Wander I Must...: Archive

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Feb 1st

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Jan 18th

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sunday-storm asked: Hi, I was just looking at the list with book you've read in 2011 (I made it to 50 too!) and I saw that 'Life of Pi' was on it. Recently I had to read that book for school, and I really hated it. So i was curious about your opinion.

Jan 16th

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“Me: Xin Yee, why are you angry? Xin Yee (3 year old Vietnamese/Chinese Malay...”

– My classroom

Jan 16th

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Jan 16th

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →

Dec 28th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →

Nov 21st

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Nov 14th

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November 11th is Veterans Day and Remembrance Day During the past two years, the US military has lost more men and women to suicide than it has to combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. [Congress.org]

Nov 10th

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-6) →

Nov 8th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-23) →

Oct 25th

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Oct 19th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-16) →

Oct 17th

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Oct 15th

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“In [the refugee camp], Sophie explains, depression is described by a curious...”

– Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees by Caroline Moorehead One of the best examples of the culturally sensitive therapies I’m interested in.

Oct 10th

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“Early in July 2003, a young Iranian used a knife to try to hack himself to death...”

– Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees by Caroline Moorehead

Oct 5th

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Oct 4th

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Oct 4th

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cmrubinworld asked: I love your blog. I am now following you. Would you take a look at my blog about global education and consider following me?

Sep 28th

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“4 year old student: You know why I love you Miss Betsy? Me: Why? 4 year old...”

Sep 27th

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One of my students grandmothers told me that I am going to have a wonderful future because I have small, lady-like, soft hands…sometimes I love Asia.

Sep 26th

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VietDon: Who won the war? →

My thoughts exactly…(although in my Canadian’s words) vietdon: In the United States they call it “The Vietnam War”, here in Vietnam, they call it “The American War”. Who won this war (if you want to be technical though it wasn’t actually a war for the United States because of a technicality with Congress)? There are still many Americans that think they won…

Sep 26th

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Sometimes I’m driving around Hanoi, noticing all the things I love about VietNam and I really wish my parents, sister and best friends could come see all this country has to offer.

Sep 26th

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Sep 24th

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Sep 24th

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Sep 24th

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Sep 22nd

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Sep 22nd

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Sep 22nd

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I don’t know if it’s because this is the time of year I arrived or what, but the smell of the air tonight is distinctly VietNam.

Sep 22nd

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-18) →

Sep 21st

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Sep 13th

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“As a Muslim, I’m sick of people asking me how I feel about 9/11. What do you...”

– Aman Ali (via faineemae) I will always remember September 11, 2001 but it is equally important to remember not to judge a group based on the acts of a few.

Sep 11th

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“Ms Betsy ơi! I can see music!!” - Xin Yee while looking through binoculars at the cd player, 4 years old

Sep 11th

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Pho For The President

When I went to Saigon a few weeks ago (more to come on this trip later), I went to this Pho restaurant. Bill Clinton visited Vietnam awhile ago and ate here, giving the restaurant their fantastic tagline. The pho itself wasn’t the best I’ve ever had…you’d think that someone would have taken him to a proper street stall with GOOD pho, but I did get a kick out of the...

Sep 9th

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-4) →

Sep 9th

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Body Language in Vietnam

My Canadian is incredibly good at noticing little things about people’s behaviors. Two things he’s pointed out to me are particularly interesting: 1) When shaking hands with someone, Vietnamese people often place one hand on the inside of their elbow as a sign of respect 2) When handing money to each other, the Vietnamese use two hands, not one.

Sep 7th

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I’m really excited that Invisible Children is building a rehabilitation center in the DRC. I hope I get to work there some day.

Sep 7th

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Watch

cornersoftheworld: A Journey Through Vietnam by Leon Visser

Sep 7th

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Lack of recent updates...

About 3 weeks ago, I started teaching full time preschool and, as you might guess…I have been thoroughly exhausted. I am teaching an “international” class of 10 two to three year olds and it’s a lot of fun but a HUGE challenge. Not one kid’s first language is English, making communication fairly difficult.The languages in my classroom include: Vietnamese (3 boys...

Sep 7th

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