Tuesday, August 23, 2016

My Favorite Place: Vietnam.

Ca Mau, Vietnam. I was born in Ca Mau on August 8th, 1997. My parents moved to America when I was only 6 months old. Even though I don't get to visit very often, the memories I have made there are ones I will never forget. The beautiful scenery and busy lifestyle are what leave me yearning for more.
(Ca Mau City Center
Web Source: Wikimedia Commons)


Housing. Here in Vietnam, there are a lot of people. In order to make the most of the space they have, the houses there are built up instead of out. Whenever we visited Vietnam, we would occasionally visit my mom's cousin. He lived in a 5 story house where the 1st story held his family's jewelry store, the 2nd story was where his family made the jewelry, the 3rd story was where they dined, the 4th story was where they slept, and finally the 5th story was where they did laundry. Here is an image of how houses are typically built in Vietnam.

  (A Skinny House in Vietnam
Photo taken by Joaquin Uy: Flickr Images)

Food. Of course, I couldn't forget about the food! My favorite thing about Vietnam is the variety of food that they offer and how easy it is to obtain that food. You could just take a few steps out of your house and would be pleased to find the abundance of on-the-go food vendors that offer delicious street food. One of my favorites is a dish called Bot Chien. It is fried flour cake that is served with eggs and a sweet soy sauce. 
(A Street Vendor Frying up Some Delicious Bot Chien.
Photo taken by Reuben Strayer: Flickr)




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  1. Laura GibbsAugust 25, 2016 at 9:27 AM

    Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures, Linh! It is one of my dreams someday to go to Vietnam and to Cambodia... partly for the food (Vietnamese food is a serious contender for my favorite food!), but also for the amazing art in places like Angkor Wat. The stories from India, both the epics and also the Buddhist jataka tales, spread all over south Asia, so there will probably be some great connections you can make with things you have seen and experienced there! :-)

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    1. UnknownAugust 25, 2016 at 9:51 AM

      Thank you Professor Gibbs! It is so nice to hear that you enjoyed my post and that you dream to someday visit there! I really enjoy how Vietnamese food is so diverse. Ankor Wat sounds like an amazing place to visit.

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    2. Laura GibbsAugust 25, 2016 at 1:16 PM

      And if you want to learn more about that in this class, you can definitely do that; there is beautiful Ramayana art at Angkor Wat: Ramayana battle scene, Angkor Wat, Cambodia :-)

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