Whoa! It's windy out here!
Vas did some Googling and figures the rainy season here is the opposite to us in the Northern Territory. From May to September it is Monsoon season, with the heavy rains. They get rain here in the south at this time of year too, but only occasionally and it's light. The average daily temperature right now is about 26.. rather nice after the searing heat of the build-up.
I did some Googling and discovered there are more than 85 million people in this country, and almost 30 million of them go by the surname Nguyen. No wonder they don't celebrate Christmas in a big way: imagine how big a table you'd need.. and imagine buying gifts, or even sending cards to everyone in your family!
The country is shaped like an S.. Hanoi, the capital, is in the north.. Danang is central and Ho Chi Minh is in the south. These are three of five major cities. I forget what the others were..
We aren't going to see much of the country.. even if..
Near the centre, the country is just 40 kilometres wide.
We already spend millions of Dong every day to enjoy this place.
I read that unemployment here is low.. then I read some more and apparently it is the lowest.. among third world countries,
..but we met an Australian architect here at the resort.. he has lived in Ho Chi Minh for six years.. who says that while the economy is good, it has been sliding the last couple of years. He will be heading back to Oz soon... not just because the work is drying up, but also International Schools are expensive.
It often comes down to education: so important. I read the literacy rate here is 94%.. not bad. There must be cheap schools around some place...
Although I also read that attendance at school for the ethnic minorities is low.
Funny how we are all different, but our struggles are so much the same.
Vietnamese is the main language here.. no surprises there, but English is second. The Aussi's wife figures an English teacher could get a job here no problem.. 'and the pay is good'. But.. everything is relative.
The Vietnamese language is one that stands alone.. it is not related to any other. But the alphabet, although written differently, is very similar to English.
The waves are huge.. and noisy. When we go inside it sounds like there is big storm outdoors.. but sitting by the pool there is nothing but sunshine, wind, and the big sound of breaking waves.
Things can be different on the inside.. or not. You never can tell.
But from where we sit, things are looking pretty good.
Vas did some Googling and figures the rainy season here is the opposite to us in the Northern Territory. From May to September it is Monsoon season, with the heavy rains. They get rain here in the south at this time of year too, but only occasionally and it's light. The average daily temperature right now is about 26.. rather nice after the searing heat of the build-up.
I did some Googling and discovered there are more than 85 million people in this country, and almost 30 million of them go by the surname Nguyen. No wonder they don't celebrate Christmas in a big way: imagine how big a table you'd need.. and imagine buying gifts, or even sending cards to everyone in your family!
The country is shaped like an S.. Hanoi, the capital, is in the north.. Danang is central and Ho Chi Minh is in the south. These are three of five major cities. I forget what the others were..
We aren't going to see much of the country.. even if..
Near the centre, the country is just 40 kilometres wide.
We already spend millions of Dong every day to enjoy this place.
I read that unemployment here is low.. then I read some more and apparently it is the lowest.. among third world countries,
..but we met an Australian architect here at the resort.. he has lived in Ho Chi Minh for six years.. who says that while the economy is good, it has been sliding the last couple of years. He will be heading back to Oz soon... not just because the work is drying up, but also International Schools are expensive.
It often comes down to education: so important. I read the literacy rate here is 94%.. not bad. There must be cheap schools around some place...
Although I also read that attendance at school for the ethnic minorities is low.
Funny how we are all different, but our struggles are so much the same.
Vietnamese is the main language here.. no surprises there, but English is second. The Aussi's wife figures an English teacher could get a job here no problem.. 'and the pay is good'. But.. everything is relative.
The Vietnamese language is one that stands alone.. it is not related to any other. But the alphabet, although written differently, is very similar to English.
The waves are huge.. and noisy. When we go inside it sounds like there is big storm outdoors.. but sitting by the pool there is nothing but sunshine, wind, and the big sound of breaking waves.
Things can be different on the inside.. or not. You never can tell.
But from where we sit, things are looking pretty good.
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