I just received news that I am a receipent of the Success Fund for 2006 from the Citicorp Foundation and the Great Valley Center. The grant will provide funds for my students to participate in a long term inquiry of Fast Plants! They will get to practice science just like REAL scientists!

We spent the last two days soaking up the rays and kayaking in Ha Long Bay. The bay is absolutely gorgeous! I’ll post the photos in a few days.
By now, I’ve got a really dark tan – one that most Vietnamese people would consider to be very “unattractive”. The women here are [...]

Congratulations to Hung for being awarded one of the most prestigious prizes given to film students. Of the five Princess Grace Awards granted each year, Hung received an additional honor which is only given to one film maker.
His work to date includes Her Love/Life (2005) which has screened internationally and continues to [...]

As usual, we arrived at our destination (Hanoi) without having any hotel reservations. Our driver drove us around the Old Quarter to look for a hotel but ended up abandoning us at the Camelia 4, the fourth hotel we visited. I couldn’t believe that he left us at the Camelia to attend to [...]

Welcome to my journal for my trip to Vietnam.