Brian, Brian, Brian, you never actually SEE the roadrunner: you hear it and see its dust trail.
I was looking at mountains in Eastern Washington last month with a friend and my husband. The first wanted to mountain bike them, the second wanted to climb them...I merely wanted to photograph them. Marj, I know Mother Nature did the work, but you've sculpted the angles and the shapes/lines into art. Thank you.
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)
Frequently Mentioned Cast
The Castle - where she currently lives...a five story 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 - T's bicycle. Nam (or "Mom") - Marjie's motorcycle-taxi driver and surrogate mother. He is also Marjie's self-appointed food screener (in last year's posts - now she has her own motorbike). Nam's Family - sells fabric at the morning market. Thuy (pronounced "Twee") - also sells fabric at the morning market and is now the castle's Sunday night cooking instructor and "Maggie's" loyal friend. Thanh - (pronounced "Tawn") sister, who sells fabric with Thuy. Sweet Seamstress or Ms. Hao - seamstress who lives three doors down. 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. K and Marjie's "second home." Tran - K 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).
4 comments:
WOW - beautiful pics! And, the scenery looks good, too!
wow!!! These are amazing photos, Marjie. Did you find a country bar in Durango?
I keep expecting to see the Road Runner zipping through the background of these photos!
Brian, Brian, Brian, you never actually SEE the roadrunner: you hear it and see its dust trail.
I was looking at mountains in Eastern Washington last month with a friend and my husband. The first wanted to mountain bike them, the second wanted to climb them...I merely wanted to photograph them. Marj, I know Mother Nature did the work, but you've sculpted the angles and the shapes/lines into art. Thank you.
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