We acclimatize
We started of course with a walk to the farm to see where Gilad works. It is just opposite and you can walk there. This is great. And still under construction.
There are already more than a hundred calves, 3 farms each with several sheds and more than 3,000 cows.
Everyone jumps on Yarden and touches her hair to see if it's real. As for cell phones, they all have one, thankfully they have cameras!
Around there are fields, some houses, buffalos, a large lake, a small village 6 km away, with a small market and few shops including a mobile phone store.
The apartment is clean and well equipped;
the sofa is white ... not for long.
There is a bath and two sinks ...
Wireless Internet.
And so many flies! And we cannot do anything about it, except to the insecticide. And they are tough! They even fly away from the light. No grills on the windows.
By cons no mosquitoes, I've only seen one or two. I had that fear of malaria. But I was told there were none here. I'm relieved.
And other small beasts, frogs and toads when it rains, mantids, crickets...
The apartment is clean and well equipped;
the sofa is white ... not for long.
There is a bath and two sinks ...
Wireless Internet.
And so many flies! And we cannot do anything about it, except to the insecticide. And they are tough! They even fly away from the light. No grills on the windows.
By cons no mosquitoes, I've only seen one or two. I had that fear of malaria. But I was told there were none here. I'm relieved.
And other small beasts, frogs and toads when it rains, mantids, crickets...
Yarden even saw a snake next to the pool. Fortunately we have Baz who likes it. He catches them like that and he is not afraid.
For Yarden still no separate bedroom. It does not change from home ... but a huge bed. I had to stick it to the wall and put the the dining room chairs in the other side so she won't fall again ...
For Yarden still no separate bedroom. It does not change from home ... but a huge bed. I had to stick it to the wall and put the the dining room chairs in the other side so she won't fall again ...
But not before 5 o'clock. It bothers the people who work in the offices nearby. Or on Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
At 11 am we have breakfast (eggs, salad, French bread, tuna, cheese triangles) and 7:00 dinner (rice, rice, rice, chicken, chicken, fries, breaded chicken, chicken, rice, rice, rice, oh vegetables!).
Everyone looks very nice, especially the cooker Ngoc that is full of energy. Makes you wonder who among Yarden and she would get tired first. She is absolutely adorable and mostly she speaks English. It is very rare here. I asked her later how she had learned. Well, speaking with the Israelis, all alone!
Gilad chose the apartment the most on the rear. No vis a vis other than the guards who make their rounds several times a day. Only inconvenience, it is just in front of the generator they are obliged to initiate often. What a racket! We can not hear each other. That is because here, there are power cuts every day. As for water shortages ... Once in the shower, the shampoo on the head and once a night when Yarden was not feeling well ...
The next day we went for a first round in the village, Thai Hoa. Again everyone jumps on Yarden in the market to touch her hair and take a picture (it'll be like that every time and it makes her moan, but I can not do much except to say they are nice and that it's not serious).What is missing still: instant coffee, pasta,
As for meat, it is in open air market and I do not think I'll try!
By cons fruits and vegetables it's according to season, and what does not lack is sweets. Children eat a lot of sweets and biscuits. And it sells everywhere. A lot of powdered milk for babies too.
What bothers me is that we have to hurry because of the driver. So no strolling yet.
Just keep in mind what we need. At least not unnecessary expenses.
In a shop the girls have put red on Yarden's nails.
Also a big problem here is that ATM s do not accept our cards. Only in big cities like Hanoi or Vinh we can withdraw some cash. Must predict ...
Here you count by millions of dongs and I have not seen any coins.
Life is not expensive and the salaries low. Cons by the drivers ...
We return occasionally to the village, but we have to wait for someone else from the company who needs to go so we can enjoy the car. Yarden and I are not part of the company so we are not allowed to use the drivers.
We must ask Nga, who is responsible for the needs of Israelis here in the village.
She also suggested that I go to see some day the kindergarten. What? A nursery school not far from here? What a surprise, who believed that in these regions the children were at home until primary school.
Here you count by millions of dongs and I have not seen any coins.
Life is not expensive and the salaries low. Cons by the drivers ...
We return occasionally to the village, but we have to wait for someone else from the company who needs to go so we can enjoy the car. Yarden and I are not part of the company so we are not allowed to use the drivers.
We must ask Nga, who is responsible for the needs of Israelis here in the village.
She also suggested that I go to see some day the kindergarten. What? A nursery school not far from here? What a surprise, who believed that in these regions the children were at home until primary school.
Tonight it is Rosh Hashanah and the company has provided in the dining room a special meal with speeches and even a banner saying "Happy New Year" in three languages. Music and dance programs as well. Very nice evening.
And we went to school. Well it is great! It looks brand new and clean. Yarden is delighted to find slides and swings.
Besides, once again everyone jumped on her. She looks like a little stain. Children are very beautiful. The headmaster, called Nga also welcomed us very nicely. I do not know if she welcomed us or our wallet, but always smiling. They unfortunately do not speak English, not a word, nor indeed the teachers. Not easy to communicate.
So after translation by Nga, the other one (I was wondering if I could bring Yarden, and especially how much it would cost), she made me understand that she did not want money (for one year it is 7 million) but a gift or a donation specifically. She then showed me a catalog with lots of rides and the one she wished that we offer, then she said that we did not have to give all the money, that it was up to us how much we would like to donate.
Seeing how Yarden was behaving, she proposed to put her with the 5 years old kids. So we went into the classroom. They sited Yarden next to the teacher, and she really took the game. The other children too for that matter. For one hour she made them a real show. Singing, stomping, inviting everyone to dance with her, jumping through hoops. Everyone laughed. A real clown.
The next day, and from what they were doing in class, I realized she really did not fit with the 5 years and I asked to put her with the children of her age.
So after translation by Nga, the other one (I was wondering if I could bring Yarden, and especially how much it would cost), she made me understand that she did not want money (for one year it is 7 million) but a gift or a donation specifically. She then showed me a catalog with lots of rides and the one she wished that we offer, then she said that we did not have to give all the money, that it was up to us how much we would like to donate.
Seeing how Yarden was behaving, she proposed to put her with the 5 years old kids. So we went into the classroom. They sited Yarden next to the teacher, and she really took the game. The other children too for that matter. For one hour she made them a real show. Singing, stomping, inviting everyone to dance with her, jumping through hoops. Everyone laughed. A real clown.The next day, and from what they were doing in class, I realized she really did not fit with the 5 years and I asked to put her with the children of her age.
And there is Tuan. 11 years old. It was him who handled Yarden the first days. He is the son of one of the teachers and he plays soccer right next to the school with his friends in the afternoon (bootfall as Yarden says). He really played the role of the big brother. Anyway thank you to him. What a nice boy.
A bracket for a trip to Vinh.
Hanah, Hanan's girlfriend who works at the farm is in the same situation as me. She offered us one day to accompany her to Vinh, while Hanan had an appointment. A very nice day. Yarden loves her to put her lipstick.
Hanah, Hanan's girlfriend who works at the farm is in the same situation as me. She offered us one day to accompany her to Vinh, while Hanan had an appointment. A very nice day. Yarden loves her to put her lipstick.
We went through to the rice harvest, with the machine to separate the grains from the stalks, the mall, the beach of Cua Lo and a restaurant where waitresses could not resist playing with Yarden.
She did not eat much. And besides, she never ate too much and it does not change. What a joy when she wants to put something in her mouth!
