Days of The Dragon

Just a couple of little things I thought were neat that I wanted to remember.
Whale regarded as near royalty in Viet Nam
Thousands of Vietnamese fishermen are giving a royal send-off to a 15-ton dead whale, gathering at a southern Vietnamese village to pay homage at a funeral for the creature they call "Your Excellency."
Nearly 10,000 [...]

I have obviously been terrible about updating my blog, and I’m blaming it on winter, and still not having sold my house (which now I’m just plain sick of), and being busier than ever with a very active just-3 year old. So, I’ll try to do a little update now while I’m feeling ever-so-slightly inclined [...]

A long overdue post with a little bit of this and a little bit of that.
Parker An will be three at the end of next month – he’s been exclusively using the toilet and wearing only underwear for the last two weeks – not a single accident! He’s very proud of himself, and I’m proud [...]

It looks like the new adoption specific law has or will soon pass in Viet Nam. I haven’t been able to get the text yet (in Vietnamese or English), so it’s impossible to say what has or will change.
The enactment of the new Adoption Law will help orphans find responsible and caring adoptive parents, [...]

Been a while since I posted a video, so here’s a little one with Parker playing on his new guitar (he’s in love with guitar right now) and some Vietnamese practice (please excuse my less-than-stellar Vietnamese), etc…

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