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Dragon Diaries #8 – Typhoon Noul

If you read regularly then you know I use the Dragon Diaries posts to offer real time information on happenings in Vietnam. The Constant Epicurean Posts are often written weeks after the events, so the Dragon Diaries gives me an outlet for real time updates.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries #7 – Dragon City Comes Alive

It went as fast as it came. We went from no cases to a complete lockdown within three days. After a six-week lockdown, we have gone from intense restrictions to getting our haircut and walking the beach in the same amount of time.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries #6 – Light in the Tunnel

It is Friday September 4th here in Da Nang. This is Dragon Diaries #6 – Light in the Tunnel. We have been on lockdown since July 26th, or was it the 27th? I can’t be sure. I know that it has been almost 6 weeks of Netflix, Prime, YouTube, Zoom meetings, and anything else we could find to pass the time.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries #5

Lockdown Continues As of today it has been exactly one month since the first case of the second wave was reported in Da Nang. I wish I could say we were nearing the end of the lockdown. But this is not the case.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries #4 – New Territory

We are coming to the end of our second week of lockdown here in Da Nang. Unfortunately, it would not be the end. Measures here have been more severe than our first lockdown, yet things still seem spiraling further away from containment.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries #3 – The Crisis Deepens

I was hoping to write a follow up to the Dragon Diaries from last week, and that it would be filled with success stories and the promise of a short and manageable lockdown. Alas, this is not the case. The crisis is deepening as each day dawns and the prospects of a shortened lockdown have faded.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries #2 – Da Nang Prepares For Another Lockdown

I can’t help but feel partly responsible for the unfortunate news in this article. Through galactic-sized Karma meets cosmic conscience, I’ve jinxed an entire nation. My previous post, Dragon Diaries – Living in a Nation that Beat the Virus, discussed Vietnam’s successes in defeating the novel Coronavirus with my first-hand experiences, ups, and downs in living through that process.… continue reading Read More
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Dragon Diaries – Living In A Nation that Beat the Virus

It’s Sometimes Dificult To watch the news, catch up with friends on Facebook or even have a conversation with people back home. Everything seems to devolve into a political stance on masks, protests and the virus. Masks save lives, they don’t work, the virus is a lie, it is not as bad as it seems, it is worse than it seems.… continue reading Read More
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