December 16th, 2008 — , All, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Thanh Hoa, Vietnam from jamesm1969 @ Kiva Stories from the Field
Yesterday I met Mr. and Mrs. Phung, their two children and their granddaughter. The Phungs run a bicycle repair shop. It is a small shop on a partially paved, pot-holed street on the outskirts of Thanh Hoa City, Vietnam (150 kilometers south of the capital, Hanoi). Had it been a few houses further down [...]
Online Stores Related Websites - Antique Bicycles Antiques Antique bicycles, even ones as recent as the 1950s and 1960s, are highly sought out and prized among collectors today. Certain brands and types of bicycles are snapped up and restored by bike aficionados who pay far more for the bicycles than they cost when they were new. Some......
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November 24th, 2008 — , Add new tag, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Thanh Hoa, Vietnam from jamesm1969 @ Kiva Stories from the Field
My mother grew up during WWII. She can make a little go a long way. But she’s no match for the Vietnamese. A couple of nights ago, at my translator’s house, we had chicken.
Not chicken breasts or chicken thighs but chicken vertebrae. The amount of meat on a chicken’s vertebra is virtually nil. Common [...]
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September 18th, 2008 — , James MacKenzie, KF6 (Kiva Fellows 6th Class), Thanh Hoa, Vietnam from jamesm1969 @ Kiva Stories from the Field
For someone who is non-technical, blogging is a whole new adventure. So I’ll keep this short just to see if I can post this blog. Ciao.
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