In the summers I spend time with my good friends in Phat Diem, Vietnam, a small country village with a world famous cathedral. Here are some of my musings. If you would like to correspond, please email me: garymeegan@gmail.com.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Does it Rain? You Bet
So here we were. There was no electricity, and therefore no ceiling fan, so we decided to have class outside under the big longan tree. After about an hour, it began to sprinkle so we moved our desks underneath the balcony in front of the classroom. In about a minute, it began to rain buckets. It reminded me of storms back in Syracuse where I grew up. Well, I took out the camera and shot a panorama of the courtyard. I got a bit excited, so don't mind the audio.
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I just figured out how to post videos using YouTube, so here are the kids from Hoa La parish.
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As you can imagine, anniversaries are just as important here in Vietnam as they are in the States. As it was Bishop Joseph's 23rd annive...
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Every year I not only stay with Bonh and Vinh Nguyen in Hanoi, but they also come to Phat Diem and help me teach. Binh is the master teach...