[text]On Sundays I take everything with me. Everything I need today…I won’t be back until this evening. I’m stopping here for coffee really quick. I’m going, I’m going. [questions]what is the busiest day of the week for you? why? tell me about a time you were late for something.
[text]This week I was surprised by a couple unrelated acts of kindness from people whom I don’t know very well. I was given this book from the owner at Duc Phu coffee. We’ve hardly exchanged words before now. Later, I was invited to lunch at my boss’s house, and I saw where he lives. Both those things slightly changed the way I see these people. [questions]How do you show kindness to strangers?tell me about a time you learned about someone….
[text]The English centers here throw Halloween events for the kids. Since I work at two different centers, I had two Halloween events on the same day. I bought this from the aunties at the traditional market. They call it ‘medicated oil’. It’s just something that helps clear my head. [questions]Are you very busy? what advice have you gotten from someone older?
I. I’m curious about Duc PhuII. the shopa. what I thought at firstb. what does it look likec. how I found out it was coffeeIII. the ownera. what I heard about himb. how he seems to mec. what I don’t knowIV. seems like there’s more to know [text]I’m curious about a coffee shop called Duc Phu. At first I thought it was a temple because it’s full of religious iconography. It doesn’t have a sign saying ‘coffee’. I found out…
I am not a tree, but the trees here know me. This place is my hiding place. Nobody can see what is here for me. They can’t see that I’m here. Are online relationships as important as real-life ones?who understands you best?
[text]I’m still in my hometown, seeing my family. There is my mom walking to the coffee shop. She is 74 years old. She is physically still very strong, but her mind is getting old. I went to the botanical gardens with my dad and stepmom. I can’t help acting weird around my stepmom. This visit has been pretty good. Soon I will go back to Vietnam. [questions]What will you always remember? What surprised you when you became older?
[text]I went to the Asian foods store. I was riding past, and I saw it and stopped. I got toogarashi and frozen azuki bars. Here is something else that I grew up eating…It’s just flatbread, beans, cheese, sour cream and chicken. It’s easy to make. You just warm it in the microwave. [questions]what is something special that your mom likes? What does ‘hometown’ mean? Can someone have 2 hometowns?
[text]Cooking is a joy. Grocery shopping is a joy. I recently tried making potato salad. But I made a lot. Like, way too much. Potato salad lasts only about 5 days, so we need to eat as much as we can. I got this hat at the second-hand store. It is awesome. It blocks the sun very effectively. I don’t know where I will go today, but probably I will need the hat.[questions]What must you do as much as you…
[text]Been back in my hometown, staying with my mom. I’m spending the time here doing pretty much my usual stuff. I ride the electric tricycle everywhere I go. It has a basket on the back, so I can carry my lunch and stuff. Every morning I take my computer and go to the coffee shop. Sometimes my sister comes with me, and then we split a scone. The best is when we can sit together and each do our own…
[outline]I. intro – how I choose what food to buyII. single servingsa. whyb. what foodIII. don’t need to cooka. whyb. what foodIV. conclusion [text]It’s convenient, healthy and cost-effective to carry food in your backpack. Here is how I choose what food to buy when shopping at the grocery store for backpack food. First, I look for food which I can buy in single servings. I don’t want to carry a lot of weight. Apples are good because you can buy…