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[slight obsessions]: January 2015
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You and me, killing time in the present tense. In memoriam: Barbara Anne. One year ago today, my sweet grandmother passed away. I'm sad that she didn't get to meet her great-grandson this year (I was only about 12 weeks pregnant with him at her funeral), but I'm also thankful she's at peace after many long years with Alzheimer's. What follows is what I wrote (and read) for her service last January when we laid her to rest:. Her hands running through her hair when she got stressed, especially on that fate...
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[slight obsessions]: May 2012
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You and me, killing time in the present tense. Not such a good thing. I'm overtired and under-prepared to board a plane tomorrow morning (a mere 8 hours from now). Instead of packing, I spent this evening purging my work emails so I'll have a clean slate to return to. Looking forward to digging my toes in the Florida sand, seeing my family for the first time since Christmas. And spending a first vacation with my husband. Parents, and brothers all under one roof. Our adorable [rented] adobe. Alongside the...
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amantani island | here, there, everywhere
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Here, there, everywhere. After the Uros Islands, our boat (named Royal Caribbean. Fortunately, our family (Javier and Mathilde, above) turned out to be quite friendly. Other than buying some of their handknit hats and making small talk with them and their four year old (camera shy) son Lieber, there wasn't much else to do on Amantani except hike up the two local hills, Pachapapa and Pachamama. Also on top of Pachapapa, we met a really friendly dog, and he and Iain had a moment. It doesn't look like we di...
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Vietnam Adventures: Good bye Vietnam
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One year in Vietnam (Un an au Vietnam)! Stories from an Australian and French perspective. Saturday, February 26, 2011. We finished our last night with a few beers and some Vietnamese spring rolls at a restaurant we often go to. The waitress was very sad when we said we were leaving and gave Celine her scarf. February 27, 2011 at 5:58 AM. Have a great time in France, I cant wait to hear all about it! April 19, 2011 at 2:58 AM. This comment has been removed by the author. April 19, 2011 at 2:59 AM. Teachi...
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Vietnam Adventures: Bad Vietnamese wife
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One year in Vietnam (Un an au Vietnam)! Stories from an Australian and French perspective. Tuesday, December 14, 2010. It’s hard to be a good Vietnamese wife, they set the standard pretty high. Me, for instance, I’m French, but I live here in Vietnam and I am a wife, which unfortunately makes me, to all my Vietnamese friends and neighbours anyway, a Vietnamese wife by default. Let me give you a few examples. How could such a thought even cross my mind? 8221; she lamented. 8220;No, but… Hien…&...Once, she...
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Vietnam Adventures: The Rat is back
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One year in Vietnam (Un an au Vietnam)! Stories from an Australian and French perspective. Monday, February 14, 2011. The Rat is back. The rat somehow climbed the chair and got onto the table where it proceeded to devour our morning baguette. I must admit I am damn impressed by how it managed to get up on the table in the first place. It was clear we were dealing with a professional. Celine and I were upstairs watching Scrubs when she asked me; "but what if it comes up the stairs? Follow us on Twitter.
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Vietnam Adventures: February 2011
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One year in Vietnam (Un an au Vietnam)! Stories from an Australian and French perspective. Saturday, February 26, 2011. We finished our last night with a few beers and some Vietnamese spring rolls at a restaurant we often go to. The waitress was very sad when we said we were leaving and gave Celine her scarf. Links to this post. I don’t know if so far, we have taken the time to properly describe what Vietnamese students are like, and what it’s like to teach them. With adult classes, it’s easier....
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November 2011 | here, there, everywhere
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Here, there, everywhere. Archive for November 2011. Last Tuesday, we bid farewell to Ollanta and set out for what's going to be a somewhat whirlwind journey through Peru, Bolivia and Chile. While the trip so far has been awesome and I'm really excited for the next two weeks, it was definitely sad to say goodbye to the place that had been home for the last two months. Pierro looks way happy for a kid who hates the taste of Pisco Sour foam. More to come from further down the road. Farmland), collected some...
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April 2011 | here, there, everywhere
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Here, there, everywhere. Archive for April 2011. A few more random shots of Hanoi courtesy of Hipstamatic - above and below are from the alley we've been living in, near West Lake. The early morning vegetable market. Scarecrows at the Museum of Ethnology: with all this free time in Hanoi, we are finally getting in all the tourist sights we never bothered with when we actually lived here. That was a terrible pun! I was also weirdly excited about roadside pho. And roadside coffee breaks! Roadside coffee br...
