Happy Hump Day!
Today’s dish features food from the Spotted Cow, a
restaurant in the Backpacker’s area of district 1. But first... a bit about my
Vietnamese Wednesday J
I spent the whole morning at an Oxford educational
conference about building success in
English teaching though the Multiple Intelligences. The wonderfully
engaging and energetic presenter was Kathleen Kampa – her blog can be found at the Magic Time Kids Blog.
Here’s an example YouTube clip of one of her songs about the
body parts for young learners: Skeleton Dance
I learned a lot and met some great people (and got to spend
time with some co-workers too!) After a trip to Satra Foods where I got a small
haul of some everyday necessities (including a little jar of peanut butter!),
all for about $4, I arrived home to find a matt black Attila motorbike parked
by the door!
Then, after a short killing spree of an ant
mob in our bedroom, Patrick and I caught up and filled each other in on
everything, including the deets about our new (used) scooter motorbike! Everyone looked at us like we were crazy at
the beginning when we said we might not get a bike... I can understand
why. It’s so vital for life in a city
like Ho Chi Minh City. Anyway, Patrick and I went out for a spin on the
motorbike (myself as the passenger) to go to Lam Son pool. It ended up being closed, but at least I got
to go for a ride! We spent a couple hours lesson planning at a cafe across the
street from our house instead.
Apparently they deliver coffee for free... hmm... 12,000 VND ($0.60)
coffee delivered to our door? Yes, please!
At 6pm, we met up with a new friend (who also taught in
Korea!) for dinner and drinks in the Backpacker’s area. We started at the Spotted Cow for food, swung
by a Tailor Shop as a pitstop, then had another drink at The Observatory. Wednesday is 2 for 1 pizza and wow, their
food is good! We got 1 supreme and one veggie pizza. So for 80,000VND (about $4), I got 1 whole pizza for myself and a
Saigon Green beer. Huzzah.
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