[text]One of my first jobs was in a grocery store just like this. That might be why grocery stores give me a comfortable feeling. Since I’ve been back in my hometown, I’ve been saying hi to everyone. It’s good to keep in touch with old friends. [questions]What is something that you like about where you’re from? Do you still keep in touch with old friends?
[outline]I. intro – where to buy food while travellingII. restaurantsa. conb. proIII. grocery storea. conb. proIV. conclusion [text]Where to buy food is something one must consider carefully while travelling. On the one hand, there are restaurants. This one is expensive, and I’m trying to be careful with money; however I really want to know what a French-dipped sandwich is and who knows when I’ll get another opportunity. On the other hand, there’s the grocery store. It’s not as special or…
[text]My cat didn’t want to go out. I’m trying to get her used to going out again. One of the reasons why I stay at the hotel is that my cat and the hotel cat are friends, and they play together. I think this guy has a good setup. He parks his cart by a park, and he sits in the shade thinking his own thoughts. I made this dog uncomfortable. He didn’t know what I was doing. I was…
[text]While I was in Hanoi, I spent some time in Hoan Khiem district. Hoan Khiem is nearby the train station. I walked and thought and took photos. I was there to wait for the train that would take me home to Phan Rang. I wandered around the lake and that area. Near the lake, there is a well-known ice cream shop. Usually there is a long line, but at that time it was not busy. I got 2 ice creams…
[TEXT] txt1: “This morning I went for a walk in a pottery village.” txt2: “I was actually looking for a coffee shop and I didn’t know that I was in a pottery village. I kept seeing pottery studios and weirdly no coffee shops.” txt3: “Bat Trang is a traditional crafts village. There are many different kinds of crafts villages in Vietnam and pottery is just one kind.” txt4: “I’ve never seen so much pottery in one place. It was a…
I did my visa run by land this time. I booked with a company that manages the trip for foreigners doing this. We got on a sleeper bus in Nha Trang. I had never been on a sleeper bus before. I rode in that 10 hours to the Moc Bai border near Saigon. At Moc Bai, I stood in lines and went through all the exit and re-entry procedures. After that, we had to drive all the way back to…
When humans sleep, their minds dream. Human dreams aren’t the only dreams though. I’ll tell you what other minds dream. Octopi dream. We know that octopi dream because their skin changes color when they are dreaming. Their color patterns while sleeping reveal what they are dreaming about. For example, it may be they are hunting in the dream if their skin shows the same color patterns. Rats also dream. When rats run through a maze, brain cells fire in a…
I was invited to join a group that was going to someone’s farm for a picnic. It was about an hour out of the city. They had prepared many different foods for us. There was a sour green fruit that I didn’t know. I got to walk around in an orchard. There were many species of fruit tree growing there. It was a fun trip! Q. tell me about a memorable meal you had. Q. what is something that you…
Since we came to Phan Rang, my cat has been really scared to go outside. In Thai Nguyen we used to go out and play a lot. Now she just wants to stay home. But it’s not good for her health to stay home all day. So I want to expose her to the outdoors little by little. This will help her get used to Phan Rang. I got a new cat backpack. It has a clear plastic window so…
I saw grapes for sale and bought some. The seller said that they were grown in Phan Rang. I wanted to try them because I know that this region produces grapes. I’ve seen grape fields around here. The koi fish at the coffee shop all expect me to give them food, I think. They’re all gathered and they’re looking at me. They look like delicious dumplings. Q. What does your region produce? What do you produce? Q. What do you…