southern soul

I will make an attempt to expand upon in detail on what I've been doing here in Sai Gon. Until then, here is a list of daily happenings up until recently.

16 jul 07
morning class with co Binh
pho for lunch, che for dessert
if instrument, then lessons available
editing pictures and hello dad
no internship today, a soccer match
hideaway cafe with dad
dinner at nha hang; fans cheer the soccer match
yoko with tien, trinh, and trey
lush with vu, tofu, phuong, ha, and the two finnish
do an chai

17 jul 07
hu tiu my tho for lunch
a decent nap
discussing corrections with hai
daughter from danang
nice karaoke
lush with phuong, tien, loc, chris, ben, nga, nga's siblings, michael, ...
dim sum at the mi hoang thanh place

18 jul 07
a drowsy morning
chris's house
lunch with dad at son ha
teaching little kids
loafing around, i'm sleepy
helping dad carry luggage down at 3am

19 jul 07
morning midterm
dan nguyet/kim
hu tiu nam vang
benh vien tu do, agent orange
meeting thay hung--smile group and ngo info
go2 with tien, the brits, tam, hanh

20 jul 07
chilling at chris's
finding meds by motorbike; sidetrip to tous les jours
hello minh
dinner with the dc folk
lush with nga and her two sisters, phuong, chris, loc, tien, julie
hello juliet
shit, volcano's closed already
go2 with minh, phuong, phuong kiet, vu, loc, tien, juliet
the dancing child at 2am
fuck ignorant foreigners; let's burn down go2

21 jul 07
lunch with tien at nirvana
talking with tam
exhibition at gallery quynh - phuong, phu nam, juliet, tien
bringing com tam to chris's
ben djs at vasco's - matt, loc, tuan, phuong, julie, trinh, tu, tien, chris
mi sui cao and diem tam
wait, let me get my camera

22 jul 07
sunday lunch at ong ba loi's
coffee with chu bi, chu bao, anh duc
dinner in the lobby
jax n' art
walking the city streets
nhap, uot, and the other homeless

23 jul 07
waiting two hours for the aids researcher
interviewing local students about education
du an tuong lai

24 jul 07
visiting chua ky quang 2 with anh duc, tam, hai, hanh
abc bakery
late night visit to ho con rua

25 jul 07
hideaway with khanh and viet
taking khanh and viet to du an tuong lai
pho xao
goodbye trey party: german beer with cousins, john, phuong, his friend, tien, matt, thanh, dave, trey
ben dj's at le pub
late-night eats at cho ben thanh

26 jul 07
thuoc la cho lon and pho 24
banh khot for lunch at co ba vung tau
visiting 300 le van sy
playing bida on the second floor
rush back to the guesthouse in traffic
the ride to can tho
sketchy massages
the search for xoi

27 jul 07
early breakfast and departure
hoa an research center and field lecture
lunch
dai hoc can tho
the house at vinh long
cai luong - a disappointing end
poetry slam
psychiatrist game

28 jul 07
mekong river tour
quick bicycling mo cay
fallen chain, black hands
soccer game and frisbee with the kids
dinner
night market
karaoke into the night

29 jul 07
truong trinh chay bo vi tre em ngheo
liquids and snacks
shower smells like sewage
ben tre dau phong
dinner at son ha
matching rain ponchos
saying goodbye to their mom
chris's house
lush with viet, phuong, tien
allez boo
goodbye cousins

30 jul 07
calling in sick to cook com thit nuong and cha gio

31 jul 07
coffee and survey translation at tous les jours
presenting preliminary findings
sinh vien vn nau an
shisha with dave, matt, tien, thanh, phuong
volcano with matt, tien, thanh
hello lam and friend
walking back from volcano and banh bao

1 aug 07
donations of rice and money: smile group, chua ky quang 2, lang sos
lunch at nirvana
saigon square and buying snacks at citimart
stomach ache and a nap
teaching at du an tuong lai: love, hate, and relationships

2 aug 07
guest lecture on ethnic minorities

3 aug 07
bao tang hcm, nha ben rong - falling ill
afternoon nap
phuong cooks dinner
bida at galaxy with trinh and matt
oh glorious sleep

4 aug 07
a day of diarrhea and television
com tam over the bridge for dinner with phuong
hanging around chris's
hello ben's friends
latenight mi at cho tan dinh
laundry room chess with tien

5 aug 07
greetings trinh, tuan, and hanh
buying a bottle of johnnie walker red
lunch at hai's
a walk around the neighborhood
visiting cemeteries
hai fixes his new phone
buying red candles and some starcraft
streetside dinner in the rain: lau bao tu bo tieu xanh, com chien, mi xao, bia
goodbyes, back to the guesthouse
a game of laughs with tien

6 aug 07
skipping morning class in favor of rest
v3 cafe for lunch with matt, dave, and philip
field trip with co binh and tam to 4 temples
the cantin and asking the meaning of pictures
du an tuong lai: teaching kinh te
kfc for dinner and pool at paloma
sheridan's
late-night cari at phuong's

7 aug 07
morning field trip: sanitation and water treatment talks in district 1; phu my hung housing
shopping for food at the co-op on NDC, more at Diamond
the long walk and shitty fried rice
a break and cooking commences
sinh vien my nau an: pasta, garlic bread, mashed potatoes, etc.
chess with thanh
karaoke at nice with phuong, samson, tien, ben, ben's friends
rooftop star watching

8 aug 07
last night's dinner for breakfast
formulating NGO ideas
chris returns from america