Monthly Archives: March 2011

From The Muggy Mekong to Chilly DaLat

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Christina

This is gonna be a quickie … I”ve got a BIG morning tomorrow and got to lay the body down really soon! But before I head out, just a short post to say that I’ve arrived in Dalat, a most … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese Impressions

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Christina

There are tons of photos that can go with this entry, but it’s late and I can’t do it right now – too bad for you,  sorry!) 🙂 It’s amazing to me that all it takes is to cross an … Continue reading →

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Testimony

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Christina

  Testimony (for my daughters) I want to tell you that the world is still beautiful. I tell you that despite children raped on city streets, shot down in school rooms, despite the slow poisons seeping from old and hidden … Continue reading →

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A Day of Travel, Vietnamese Style

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Christina

(written yesterday) It was clear after my moto ride around the northern part of Phu Quoc yesterday that today I would take my leave. I wanted to reserve my judgment until I had at least seen some more of the … Continue reading →

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Good Morning Vietnam

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Christina

Note to self: travel days are stressful – brace yourself for them. Not necessarily in bad ways, but there’s almost always some inherent unforeseen challenge involved in getting from one place to another in this developing world. (‘3rd world’, ‘developing … Continue reading →

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Random Ramblings from the Cambodian Road

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Christina

Well, this is fun – sitting on my lanai at Botanica, listening to Michael Buble` (right now, “Fever”) and settling in to write for a few hours before I’ll bicycle over to a nearby resort that has a fancy swimming … Continue reading →

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Before the Beginning

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Christina

Thanks to dear Felicia, for sending this along from her friend, Rilke (I found a few other translations online, so I’ve combined them all into one; oh yeah and the italics are mine): God speaks to each of us as … Continue reading →

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Woo Hoo – It’s Raining!

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Christina

That may not come as a big deal to any of you reading this, but it’s big news here – there’ve been a few raindrops here and there, but this evening was a downright downpour! It’s the first big rain … Continue reading →

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Bosba PAHN – Live in Concert at the Bayon Temple

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Christina

What a night! I first heard about the concert when Petra and I were wandering around the Bayon Temple and we saw them setting up the stage, lighting and sound systems. We couldn’t get much information in English, but there … Continue reading →

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From HDT …

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Christina

Our lives are frittered away by detail. Simplify … simplify… ~Henry David Thoreau    

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