siddharta
Peruvian expat in Vietnam
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Peruvian
Registration: 26 February 2014
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Dealing with homesickness in Vietnam by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Being an expat in Vietnam can turn out to be a wonderful human, social or professional adventure... with potential moments of nostalgia and homesickness along the way. What are your personal tips to prevent homesickness? How ...
i lived 3 years in peru without a flight home and without internet. phone calls were expensive and the line bad. i learned to live there and had three of the happiest years of my life Read More
learning the lingo
be careful with 鈥渢each yourself鈥� books and cd鈥檚. they usually have too much English. you need things with repetition of the Vietnamese. most of them are less than useful and you waste your money. most of the stuff on you tube ... Read More
Dealing with homesickness in Vietnam by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Being an expat in Vietnam can turn out to be a wonderful human, social or professional adventure... with potential moments of nostalgia and homesickness along the way. What are your personal tips to prevent homesickness? How ...
my advice is to stop being an expat and enjoy vietnam. i try to learn the language and spend time with ordinary vietnamese. if not, why be there? only because you can have a higher standard of living, whatever..... I am very happy there with my ... Read More
Customer care in Vietnam by Priscilla
Hello everyone, The way customer services are handled can greatly affect your views on certain brands, products, companies or stores. As a consumer, it is important to get familiar with local practices regarding client assistance in Vietnam and ...
i use the traditional markets - one of the reasons i like living in the provinces. i don't understand your project. you presumably appeal to the ex-pats around ho tay, for example, i have seen them on my once a month visit to hanoi. i wrote a ... Read More
Volunteering in Vietnam by Maximilien
Hi, While living abroad, some expats wish to get involved in the local community life. What organizations expats can turn to if they want to volunteer in Vietnam? How to join a charitable institution, what are the steps? Which causes ...
this is a reply to the lady in thai nguyen [can't get back to your post - strange website!] similar experience in bac kan except we don't have university students - they are in thai nguyen! pity i didn't ... Read More
Volunteering in Vietnam by Maximilien
Hi, While living abroad, some expats wish to get involved in the local community life. What organizations expats can turn to if they want to volunteer in Vietnam? How to join a charitable institution, what are the steps? Which causes ...
similar experience in bac kan except we don't have university students - they are in thai nguyen! pity i didn't have contact with you before - i am going to cao bang which is even further. bac kan is a good place compared to thai nguyen - ... Read More
Volunteering in Vietnam by Maximilien
Hi, While living abroad, some expats wish to get involved in the local community life. What organizations expats can turn to if they want to volunteer in Vietnam? How to join a charitable institution, what are the steps? Which causes ...
get a contact in a local state school. they will love you if you help Read More
Driving in Vietnam by Maximilien
Hi, What do you think of the way people drive in Vietnam? How different is it from your home country? Respecting the road safety rules, driving etiquette such as general courtesy, speed excess聟 what are the characteristics of the driving style ...
to BLUENZ [above] ah! come to north vietnam! no need to take off your helmet - even in a bank or a jewellers. i am wondering if some of the women up here take them off before showering or going to bed. fashion accessory? i don't know but it is ... Read More
Driving in Vietnam by Maximilien
Hi, What do you think of the way people drive in Vietnam? How different is it from your home country? Respecting the road safety rules, driving etiquette such as general courtesy, speed excess聟 what are the characteristics of the driving style ...
i don't know how many of you will find a way to excuse [4 or more wheel] drivers who force motorcycles off the road. This happens frequently on the highways. I travel 160 km each way to/from Ha Noi and there are some bad drivers around. I like ... Read More
teacher wanted by aw09
hi all , i am looking for english teachers in hai duong (about 60km from hanoi) $1500 -$2,000 a month . 22 hours a week. paid weekly. monday-friday mornings and afternoons. with plenty of overtime at almost $30 an hour. free accomodation. free food. ...
I am committed to return to Bac Kan in October. No more big cities for me! I have been to Hai Duong on my way to Hai Phong. Looks like a nice town. I would be happy to join you for six weeks and maybe long term in the future. People at the centre in ... Read More
INDIAN IN Ho Chi Minh City - where to live and buy vegetarian food? by BATRA49
NEED SOME INFO ABOUT ISSUES FACED BY INDIAN - VEGETATRIANS IN HO CHI MINH CITY
think yourself lucky! plenty of veg restaurants in saigon; not one where i live in the north. lucky i eat fish or i would have shrunk to nothing. Read More
"We invite you to meet the other expats already settled in Vietnam." by siddharta
they all seem to be in saigon or tay ho - haven't seen one here in 6 months
never used this before -- hope it gets to the right person tx bac kan not poor - some parts of the province, yes. we went to help out at some schools near ba be - i was a bit disappointed with the [relatively wealthy] bac kan people who seemed busy ... Read More
"We invite you to meet the other expats already settled in Vietnam."
they all seem to be in saigon or tay ho - haven't seen one here in 6 months Read More