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sinh & i tour hoi an.
this is hoi an from the back of a motorbike while talking on a moble phone, lol..Thanks to my skilled friend and driver sinh. We are coming back from one of his friend’s house who happens to be this amazing artist, just like sinh. More on sinh’s art studio later.
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checking in on the progress.
this was on saturday.
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commercial break.
i have been snapping a few self-portrait moments along the way. This was me waiting for my cooking class to begin..More on that later..
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work work work.
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My new friends.
Here is our workspace and the amazing workers within it: Sang, my amazing interpreter/co-teacher, is so good at making the books now, she doesn’t need me at all.. She is standing to the left of me in the first picture. Her English is amazing & her patience with my non-existent Vietnamese is hilarious.
I am here teaching a 6 day workshop to 6 new potential craftspeople in hopes that the product … Continue reading
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This is why I am really here: the workshop.
There is a non-profit group called Lifestart Foundation, that works out of Hoi An (& Australia) on behalf of people who are in need of assistance in order to live. The range of people that Lifestart serves is wide and ever growing: young, old, able-bodied, disabled, etc. I am here as part of an … Continue reading -
my office in hoi an.
well this is what it has come to. my office is now in the bathroom as that is the only place i am catching any sort of wifi. my first office was this lovely thing called a bed. also a pic of my desk for good measure…it’s messy even on another continent. And YES, the post-its go with me everywhere.