Great news!

Though I said I'd wait until after the New Year to post again, I received some excellent news from my co-workers last night that I want to share. My Dartmouth-funded research project has been approved by the Vietnamese government!

A few Hanoi happenings

Hi everyone!

I’ve decided to start a blog because I realized that on a daily basis, there are so many things I encounter in Hanoi that I want to write down. So what better place to do it than here! Au Co is the name of the street I live on. My house is down the end of a long lane, Lane 142 ("ngo mot cham bon hai" in Vietnamese), and around a corner. We live right next to the water, which makes for gorgeous views, and very close to Xuan Dieu, a street with lots of expats and very good Vietnamese and Western restaurants. Further down Au Co, on 431, is a massive buffet called The Sen (which is renowned here; taxi drivers even recognize it by name). All in all, I definitely can't complain about my living situation!