the first things I noticed was the temperature. It was probably about 50 degrees and damp when we arrived. … Continue reading →

In about an hour we’ll hop a bus to the airport. I don’t want to think about the 30 hour voyage that lies ahead, so instead I’ll post a picture of the students from our recent trip to Halong Bay. … Continue reading →

In Ho Chi Minh City we sang karaoke with our Vietnamese roommates. As we were getting ready to leave I picked this for our last song. I thought it would be a hit with the St. A’s kids; little did … Continue reading →

Bowls upon bowls of rice. Chickens. Our guide was Thu, a Vinh Long native. She was very funny and quite forthright. We came across a stall selling snakes but no one was standing nearby. She went right up, opened the … Continue reading →

We walked through a market in Vinh Long. All of the local wares were on display. Rambutan. What an odd looking fruit. They are delicious–very sweet and juicy. Walking past the stalls. More fruit. Rambutan on the bottom row. In … Continue reading →

We had a chance to bike through the Delta but we opted for motorbikes instead. I think it was a good choice–even on motorbikes it was a hot and tiring trip! (You might be wondering how sitting on the back … Continue reading →

We had a chance to help out with dinner during our trip to the Delta. Here Ahmed is grating taro for a spring roll filling while Zach chops vegetables. Rolling the spring rolls. We did a pretty good job for … Continue reading →