Bánh Ít Lá Gai

Ngày xưa lúc còn ở Việt Nam, lúc đó khoảng 5, 6 tuổi, trong xóm có bác Ba bán bánh ít lá gai nhân dừa đậu xanh ngon lắm. Thỉnh thoảng sau bữa cơm tối má hay bảo chị gái qua nhà bác Ba mua bánh ít về cho cả nhà ăn chơi. Lần nào mình cũng nạp theo chị gái, vô đến tận nhà bếp của bác Ba để xem hấp bánh. Hồi đó bác Ba còn chụm củi, những ngọn lửa cứ lập loè lúc cao lúc thấp như chúng đang nhảy múa chờ đợi bác Ba mở nắp nồi vậy. Đến khi đem bánh ít về tới nhà thì trăng cũng đã lên và ba đã pha xong một bình trà thơm. Năm chị em ngồi quây quần ăn bánh ít nghe ba má kể chuyện đời xưa…

Time flies

Wow, it’s the end of April already. That’s a third of the year, and it went by quicker than I could imagine. A lot of things happened since I last wrote: I made some new friends. Went to Cabo San Lucas in March with some friends. Dad became ill and we’re all very worried. I…

And it’s 2018

It has been almost a year since my last blog post. 2017 went by rather quickly, and I was a bit overwhelmed when 2018 creeped up right behind. I was not happy at work and finally decided to look for a new job. A few opportunities came along, but it came with some red flags,…

Monument Valley

Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. It is located on the Arizona–Utah border (around 36°59′N 110°6′WCoordinates: 36°59′N 110°6′W), near the Four Corners area. The…

Horseshoe Bend

Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. Horseshoe Bend is located 5 miles (8.0 km) downstream from the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Page. It is accessible via hiking…

Antelope Canyon

Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest. It is located on Navajo land east of Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, scenic slot canyon sections, referred to individually as “Upper Antelope Canyon” or “The Crack”; and “Antelope Canyon” or “The Corkscrew”. The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní,…

Chinatown

Wandering around in Chinatown never gets old. I come back here from time to time and it’s always festive and interesting.