You never know unless you try. You’re in a city of 9 million with one Michelin star restaurant. It requires a two week in advance reservation. You ask day of if they have any openings. You get in.

It won’t be like this forever. In fact, it won’t be like this for long. So for what it is, appreciate it.

I’m no fan of being under the weather. But if I had to choose a country to be under the weather in it would be Vietnam. Nothing like some outrageously flavored bun cha, scalding pho, and delightful spring rolls to revive oneself.

Butter goes with croissants like pronunciation goes with learning a new language. Which means, as a kindergarten English teacher, I spend a lot of time demonstrating proper pronunciation and ensuring it’s repeated correctly. Basically, what I’m trying to say is I spend a lot of time looking at little kids’ mouths. And what’s inside a…

By 10:18 a.m. today, I taught my first-ever English class to a group of twenty-five 4-year-olds. By the end of the lightning-fast 30-minute session, I received three hugs from three new friends. I love these kids. It didn’t matter that I arrived in Ho Chi Minh 16 hours before, never taught English before, and received…