Hello Mark, Thanks a million. I owe you an enormous debt of gratitude!! I wascompletely shocked when they told me that I needed special permission to get a visa and so were the other 10 or so people waiting to get a visa. They didn’t even post it on their website! I also called the…… Continue reading E-mail to Mark 9.16.2004 – Vietnam Visa
Category: Việt Nam
Posts from or about Vietnam. Mostly Saigon (aka. Ho Chi Minh City). I lived there from 2004 – 2006.
E-mail to Phuong 9.11.2004
Hello Phuong, I’m preparing to leave Tokyo and I’m getting rid of all my things. It is a little sad to leave Tokyo but I am getting excited about coming to Vietnam. I’m sure I will have a better life there. Of course I don’t want to live in Hanoi, so I won’t accept any…… Continue reading E-mail to Phuong 9.11.2004
E-mail to Sarita 9.8.2004
Dearest Sarita, Congratulations on the engagement! I’m extremely happy for you and wish you the best. Please be certain to send me your address around the wedding date so I can send you a nice little exotic present from Asia. I always enjoy hearing from you and reading your insightful e-mails. You are the only…… Continue reading E-mail to Sarita 9.8.2004
E-mail to Phuong 9.2.2004
Hi Phuong! I made my plane ticket reservation today! I will arrive in HCMC on October 2nd and arrive at 10:00pm. If you are still in America on that day, then I can always go to a hotel and wait until you return. I’m very excited about coming there but also nervous about leaving Tokyo! …… Continue reading E-mail to Phuong 9.2.2004
E-mail to Dad 8.29.2004
Good Morning Dad, Thanks for having C. call me. It had been ages since I’d last spoke toher and it was good to have a chat. It’s almost September now and the weather has become cool and a bit wet here in Tokyo. It’s a fitting season to be leaving Japan; a place where I’ve…… Continue reading E-mail to Dad 8.29.2004
First trip to Vietnam
From the Bach Dang Hotel – Ho Chi Minh City Met Axel at 9:30. Was not in good spirits because of money situation and was a bit nervous at the prospect of being in another Morocco. All of a sudden I missed my girlfriend and was a bit nervous to leave Japan! We got to…… Continue reading First trip to Vietnam
E-mail to Dad 7.2.2004
Good Morning Dad, I’m glad you like the books. I’ve been reading a lot lately about space and where exactly we are. Living abroad has done so much more for me than simply language. I’m able to understand people, their influences and mentality much better now. Getting out of one’s normal environment really makes one…… Continue reading E-mail to Dad 7.2.2004
E-mail to Sarita 4.7.2004
Sarita-San! So happy to get your e-mail!! I always enjoyed e-mailing you Sarita since you know how to write a good e-mail that actually has some information in it. Most people write nonsense that is uninteresting and I suspect, are turning into zombies from too much T.V. As for coming back to the U.S.A. the…… Continue reading E-mail to Sarita 4.7.2004