How Westerners and Vietnamese differ on the method of putting their children to bed Text by Michael Arnold Image by Quinn Ryan Mattingly If there’s anything that’s a universal heart-warmer, it’s the sight of a sleeping kid snuggled up warmly beneath the blankets. No grumpy parent can resist that completely relaxed and totally intent expression … Read more
Discover the five elements of a balanced dish… This delectable dish from central Vietnam sustained me through those fuzzy sleep-deprived mornings that newborns have such a knack for creating. Darling Man (my husband) had found a Mì Quảng seller near our house in Binh Thanh District and every time we had a particularly horrendous night … Read more
Expat parents discuss raising their children up bilingual in Vietnam… For those of us struggling with the difficult tones, marks, and diphthongs of the Vietnamese language, there’s a certain sense of envy at watching a foreign seven-year-old making the effortless leaps of the tongue as if it were no trouble at all. Language seems to settle … Read more
Surprising reasons why doctors in Vietnam strongly recommend C-sections to expecting Vietnamese mothers… I haven ’t quite gone native in Ho Chi Minh City – it’s still cornflakes for breakfast – but I’ve pretty much surrendered as far as the international lifestyle goes. I don’t live in the swankier districts on the other side of … Read more
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