The always photogenic Vyda and normally photophobic me

Ryosei with Vyda's Mom's Younger Sister and her oldest daughter

One thing I really like about Asian languages: they have specific words for every type of relative you could imagine! Romance languages fall way short in that department.

Arielle with Vyda's Mom's Younger Brother's Wife

The beach was dirty. Unacceptably dirty. So we outlawed swimming for Arielle. But at least it still had ocean breezes. And when you're sweltering in a Vietnam summer, coolness and liquids are your main priorities.

Conditions where I don't mind standing under a pink Hello Kity umbrella

1. When I start to wonder if life on Mercury might be cooler

2. When I'm in Southeast Asia since the people here, undoubtedly due to their poverty, are refreshingly "out of fashion."

No need to "pimp my ride" cuz I'm already pimp

Groundbreaking for a local Buddhist temple

Arielle, admittedly looking a little frumpy, with the first and third daughter of Vyda's Mom's younger sister.

Arrival

How we were greeted--and whom we were greeted by--when we emerged from the Airport in Ho Chi Minh City