How Our House Was Damaged During An Unexpected Typhoon adrescher1 August 11, 2014 Hanoi, Living in Vietnam, Mishaps, Southeast Asia, Vietnam In Hanoi, we’re always being warned about possible devastating storms on their way to us, but by the time they reach us they’ve pretty much fizzled out and we’re just left with drizzly rain, nothing particu...
Typhoon In Hanoi Took Our Roof adrescher1 August 11, 2014 Experiences, Hanoi, Living in Vietnam, Mishaps, Southeast Asia, Vietnam Hanoi experiences a high number of storms and typhoons throughout the year. Infact, the government often issues warnings of severe weather on its way to us, that some businesses don't even open as a precautio...
Being Vegetarian In Hanoi, Vietnam adrescher1 March 29, 2014 Featured, Food, Food Vietnam, Hanoi, Living in Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Tips Vietnam, Vietnam Being vegetarian in Hanoi doesn’t seem easy - or possible - under first impressions. But there are a surprising number of dishes that you can survive on if you’re eager to eat the local food, and wanting to avo...
Making Banh Troi (Floating Rice Cakes) adrescher1 March 29, 2014 Food, Food Vietnam, Living in Vietnam, Vietnam 1 Today my Vietnamese teacher showed me how to make Banh Troi (floating rice cake) in my lesson. The Vietnamese eat this kind of cake (as well as another kind of cake called Banh Chay) on the third day of the thi...
Getting Re-acquainted With Vietnam After A 6 Month Break adrescher1 August 9, 2013 Living in Vietnam, My Travels, Southeast Asia, Vietnam After a wonderful week in Thailand, including a few sneaky days in Bangkok, we said our goodbyes yet again and boarded a flight to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). Having visited Saigon several times throughout our s...
Goodbyes in Hanoi adrescher1 February 5, 2013 Living in Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Working Abroad It’s been a really sad week saying goodbye to students, fellow teachers, and assistants. Although I’m ready to start the next chapter in my life, I have such a strong emotional attachment to (almost) all of the...
Happy New Year, Hanoians. adrescher1 January 3, 2013 Living in Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Working Abroad And what a year it has been… How fast it’s gone, yet how long it seems since we were partying with our huge Hanoi Family crew, pumping beats so loud, allowing our house to be trashed by the masses of gatherer...
What a Difference a Year Makes adrescher1 October 20, 2012 Blogging, Hanoi, Living in Vietnam, My Travels, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Working Abroad A year to the day I have been living and working in Vietnam, and it’s time to reflect on my experience... It’s been quite a ride. I was a fresh university graduate, who came away to Hanoi impulsively af...