Compelling, isn't she?Thursday, February 12, 2009
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Who: Marjie, a life-long resident and high school teacher from Seattle
What: Decides to rent out her condo and sign a ten-month contract to teach sixth grade English and Ancient History at a relatively new, quickly growing international school in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
When: In August, with one month's notice - along with 33 others from the US, Canada, Australia, Britain and New Zealand (most of them last-minute, too)
p.s. (That was last year; now she's on Year #2)
What: Decides to rent out her condo and sign a ten-month contract to teach sixth grade English and Ancient History at a relatively new, quickly growing international school in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
When: In August, with one month's notice - along with 33 others from the US, Canada, Australia, Britain and New Zealand (most of them last-minute, too)
p.s. (That was last year; now she's on Year #2)
Frequently Mentioned Cast
The Castle - a five story stack house with a rooftop deck, in the midst of the best morning market in the city.
Katherine - castlemate and the primary PE teacher from Montreal, Canada.
Franco - castlemate and a third grade teacher from Portland, Oregon.
Tarn - former castlemate and the high school librarian from Wellington, New Zealand (in many of last year's posts).
Pretty Lady - Tarn's bicycle.
Nam (or "Mom") - Marjie's motorcycle-taxi driver and surrogate mother. He is also Marjie's self-appointed food screener.
Nam's Family - sells fabric at the morning market.
Thuy (pronounced "Twee") - sells fabric at the morning market and serves as the castle's Sunday night cooking instructor.
Thanh - (pronounced "Tawn") Thuy's sister and business partner.
Sweet Seamstress or Ms. Hao - seamstress who lives three doors down from the castle. Her assistant is Lieu and her son is Ut.
Bum Bum Girls - girls who work at the Bum Bum Salon in the alley near the Castle. Katherine and Marjie's "second home."
Tran - Katherine and Marjie's favorite massage therapist at the Bum Bum (she's not there anymore; now she comes to the castle for massages on request).
Banana Cake Lady and Rice Lady - women who supply Marjie's breakfast each morning.
"The Band" - Four people who regularly comment on the blog: Brian, Karyn ("the norris clan"), Amy ("amyt"), Bill (used to be "kumma" or "sbill" but recently transformed into "Mungo") and one person who makes star appearances: Rita (of One-Minute-Poem fame).
Katherine - castlemate and the primary PE teacher from Montreal, Canada.
Franco - castlemate and a third grade teacher from Portland, Oregon.
Tarn - former castlemate and the high school librarian from Wellington, New Zealand (in many of last year's posts).
Pretty Lady - Tarn's bicycle.
Nam (or "Mom") - Marjie's motorcycle-taxi driver and surrogate mother. He is also Marjie's self-appointed food screener.
Nam's Family - sells fabric at the morning market.
Thuy (pronounced "Twee") - sells fabric at the morning market and serves as the castle's Sunday night cooking instructor.
Thanh - (pronounced "Tawn") Thuy's sister and business partner.
Sweet Seamstress or Ms. Hao - seamstress who lives three doors down from the castle. Her assistant is Lieu and her son is Ut.
Bum Bum Girls - girls who work at the Bum Bum Salon in the alley near the Castle. Katherine and Marjie's "second home."
Tran - Katherine and Marjie's favorite massage therapist at the Bum Bum (she's not there anymore; now she comes to the castle for massages on request).
Banana Cake Lady and Rice Lady - women who supply Marjie's breakfast each morning.
"The Band" - Four people who regularly comment on the blog: Brian, Karyn ("the norris clan"), Amy ("amyt"), Bill (used to be "kumma" or "sbill" but recently transformed into "Mungo") and one person who makes star appearances: Rita (of One-Minute-Poem fame).
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14 comments:
No doubt, but I ccan't. I am just dumbstruck in the face of natural beauties...
Paris Hilton, incognito and slumming.
GI Jane...
Spiderman.
What? Too common?
Name her? Isn't it Joan Jett?
"Freaky Fiona"
I agree with the Norris Clan -
GI Jane
When I saw her, I just thought "Isis." But now I am rethinking that.
Bianca.
If no one has seen the odd film, "Lars and the Real Girl," no one will get how hilarious that is.
(say, who's picking the winner?)
I think I will allow my brother to pick the winner. Brian? You are thinking of names for your baby, you are the current expert. What do you think?
Having seen "Lars and the Real Girl," I agree that her name must be Bianca. Why didn't I think of that?
Does "Bianca" from LATRG attach her hair onto her head with a little see through plastic bow tied beneath her chin?
Wow! I get to pick the winner! I'm SOO honored! I feel like I'm stepping up to the mic with an envelope at the Oscars!!
Well, "GI Jane" does seem to fit her quite well, and I can totally appreciate the satire in naming her "Paris Hilton", but I have to be truly honest - I can't pass up the cleverness of naming her "Bianca", so that's my pick!
Congratulations Amy T!
(Plus my Mom says it must be Bianca, so what else can I do?)
PS. @Amy T: Your "Joan Jett" comment really got me laughing!
Dang. Can't believe I missed out on a contest.
I would have named her "Leather Tuscadero."
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