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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
First Impressions, Part II: The Food
I know that those who know me best are interested in how I’m surviving on Vietnamese food. While my initial exposure to Vietnam was gradual, spent in the company of American friends, my exposure to new cuisine was something akin to full and immediate immersion. I didn’t touch a fork all week.
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
Easing in: The first week
While some participants in the SALT program were being thrust headlong into their assignments, meeting their host families and starting new jobs with uncertainty, I spent my first week in Vietnam on vacation.
Here, fellow SALT participants Rachel, Anna and I pose like the tourists we are outside the ancient Champa ruins of My Son in [...]
