January 2011
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"Mưa Hồng" by Trịnh Công Sơn
Today, I will stand by this pond and listen to this song,
Sending all of my thoughts and love
thousands of miles away to my family back home.
Rest in peace, Dì.
Trời ươm nắng cho mây hồng Mây qua mau em nghiêng sầu Còn mưa xuống như hôm nào Em đến thăm mây âm thầm mang gió lên Người ngồi đó trông mưa nguồn Ôi yêu thương nghe đã buồn Ngoài kia lá như vẫn xanh Ngoài sông vắng nước dâng...
Brushy nights.
Last night, I had to get four of my sleepy-eyed boys out of bed to brush their teeth. Two of them pretended they were already asleep, and I had to tickle them until they fell off the bed. Another used his mosquito netting as a protective barrier, while strategically moving to the corner that was furthest from my reach. And yet another tried to deceive me with a long series of comical excuses,...
What a delightful surprise...
My cross-cultural orientation has been running so smoothly today. All of those long nights of researching, organizing, and planning are finally paying off… and it feels danggood.
The new English teaching volunteers? They’re all coming from completely different backgrounds and points in their lives, which makes it fascinating to watch their group’s dynamics… Makes me think...
