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Published On: Oct 30, 2006 02:27 PM
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Published On: Oct 30, 2006 02:27 PM
Compulsory "Year in review" article
We aren't CNN or Fox News or anything but we
did live through 2005 so here's the first of a bunch of pretentious articles
that look back over the
year...
2005 was a huge year for us. Looking back on the year we are so happy to have had the opportunity to be here and we believe our adventure is just beginning. Here are just some of the events:
We experienced our first Tet in 2005 and were amazed that despite any sign of anyone during the day, Hoan Kiem lake managed to be packed by the turn of the lunar new year.
Emma got her CELTA and began teaching. She's now the most sought after English teacher at her school according to my estimation.
I presented at the Cisco security summit on behalf of FPT-IS - a great honor and a lot of fun.
We visited Hoi An for a week with FPT, and we loved it.
Emma's brother James visited us and introduced us to the French Hospital after his motorbike "adventure".
We moved into the old quarter and have decided to settle here for a while.
We had a holiday in Saigon and enjoyed it immensely.
Some of Emma's MOET students passed their IELTS with scores high enough to study in Australia. I think it's one of the real highlights of the year. The ability to be able to improve someone's life in such a significant way is so rewarding.
I've had the chance to work with some of FPT-IS largest customers and have even managed to bring in some new business. The company has welcomed us with open arms and I'm so pleased to have been able to contribute.
We attended a staggering number of FPT parties and Vietnamese weddings.
Emma finally succumbed to my pestering to watch Battlestar Galactica and she is hooked now of course.
We have made so many new friends it's difficult to count.
We had over 30,000 hits on our blogs in 2005. Not bad since this started as Emma's idea to keep our families in touch, who promise to read it one day by the way.
2005 was a huge year for us. Looking back on the year we are so happy to have had the opportunity to be here and we believe our adventure is just beginning. Here are just some of the events:
We experienced our first Tet in 2005 and were amazed that despite any sign of anyone during the day, Hoan Kiem lake managed to be packed by the turn of the lunar new year.
Emma got her CELTA and began teaching. She's now the most sought after English teacher at her school according to my estimation.
I presented at the Cisco security summit on behalf of FPT-IS - a great honor and a lot of fun.
We visited Hoi An for a week with FPT, and we loved it.
Emma's brother James visited us and introduced us to the French Hospital after his motorbike "adventure".
We moved into the old quarter and have decided to settle here for a while.
We had a holiday in Saigon and enjoyed it immensely.
Some of Emma's MOET students passed their IELTS with scores high enough to study in Australia. I think it's one of the real highlights of the year. The ability to be able to improve someone's life in such a significant way is so rewarding.
I've had the chance to work with some of FPT-IS largest customers and have even managed to bring in some new business. The company has welcomed us with open arms and I'm so pleased to have been able to contribute.
We attended a staggering number of FPT parties and Vietnamese weddings.
Emma finally succumbed to my pestering to watch Battlestar Galactica and she is hooked now of course.
We have made so many new friends it's difficult to count.
We had over 30,000 hits on our blogs in 2005. Not bad since this started as Emma's idea to keep our families in touch, who promise to read it one day by the way.
Posted: Mon - January 2, 2006 at 12:07 PM