Some Things to Note

So I (Brandon) keep touring around this city and seeing things that I am now used to, but would probably seem a little out of sorts to a first comer. I'll try and jot some of this down for your perusal.
First of all. I was riding to work yesterday and almost got cut off by what looked like a dickey dee bicycle. These things are everywhere. Little bikes with a big cube on the front. They are not selling ice cream however. They are selling... hmm.. let's see.. cooked cobs of corn (delicious), dried squid (have not tried), snacks, drinks. Very entrepreneurial. Then there's the non-bicycle clad sellers. These foot propelled businesses sell anything from juicy fruit gum, to photocopied books to smokes. Whatever they can get there hands on. In VT it's not so bad, but in Saigon you get hassled every 10 steps. Just keep walking.
Second. There is a building being erected across the street from our office. The past couple days, while normal work continues, a couple of guys have been painting a sign on the front of the building. One might think that this would be hte future name of the building. but no. It is a sign that is stating 'safety first'. As Adam just told me recently, he and Jake were watching a crane yesterday swinging aver top of the re-bar (and the workers) with a cable just dangling from it, narrowly missing the re-bar and any potential dangers that could have arose. Safety Indeed.
It does rain quite often, a lot more htan normal recently. We do have ponchos, but so does everyone. It is a staple around here. Everyone has one. Keep it on you becasue you never know.
I think that's it for now.
Back to Teaching.
Brandon.