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People I've Met
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I walked into a camera store in Hanoi and saw Son
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elegantly turned out, warmly engaging
reminiscent of Uncle Ho |
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I saw him twice more, each time so pleasant
Damn, he's really short, isn't he? |
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Walking in Hoi An, I saw this phalanx of school kids approaching |
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are they waving to me?
No One of my missions is to teach all Asian kids to High-5 |
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so I High-5'd the first ones I met
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after that they all wanted in |
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even the teacher
(ever try to high-5 and take pictures at the same time?) |
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Strolling in the area outside Friendship Village, I had a lovely chat with Ngoc Oanh |
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she spoke good enough English that she was able to translate when these two men happened along
They welcomed me heartily and graciously |
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LeThom, manager of my guest house in Hanoi, Minh Dung |
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On the train from Danang to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) I chatted merrily in the dining car with Loc |
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he and his friends were a lively, congenial bunch |
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While on the train to Lao Cai with Huong, I had wonderful conversations with Minh and Linh
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their mother, Chien |
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Chuc runs a tailor shop near my guest house
I passed her numerous times, always with a friendly greeting |
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In Southeast Asia I missed the lavish, ubiquitous displays of Indian saris
but the traditional costume of Vietnam, the ao dai, can be quite elegant |
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it is a tight-fitting silk tunic worn over pantaloons
it's not worn as an everyday garment, as is the sari |
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I caught these ladies outside the opera house in Hanoi |
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and persuaded them to pose for me
they were part of a wedding entourage |
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Van, expert masseuse in Hoi An |
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Previous Walking Neighborhoods
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