SEALED WITH Adventure

Southern Vietnam has just two seasons - rainy and dry. It's hot year-round, a perpetual summer with only slight fluctuations in the temperature that sits steadily in the mid-twenties to mid-thirties {that's 80/90's for you Fahrenheit people.} The humidity definitely adds to the "feels like" heat index. Thus, I sweat - often - just from being, mind you...I don't even have to be active to get a good perspiration on! While I yearn for the mild seasons of the Pacific Northwestern

Lunar New Year preparations in Vietnam are kicking into high gear in anticipation of the Tết holiday beginning late next week. Customarily, the Vietnamese spend this time preparing special food, cleaning the house, and giving lucky money in red envelopes to children. Chúc Mừng Năm Mới {Happy New Year} is the traditional greeting, as is wishing people good health, prosperity and luck! It is also a time for family reunions, and many local Vietnamese in Saigon will visit their h

Saigon streets decoded: KH CAT B TONG (abbreviated) khoan cắt bê tông = drilling and cutting ads with phone numbers to contact for the people/companies who do the jobs! Now you know. #Vietnam #Saigonstreets

Surprisingly this is one of the more well maintained and organized utility poles in Saigon. Developing world problems! With construction sites changing our skyline 24x7, it's not uncommon to see utilities workers stringing through new telephone wires or cutting out old ones. They often times hang super low to the ground too. It took me awhile to get used to walking along the street with cut wires at my feet and a mess of them just slightly above my reach. #Vietnam #Saigonstre

$1.34 haircuts are the best! One of the perks of visiting a small local shop in Vietnam is that my two dudes get super cheap haircuts. Even with a tip, they are both out the door for under five bucks! We go to a wonderful lady who owns a salon walking distance from our apartment. I don't know her name. We always just walk-in. Her English is very limited. But, she cuts hair fast (a plus when trying to get a 3-year-old to stop wiggling) and does a great job. Did I mention how c

I love our neighborhood! There is so much richness in the culture and I always feel it when we get out and take a walk. From the graffiti art to interesting shops, wet markets, and wandering chickens...I love soaking in all our surrounding streets have to offer. #Vietnam #Saigonstreets #activefamily #expatlife