Life in Hanoi begins early. Over the two weeks I have been here, I have been able to see the city at night, in the morning, and in the heat of the day: for sheer energy the morning takes the […]
Don’t go chasing waterfalls?
This is a series of posts from my three month studies and travels across Vietnam. Basing out of Hồ Chí Minh City, I’ll spend a few weeks traveling, learning tiếng Việt, and exploring a nation on the opposite side of the world from home. The following is a sort of journal entry, reflecting both my experiences as […]
Not a Drop to Drink: Mekong Delta
This is a series of posts from my three month studies and travels across Vietnam. Basing out of Hồ Chí Minh City, I’ll spend a few weeks traveling, learning tiếng Việt, and exploring a nation on the opposite side of the world from home. The following is a sort of journal entry, reflecting my experience in visiting […]
Markets and more (mostly more)
“Perhaps 2:30 is not the best time to visit a market” I mused, grinning as I passed my 18th napping shopkeeper. This was our first outing into the realm of observational study in Vietnam. Meant, as all first outings are, to demonstrate the ‘challenges inherent to the research process’ and to force us to refine […]
Issues of Urbanization in Vietnam
Context: Having read Dahiya (2012) and Truitt (2008), citations below, I was asked to comment on urbanization issues I am most intrigued by, especially within Ho Chi Minh City. Though I am far from an expert on issues of urban planning, my time at Lewis & Clark gave me a few opportunities to really dig […]