Archive for May, 2008
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
A Look at Laos
I have uploaded two photosets from my trip to Laos. Click the pictures below to enter the albums.
The first is of Luang Prabang, which I wrote about previously.
Luang Prabang:
The second is of our MCC regional retreat in Vientiane. Expatriate service workers living in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos came together for a few days [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Laos, Pictures, Travel by Brent
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
How Humid?
How humid is it in Vietnam these days?
Shoes stored for a month on an otherwise dry tile floor end up looking like this (I cleaned the shoe on the right for comparison):
Mold grows on clothes, books, shoes. Anything, really.
That’s how humid it is in Vietnam these days.
1 Comment » - Posted in Vietnam, Weather by Brent
Monday, May 26th, 2008
How Hot?
How hot is it in Vietnam these days?
At a red light, motorbike drivers now jostle for a spot next to a truck or bus to enjoy its shade.
That’s how hot it is in Vietnam these days.
No Comments » - Posted in Vietnam, Weather by Brent
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
India Array
My photographs from India are finally online (I recently suffered a mild crisis of hard disk space). Clicking the picture below should take you to the album.
Alternatively, click here to go to the album on Flickr.
4 Comments » - Posted in India, Pictures, Travel by Brent
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Sightings Elsewhere
I’ve shown up in a few places around the web lately. These links are mainly for friends and family who like to keep tabs on me.
Rachel and Anna blog regularly about our shared experience in Hanoi with MCC’s SALT program.
Erin, a SALTer in Cambodia, posted pictures of our exploits in Laos.
Tim Nafziger, a young Anabaptist [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Meta, Vietnam by Brent
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Luang Prabang, Laos
According to Martin, a German tourist I met last year on a boat in Halong Bay, the Lao city of Luang Prabang is one of the most spiritual places in the world.
I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect based this passing comment, as I do not consider myself particularly attuned to the spiritual world. [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Laos, Travel by Brent
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
The Land in Between
If you don’t know much about Laos, fear not: you’re probably in good company.
Before we begin today’s brief geography lesson about one of Asia’s more obscure countries, a word on the country name. Laos is pronounced as one syllable, not two, with a diphthong resembling the pained expression ‘ow’. Enunciation of the ‘s’ is [...]
