View From Our Bungalow

Phu Quoc Peacefulness (and Laziness)

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September 17th 2009
A Rough Schedule - Read, Nap, Sleep When we left Dong Ha, we were exhausted, both physically and mentally. Our teaching schedule was fairly rigorous and I was sick our last week there. We were tired of talking - to students, to teachers, to friends, and even to each other. We were also treated to numerous farewell celebrations. We left Dong Ha around 9pm on Saturday night in a ca ... read more

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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