Hanoi – Giraffe Gaffes

126,400 minutes

It’s been a minute, or should I say ‘its been 126,400ish minutes’ since I last posted. Apologies – I’m not entirely certain on the reasoning behind the lack of contact or content. I had planned to write a semi-political post about the political climate in Britain. I’d also drafted ideas on: the handling of COVID,Continue reading “126,400 minutes”

In Hanoi, I’m Staying in the Hoose

April has all but disappeared, the entirety of the month spent predominantly inside, apart from a trip to the supermarket (1km walk) every two or so days, for supplies. I could cut down the frequency of these trips but, if truth be told, I intentionally ‘forget’ items so I have to go back again. ThatContinue reading “In Hanoi, I’m Staying in the Hoose”

Qualified Teacher, New House, Hospital Visit, Beer

I’m now a qualified ‘English as a Foreign Language’ teacher. Our CELTA course finished last Thursday 19th March and I got the result today. I passed with a ‘Pass B’ which is a pretty decent mark (around 67% of people ‘pass’ 17% achieve ‘pass b’, 5% ‘pass a’ ) the rest either fail or dropContinue reading “Qualified Teacher, New House, Hospital Visit, Beer”

Less than three weeks here…

Read aboot my heed.

Teaching, Eating, Reading, Drinking

I’ve been training to be a teacher (CELTA) for exactly one week.During that time I’ve reflected a lot. I’ve thought about; why I choose to re-train, what I was like as a student, what I’d like to get out of my time here, how much planning goes into a 45 minute lesson, how bad myContinue reading “Teaching, Eating, Reading, Drinking”

8hr Walk, Tattoo, $90 Motorbike

It’s been an interesting few days. On Friday I fought the hangover and the hangover won ♬. Sometime during the week I was messaged by a Vietnamese woman named ‘Van’ on Facebook. Van has lived all over the world, 16 countries to be precise including Cork, Ireland where some of my family hail from! VanContinue reading “8hr Walk, Tattoo, $90 Motorbike”

Corona, Kidnapping & KFC

Days 3/4 WEDNESDAY started off with me ordering a ‘grab-bike’ (think uber motorbike) & heading into the centre of Hanoi to meet the couple I’d mentioned in my first post (from the Facebook group). We met around 11:30am and had hoped to try some of Vietnam’s famous ‘bahn mi’. It’s like a baguette with differentContinue reading “Corona, Kidnapping & KFC”