When I’m very tired, what I need is sleep, not tra sua. But tra sua tastes good, and I want to sit down because I’m tired. Today I had many opportunities to take a nap, and I missed all of them. Instead I played on my computer and rode my bike. I’ll probably want to go to Michi mart for noodles after dark again. Q. What is something you enjoyed today?Q. Agree or disagree: school prepared me for adult life.
This cafe I think is a nice place in my neighborhood. In the mornings it is so calm at this cafe. There is piano music playing. It’s near a small lake. I like to bring my computer and sit for hours. The cafe has an upstairs, which is an English center. In the evenings when the English center is open, there are people in the cafe. It’s a small, friendly place. Q. What would you like to spend more time…
Standing around at a bus stop may be a dangerous thing for me to do. When some bus comes, I may feel an urge to step onto it even though I don’t know where it goes. For now, I will get lost in the leaves. I will be gone in a book. I will ride my bicycle on the outskirts of town. Soon enough, I will be able to get on the bus. Q. where would you like to go?Q….
I think it’s time to get a rice cooker for my room. I got sick recently when I ate out somewhere. Now I feel I need to know that my food is going to be safe. The best way to do that is to prepare it myself. Getting a rice cooker will also help me practice a simple lifestyle. I’ll be more independent because I’ll be cooking my own meals. I’ll also be eating meals which are simple and low…
When you are walking or bicycling, you can see more of the world around you. Here is a sign that says, “hey this is a crosswalk. People are walking here. Slow down.” Here is a small lake with old men fishing. I hope I will be fishing when I am old. There are many things in the world which you can see when walking. Q. What is a mystery? Does your country have mysteries?Q. I hope that when I am…
You may be wearing old shoes. And even though they are old, you may not want to replace them. Perhaps you are fond of them. I am fond of my shoes. I am fond of my bike. I am fond of this place I call home. I would like to keep wearing my shoes and riding my bike and calling this place home. Q. Are you fond of your shoes? Have you had them a long time?Q. Tell me about…
I want to stay in the shade and lay in the cool soil like a worm. I looked under the weeds, and it looks comfortable under there. The worms are relaxing in the shade while I’m roasting out here like a peanut. If there were bun cha under the banana trees, then I’d stay there all day. I’d like to have what the worm has. Q. agree or disagree: I usually feel relaxed.Q. I’d like to have _.
Doing the same thing, following a pattern everyday, might be nice. Maybe eating the same thing for breakfast is a little boring. But the familiarity is nice. I wonder if I’ll still be doing the same thing when I am old. I imagine it would be nice. Q. What do you do regularly? Why?Q. How do you imagine yourself in old age?
After getting rained on a couple times, I finally decided to buy an umbrella. Today I used it for the first time. When you walk outside with an umbrella in the rain, it feels nice. The rain is nice to look at. The world looks different in the rain, and with an umbrella you can go out and see it. At the coffee shop I like to go to, there are big umbrellas to sit under. The storefront faces a…
Rice paddies are so beautiful. I had never stood in one before. I stood and watched the wind in the grass. My eyes explored the water. It was so green all around. The sun was so hot. After that, I ate mangoes like a monkey. I drank bottled water. The rice paddy gave me an appetite. I wanted to see a rice paddy. I am hungry for Vietnam. Q. How was the weather today? What do you want to see?Q….