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The countryside...

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August 29th 2009
This morning I awoke to a large cockroach waving it's feelers at me, not the most engaging of bedfellows. I did try to save it by depositing it outside, however it was a frying pan/fire situaiton as the maid promptly swished it-cockroaches bleed white blood! One of the students had invited Martin and me to visit her grandparents in the country for lunch and to explore the mountains of """"" Th ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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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