Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Lessons I Learned from My Motorbike.
This post is a little different for me. I thought of it, of all places, on my motorbike. I never wanted to buy a motorbike. I don’t really think of them as “cool” or “fun.” (I’m a mom of six, what even is fun, anyway?). In fact, I was adamantly against buying a bike when…
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Spring Break, 2022!🎉
Never thought this day would come, but after almost two full years of distance learning, the kids are finally going back to in-person school! We found out over our spring break—which we spent revisiting An Bang beach and the “ancient city” of Hội An. We also pulled off a quick trip to Hạ Long Bay.…
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Exploring the Mekong Delta.
For Lunar New Year (Tết) we went to Ho Chi Minh City (“HCMC,” previously, Saigon, before the war) and Cần Tho two cities in the south, along the Mekong Delta. We had been to HCMC previously, but not Cần Tho. Since I am still exhausted by COVID-life and distance learning, here is our trip, once…
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Phú Quốc in Photos.
I’m lazy. In lieu of blog post, please accept this photo collage. Let’s be honest, that’s what you’re here for anyway…
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It’s Always Sunny in Sa Pa…
Except it’s not. In December we went to the northwestern mountains of Vietnam to a popular tourist town, Sa Pa. Sa Pa is known for its weather, cooler than Hà Nội, many people travel to Sa Pa for a break from the heat during the summer and mountainous tiered rice paddy views. Sa Pa is…
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Weekends away (Ba Vi and Mai Chau, Vietnam).
I’ve been putting off posting for awhile. Life is kind of chaotic right now and I just didn’t have it in me to sit down and get the words out. But I know if I don’t post soon, and share these moments, the time may never come. So, here is a slightly uninspired blog post…
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Life in West Lake (Tây Hồ).
We have been living in Hanoi, Vietnam since mid-January, just about 5 months now. And I am finally getting around to updating you all on our wonderful (kind of) living arrangements. As many of you know, our house is selected for us from a housing pool, based predominantly on family size. We requested an apartment…
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Xích Lô Weekend.
On a random weekend, we decided to take the boys to Old Quarter to walk around and eat. On the weekends the street around Hoan Kiem lake is closed to traffic. We ate at the Coffee Club in a tower facing the lake. We even convinced Chad to let us take a Xích Lô!
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Spring Break at the Beach (Đà Nẵng).
Half way through Spring Break, we switched hotels and landed in Đà Nẵng, about 40 minutes from Hội An. We did not plan much for Đà Nẵng. We knew we were staying at a large beach from hotel (the Grand Sheraton) with an expansive pool, kids club, and kiddie water park. We thought it might…
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Spring Break at the Beach (Hội An).
As most of you know, WE LOVE THE BEACH. Our favorite memories have been made at the beach. There is nothing better than a drink in hand listening to the waves, sitting in the warm sun, watching the kids splash (we think they love it, too). For spring break this year we decided to go…
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Hanoi’s Wet Markets (Chợ Châu Long).
This week I went on a tour led by my sons’ international school. The tour is designed to orient new families to Hanoi. One of the areas we visited was Chợ Châu Long (chợ, meaning market). Châu Long is a traditional wet market. In 2015-2016, while living in Thailand, we had visited many wet markets…
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Just a little weekend in Hanoi.
We had nothing to do the last couple of weekends. The weather has NOT been perfect. Lots of humidity and light rain. The rainy season may soon be upon us! We spent our time-off exploring Tây Hồ (our neighborhood) and Long Bien Market (and surroundings).
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