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The last two days in An Lao were incredibly peaceful. I completed a few writing projects and wandered the property in a state of solace, peace and tranquility. I can't...
It was barely 6:30 when I cracked my eyes to see the bedroom already bathed in midmorning light. I jumped out of bed and looked at my watch. Diem, disturbed at my sudden...
The day has finally come. After major restrictions on travel began in early March we have waited patiently for this day to come. On Thursday the major lockdown...
The day has finally come, Liberation Day. As of 11:59 last night April 22, the most severe of the government directive to shut down the economy and contain the spread of...
It's been some time since I've written anything. Quite frankly I haven't felt like there's much to write about. Things here in Vietnam have been incredibly controlled...
As I've stated before, things began to unravel within days of my landing in Da Nang. A unilateral revoking of all visas not currently in country and all travelers facing...
I have been in Vietnam now for 7 days. Within days of my arrival entry visas were canceled and all foreigners were to be turned away or diverted. I, in a sense, threaded...
My internal clock was still struggling to adjust and I had slept most of today away as well. Diem, ever so patient, was beginning to become a bit restless. I knew she...
Dealing with the adjustment has begun as usual, lots of sleep. Sleeping the first two days mostly away, it seems every time I do wake, the world has slipped a little...
It's been two and a half months and many uncertain developments since I last walked the streets of Da Nang. I would be lying if I said I wasn't at least a little worried...
Diem and I arrived back in Da Nang on December the second. It was marvelous to be back within the comforts of Da Nang. A place that has come to mean so much to me. A...
It had been a whirlwind tour of the central highlands. Meeting and spending time with a grandfather long thought deceased. Struggling with reactions to medicines in less...
