let's

wrap it up folks.

and i've said this before, and i'm saying it again...

what is happening.

Painting in War Remnants Muesum Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

War Remnants Muesum Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

War Remnants Muesum Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam

Inside the crater Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam

Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam

Traps at Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam

Army tank mischief Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam

Lacquer crafts made by Agent Orange victims

Lacquer eggs

Laquer

Hue food in Saigon, Vietnam

Buu Dien (Post Office) in Saigon, Vietnam

Rooftop Christmas party in Saigon, Vietnam

Saigon, Vietnam

BBQ in Saigon, Vietnam

What's a party without some Sau Rieng (Durian)?

Christmas Eve in Long Xuyen, Vietnam

I'm on a boat. Christmas Eve in Long Xuyen, Vietnam

Just in case: Christmas Eve in Long Xuyen, Vietnam

Boat floor: Christmas Eve in Long Xuyen, Vietnam

Christmas Eve in Long Xuyen, Vietnam

Baby Thy doesn't feel so good.

Hold on...

let me put on my hat...

yay! me and baby Thy in her sweltering Christmas wool sweater on a hot delta day.

maybe

maybe not. amidst flashing lights, photos, wannabe-lookbook tendencies and incoherent thought processes, I thought maybe this year I should make tangible resolutions for myself. not those overarching ones that I never do reach, like "have the best year ever!" But tangible.

new year's resolution/goals:

01 make a design a day

02 write a page a day

03 just fucking live & love

365 days. maybe. maybe not.

nuff' said

stay gold, ponyboy. stay gold.

ay

đẹp qua*

The longer I stay in Vietnam, the larger my fear gets that I will lose my fashion sense. Aw yes, you would be suprised at how hypnotizing glitter labels, nonsense English, flower froo froo and overly convenient 2 piece shirts with a vest sewn-in can be. (The other day I attempted to buy a black scarf covered with skulls, to which the vendor lady replied "Oh who sells scarves separately? I only sell it with the shirt together" Sigh.)

In order to remember,

I thought I would document my fashion finds in Vietnam for you.

There is hope folks. There is hope.

Binh Khanh Market, Long Xuyen City, Vietnam

60,000 vnd approximately 3 usd

Quaint pair of slip-ons for a quaint town. Off-white, brown strings criss-crossing to make a wicker basket pattern. Comfortable sole. Perfect way to fight the dust or dance floor.

*đẹp qua: so beautiful

december

sights, enjoy:

Red Sand Dunes Mui Ne, Vietnam

Mui Ne, Vietnam

dirty scrabble

Mui Ne, Vietnam

Mui Ne, Vietnam

VIA Volunteers posin' for a pic Mui Ne, Vietnam

Mui Ne, Vietnam

Mui Ne, Vietnam

Ferry ride Long Xuyen, Vietnam

Kids at birthday party Long Xuyen, Vietnam

Sunset over the mekong Long Xuyen, Vietnam

Homemade food: vietnamese curry

It's in the right place.

Man fixing our deflated wheel for just over 27 cents, Woman street vendor sellin' food.

Some where in Dong Thap: buyin' those bullhorn potato like thingies.

bicycle ride!

A family picking the bullhorn potato like thingies, somewhere in Dong Thap Province

Normal sights.

Normal sights: delivering furniture

Small ferry ride

Sleepy puppy, somewhere in Dong Thap

A home of a scholarship recipient Dong Thap, Vietnam

4th year English students from Dong Thap University

play that pool Long Xuyen, Vietnam

Some accidental wall art at the pool halls Long Xuyen, Vietnam

Night time Long Xuyen, Vietnam

Patterns found during scholarship visits, somewhere in the rural areas, Vietnam