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This and that, another few days in MCMC

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October 18th 2005
The past few days have been a blur - I suppose everything here is, really. I'm done with in class PELT (form of TESOL) certification, and now the rest is self-access...which means that I have to subject myself to watching 30+ hours of extrememly unstimulating DVDs. Let's just say I'm getting a slow start... In other news, I am now working six hours a week (sadly all on Saturday and Sunday mornin ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more