Monday, July 18, 2005
Guess who's coming to dinner?
I went to Ms. Canh's house for dinner. Ms. Canh is the teacher at Peace Village. She lives in our neighborhood, which is called Phuong Khoang. It turned into another adventure as I took the bike. My usual bike was locked and Mrs. Trieu couldn't find key so I took another bike which was way too small. I plodded along well behind Ms. Canh and her sister. At one point Thieu tried to take me on her bike but I was too tall and heavy. After a lot of stops and a fearful crossing at a busy intersection in which I retreated in front of a taxi, we finally made it to her house.
Ms. Canh lives with her mother, sister and several nephews and nieces. Her house is small compared to the Trieus, with an open courtyard. Each room circles the courtyard with a simple lock and curtain. I watched as a neighbor flew a quite from the roof and got it soaring. I played with her cat, a kitten with an abbreviated tail, something like a Manx cat. We went to her nephew's map and found "Hoa Ky" (the US). And Milwaukee! In Vietnamese it is Mi nowiki!
Ms. Canh lives with her mother, sister and several nephews and nieces. Her house is small compared to the Trieus, with an open courtyard. Each room circles the courtyard with a simple lock and curtain. I watched as a neighbor flew a quite from the roof and got it soaring. I played with her cat, a kitten with an abbreviated tail, something like a Manx cat. We went to her nephew's map and found "Hoa Ky" (the US). And Milwaukee! In Vietnamese it is Mi nowiki!
