I’ve been to the U.K. three times as a budget traveler, but during all of those trips, I was single and spent my time at hostels. However, since we now have a two-year-old son, we’d now be looking for family friendly destinations that won’t eat up our entire annual travel budget in a week., Read More
Yesterday was the first day of the Lunar New Year in Vietnam, so we ventured out to the city center in Saigon to see what people were doing. The roads were quiet. It took about half the time it usually does to get to the corner of Truong Dinh St. and Nguyen Thi Minh, Read More
I was recently interviewed on Expats Blog, a blog site that curates the best expat blogs from around the world. Expats Blog has published more than 180 interviews with expats from around the world. Check mine out here: American Expat Living in Vietnam Tweet
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and our Vietnamese friends and neighbors are busy celebrating Tet. At our son’s preschool, they had a colorful Tet celebration. Our nanny bought Gabriel a traditional silk ao dai. The kids also practiced dancing with dragon costumes. Many people travel during Tet to go, Read More
Our favorite activity when we visited Nha Trang was visiting Thap Ba Hot Springs. Although the name “Thap Ba” can refer to an entire area where thermal spa treatments are available, THE Thap Ba Hot Springs at 15 Ngoc Son, Ngoc Hiep, is a specific place with very large facilities, several pools, and many, Read More
During our December break we went to Nha Trang on Vietnam’s south central coast. It was a one-hour flight from Ho Chi Minh City, and definitely worth the trip. Here are some photos to show you what kind of things you can do during a family vacation in Nha Trang. The photo above is, Read More
Photo: Marrakech’s Bab Agnaou (Holiday Hypermarket) As a study abroad student in Morocco, I learned several tips to make my travel budget last longer. If you’re planning a trip to Morocco, here are some ways to make the most of your money. Transport The cheapest way to get from city to city in Morocco, Read More
As an international teacher, it’s interesting to see how parental involvement in education plays out in different cultural contexts. I came across this graphic about “Helicopter Parents” from OnlineCollege.org which is written about an American cultural context. In my experience, it seems Asian parents tend to be more involved with their children’s career choices, Read More
Here’s me sitting at my desk at American Academy. Compare to drawing below. As a teacher, you often wonder what your students really think of you. My 7th graders were reading Walk Two Moons, and one of the themes of the novel is about how our views of people and situations can change over, Read More