Ha Long Bay on a Junk

Imagine a body of water that stretches as far as the eye can see.  Then imagine these great cliffs jutting out of that water....everywhere!

Vietnam On The Horizon!

Hi all!
I have made my flight reservations.  I leave for Hanoi, Vietnam on February 21st and return on August 12th.
Lots of preparations now...everything from visa's to hot weather clothes to care for my little Miss Lucy...
I am learning how to add videos and photos to this site.  If anyone has ideas, please let me know!
This is a wonderful video - I've seen most of these in real life!
Did I tell you all that I will be the proud driver of one of these Hanoi Harleys?!

Preparing for Vietnam

I recently received confirmation that I will be working in Vietnam for the next six months.  TheHo Chi Minh National Academy for Politics and Public Administration (HCMA), in Hanoi Vietnam is contracting with me to make improvements on a curricula that I co-authored with Dr. Ingle, PSU and to write a textbook on leadership.
To start this blog, I want to post several clips of traffic in Hanoi.  It is wonderful, seemingly chaotic and actually workable on foot!  My challenge will be to learn how to negotiate it on a moped!
hmmm...can't figure out how to get utube, so here's the urls


 this is traffic in Hanoi   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPRYSxemFiA&feature=BFa&list=FLxj7QxXyCUCT0BqM2l3QCCw&lf=BFp 

this is how we cross streets in Hanoi!   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-8BObPsfg8&feature=related 

this is the transportation I'll be using, though I won't be carrying more than my briefcase!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twe0Ci3ltKA&feature=BFp&list=FLxj7QxXyCUCT0BqM2l3QCCw