Teacher in Ho Chi Minh City, 1
I arrived at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam, at 10:00am on a Tuesday. The AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur to the Vietnamese metropolis had...
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Teacher in Ho Chi Minh City, 2
It was 8:30am on Wednesday, the next morning. I entered the dining room on the 2nd floor of the Hotel Vissai Saigon. I didn’t feel rested, but I felt eager to go downtown again....
Teacher in Ho Chi Minh City, 3
It was 6:30am on Sunday. Two elderly Chinese couples sat at a table eating breakfast in the second-floor restaurant of Hotel Vissai. I heard one of the women speaking in English to a waiter....
Teacher in Ho Chi Minh City, 4
It was 7:10am on Tuesday. The morning light in southern Vietnam was strong; the exercise room on the fourth floor of Hotel Vissai was empty. I lay down on a mat to start my...
Teacher in Ho Chi Minh City, 5
It was 8:15am on a Thursday, the second week in October, more than a week after I had flown into Ho Chi Minh City. I rolled out of bed, looked out my window on...
Teacher in Ho Chi Minh City, 6
It was Tuesday morning, 7:00am, the third week in October, exactly two weeks after I had flown into Ho Chi Minh City from Kuala Lumpur. I was jogging in Hoàng Văn Thụ Park, which...
Teacher in Ho Chi Minh City, 7
At 3:00am on Wednesday, I woke up and went back to sleep, but, at 7:00am, I woke up again. This time I had to get up. My friend, Thien, would arrive at 8:00am, and...
Teacher in Ho Chi Minh City, 8
It was 9:15am on Wednesday as Thien and I drove up on his motorbike and parked at the edge of the canal. We peered into the water, pinching our noses. The smell was horrible....
Teacher in Ho Chi Minh City, 9
It was 9:30am on Friday. We stood next to the motorbike. Lan removed the key from the ignition and took off her helmet. She re-arranged her hair. We entered the Big C Supermarket on...
Teacher in Ho Chi Minh City, 10
It was 8:30am on a Monday. Lan pulled to the side of Hai Bà Trưng Street and brought her motorbike to a halt in a space crowded with shoppers. I sat on the seat...