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Tag Archives: Kurt Bennett

14. The Sacred and the Profane

A celebration of the Tet holiday, in a Mekong Delta village, is a magical mystery tour of Buddhist spirituality, drinking games, unthinkable foods and cockfights.

Posted byJohn Gottberg AndersonDecember 7, 2020June 15, 2023Posted intravel, UncategorizedTags:Buddhism, cannonball tree, cockfight, Delta, holiday, holiday dinner, Kurt Bennett, Mekong, MIrcea Eliade, Quoi An, Tet, travel, Vietnam, Vinh LongLeave a comment on 14. The Sacred and the Profane

13. Journey to the Mekong

Nearly 80 percent of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is covered with rice. The region is always wet and green. But a visit to a tiny riverside village is a cultural adventure as well as a geographic one.

Posted byJohn Gottberg AndersonDecember 2, 2020June 15, 2023Posted inUncategorizedTags:Ben Tre, Cai Mon, Can Tho, Co Chien, Kurt Bennett, Mekong, My Tho, Quoi An, travel, Vietnam, Vinh LongLeave a comment on 13. Journey to the Mekong

6. Stacking the Dominoes

New challenges: Finding a job, negotiating money and visa crises, and making new and old friends to help ease the transition to a new life. …

Posted byJohn Gottberg AndersonOctober 12, 2020June 11, 2023Posted ineducationTags:Alan Mulley, APAX Leaders, Chiang Mai, DAvid Baker, Ho Chi MInh City, Kurt Bennett, Red Doorz, Rick Reid, Saigon, Terry Baker, Thailand, travel, Vietnam, visa, work permitLeave a comment on 6. Stacking the Dominoes

2. Making the Move

It wasn’t easy to make a major life change at 69. Perseverence, inspiration and the knowledge of Asian expats helped to make possible the jump to Vietnam.

Posted byJohn Gottberg AndersonOctober 4, 2020June 11, 2023Posted intravel, UncategorizedTags:Australia-Vietnam, AVSE, Barb Gonzalez, Fred Einar Anderson, Ho Chi MInh City, Isabel Drean, Jessica Hill, Kurt Bennett, Rick Steves, School of English, travel, Vietnam2 Comments on 2. Making the Move
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