Happy International Women’s Day! In Vietnam, it is normal
for women to be given flowers and sweets on Women’s Day (kind of like
Valentine’s Day, except it’s not just for couples)! During our 15 minute break
in the morning, the administration at my work treated us – I came up to the
staff room to find a vase of pink roses and a huge jelly cake! It was so sweet
of them J
Although I’m not a huge fan of the cake (think: hard jelly, not nice and soft
jello), it still made a nice morning snack.
Perhaps it’s more of a dessert, not a dish, but hey, I think some of
those teachers ate it as breakfast, so I’ll count it!
After work, I walked the streets to explore the area where
district 1 and district 5 meet, reveling in the street lined with flower
vendors. They definitely love their flowers here in Vietnam. Even on Tet, there
were flowers everywhere! I bought a rose for the lovely Vietnamese woman (and
mother) who lives in my house and stumbled upon lots of interesting
sights. I was asked by a sweet young
couple to take a picture of them with their bike covered with flowers – I also
took one with my own camera:
For lunch, I had sushi at NowZone and then I explored The University
of Pedagogy nearby. I spoke with a few
groups sitting at tables near a cafeteria, giving them my business card and
hoping to get some more private students (1-on-1 and small groups). I think I’ll go back during the week though –
I’ll be able to reach more people. Coming back, I bought a nice mat for
sunbathing and picnicking on the rooftop/at the beach/pool/park and some
groceries. So I stumble up to my door,
loaded with my bags and realize that I forgot my key! Thankfully someone was home and I got in, but I had to wait around in the living room/kitchen for Patrick to come home because my room key is also on that key-chain
I got to spend an hour with Patrick in the afternoon before
we both went to work. I quickly dropped by my language school and found my keys (thank goodness!) and then I taught a 2 hour private lesson. My student was so
kind! For our lesson together, he took me to Fanny’s instead of us going to our
usual coffee shop. Fanny’s is the most
popular ice-cream parlour in HCMC (and also incredibly delicious and fancy!)
They have beautiful, artistically-executed ice-cream dishes and once a month
they hold an ice-cream buffet that you have to reserve a spot for. So, today, I have 2 dessert dishes to feature
on my blog:
Jelly cake and Fanny’s Soursop fruit ice-cream topped with
passion fruit sauce, a grape and a piece of a waffle cone.
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