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New Hanoi resident

July 16th 2013
It was nearly midnight July 8th when we arrived in Hanoi. Experiences so far have been pretty low key, with some highlights. Early Tuesday we went downtown Hanoi from the outskirts where Wellspring School is. There are 7 others in WorldTeach.orgin Vietnam. Hanoi has many parks, its own traffic style: some circles but almost no stop signs or red lights. The advice is to lo ... read more
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Vietnamese Flag 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
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18th July 2013

Fascinating to see you in a group in Vietnam. Seems like last week when we were in a group in Rwanda - two such different cultures. While I envy you the opportunity to explore and reflect, I am daunted by the thought of the language learning. I still have PTSD dreams about being unable to communicate when we first moved to Japan! Feels like an amazing life experience to know the country that had such an impact on our own -- especially for our generation. I follow you with great interest and warm wishes.

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