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Riding the Bus in Vietnam

“From Whitman to Steinbeck to Kerouac, and beyond to the restless broods of the seventies, the American road has represented choice, escape, opportunity, a way to somewhere else. However illusionary, the road was freedom”. -Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the … Continue reading

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Supermen and Saviors

During our time in Hanoi we had the greatest pleasure to work with some of the students at the National Economics University, where our classes were held. These students met us at the gate of our guesthouse upon our arrival … Continue reading

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Sensory Overload

Imagine being jostled awake at 6AM by an unfamiliar mammalian call after your first night in foreign, smelly Hanoi. You rub your eyes and take note of your growling stomach, struggling to remember the street you had arrived by the … Continue reading

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Welcome to Vietnam

We left the rainforests of Borneo for a different kind of jungle, that of an urban Vietnamese city. The rainforest was not exactly what one would call “quiet”. Cicadas, frogs, buzzing mosquitoes, and heavy downpours provided us with constant, yet … Continue reading

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