We’ve been in Saigon for a full two weeks now, and are halfway through our course. It’s gone quickly! Sorry for the lack of updates—hopefully I will get into a rhythm with this, and be blogging on a regular basis. So far, I keep starting posts and leaving them unfinished!
Anyway, we’re doing really well. We’re in class every weekday until four or so, and then head home to do homework and such. We’ve already done two 1-on-1 tutoring sessions as well as our first observed teaching practice. Coming up this week, there are three more observed teaching sessions plus some extra stuff.
We’re staying smack dab in the middle of Pham Ngo Lau, the backpacker’s district. Our alley is full of mini-hotels, restaurants, and lots of foreigners. Ultimately, we’d like to be living somewhere that isn’t quite so filled with foreigners, but for now it’s incredibly convenient. We’re about a ten minute walk from school, and just about anything else we could need.
We eat lunch almost every day at Ben Thanh Market, which is super close to school and very cheap. Although there are a ton of food vendors there, we found our favorite on our first try: they make strictly vegetarian food, and some amazing imitation meat. I say that as a non-vegetarian, so you know it’s good. :)
For 15,000 dong (about $0.85), you get a heaping plate of six or seven different types of fake meat and some sort of green vegetable on top of steamed rice. It’s delicious. Honestly, the first day we ate there, I was really afraid there had been some sort of misunderstanding and Joey was eating real meat (which would most likely make him seriously sick). Even the texture is incredibly convincing!
Lunch is a no-brainer, but we’re both pretty tired of going out for dinner every night. It’s delicious, and very cheap, but it get’s really old having to make a decision about where to go every night, much less what to order—the options are endless! I’m anxious to be finished with the course, get a job and move into something more permanent…with a kitchen.
I’m starting to get through all of my little unfinished posts, so look for more updates soon! Promise…
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