Author Archives: bobbi
The Dreaded “FINISHED!”
KC and I have noticed a strangely consistent phenomenon in eating establishments around the world: the use of the word “finished.” Many times it has happened that one of us orders from a menu only to discover that the item isn’t available. And for some reason, the word “finished” seems to apply universally where English […]
Entrepreneurs are Everywhere
It seems to me that everyone in the developing world is an entrepreneur. Even in the US and Europe, working for an employer in a corporation is a relatively new invention, and most people in SE Asia and Africa, with the exception of desk jockeys (and even then we still met lots of those who […]
Photo Gallery: Northern Vietnam
KC and I were joined in early January by our friend, Marie, a middle school science teacher from Oregon who is also globe-trotting and has been terrorizing tweens with the scientific method in a prestigious Seoul international school for the past 3 years. Sa Pa Gallery We headed north to trek for 3 days in […]
Sounds of This Place: Bali
On his way home from surfing one day, KC switched on his recorder as a funeral procession passed on the street. This quote from Desmond Slade, a South African expat living in Bali, discusses the recurrent ceremonies on Bali: Visitors may be perplexed by the numerous street processions and the little offerings left at seemingly […]
A Glimpse of Medical Tourism in Vietnam
KC and I have managed to stay healthy (knock on wood) these past 2+ years, but we’ve needed to see a few doctors along the way: a yellow fever shot required to get in and out of Zambia; a crown to replace an old filling… that sort of thing. KC had an old hernia injury […]
Goal 42 