A Day at the Museum

Last Thursday I bumped into Chi in the hallway, one of Scott's old students from K34. She and a friend from K33 were planning an outing with the English Club on Saturday and she wanted to invite the foreign teachers so the students would have a chance to speak English.

"Have you been to the Ethnology Museum before?" she asked.

I've lost count of how many times I've been there, but it was a good chance to hang out with students. The trip was being organized by the upperclassmen for freshmen who'd never been there before. And, since I don't teach freshmen this term, it was a good chance to meet some of them.

Saturday was a nice, relatively cool day and we all met at the front of the school with our bikes. The only students who knew where it was were on motorbikes so I was appointed to lead the 28 students and 3 teachers to the museum. We only lost 1 teacher who, fortunately, was with 2 students who could ask directions.

"Where did they go?"

Little kids are often around. The museum has a small learning center for them.

The Monkey Bridge.

In real life, these bridges are used in the countryside to cross small creeks and canals. In real life, I'd end up wet.

The back part of the museum is nicely landscaped with a lot of life-sized traditional houses. It's a popular place for wedding photos.


It was a nice surprise to meet one of my teaching colleagues who was there with her daughter - who is the same age as my 21-month-old granddaughter. She's the most outgoing little toddler I've met in Vietnam. (If any of last year's teachers are reading this, you know who she got that from.)

The photos are courtesy of my teammate, Will.