Sunday, May 23, 2010

Japan: Tarama Junior HS Relay Race


Japan: Tarama Junior HS Relay Race
Originally uploaded by iSammy

I got to participate in the school relay race due to some students being absent that day. These kids are quick. Well, not so much these kids in the picture, but the other kids.

Sapa sales girls


Sapa sales girls
Originally uploaded by iSammy

Some of the girls who trekked along with us.

Sapa School Kids


Sapa School Kids
Originally uploaded by iSammy

Vietnam: Sapa Village girls


Vietnam: Sapa Village girls
Originally uploaded by iSammy

When I first arrived Sapa, these girls greeted us with great smiles and great energy. They all know how to say three main things:
"what's your name?" --"Where you from?" -- "How old are you?"
They followed us as we trekked through Sapa's rice fields and became our friends and gave a helping hand through steep hills, crossing rivers and narrow paths.
When we reached their village, however, they suddenly become "evil" and attacked us. "You buy from me, I help you, we friends" --"Okay, how much for that bracelet?.....What? $10? NO WAY, $2!" We not friends anymore.

Vietnam: Halong Bay Sunset


Vietnam: Halong Bay Sunset
Originally uploaded by iSammy

Vietnam: Halong Bay


Vietnam: Halong Bay
Originally uploaded by iSammy

Spent two days, one night in a boat in Halong Bay, Vietnam.

Vietnam: Lake in the heart of Hanoi


Hanoi
Originally uploaded by iSammy