September 2019

Asia, Destinations, Vietnam and Cambodia

Hue, Vietnam is tragically underrated.

canyon / September 6, 2019

We met a tour guide in Hoi An, Vietnam who was born and raised in the nearby city of Hue. We told him we were staying there for two nights. He frowned at us. “Most people spend four hours in Hue,” he said. “Even a full day is too long.” This seemed to be the […]

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Language Learning

Learning Chinese, but Still TIng BU DOng

canyon / September 5, 2019

Culture shock is a real thing, of course. Every culture has its own quirks that take some getting used to. In China, people spit on the street. Sometimes kids will poop on the street. They have squat toilets. People shove in the subway. They eat frogs. Sure, these are all different, unusual, maybe even weird

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