musings | In the Soup | Page 2
Losing the elephant
Posted on July 13, 2015	by The soup lady
It took me nearly six months to plan our trip to Vietnam. Airfare, lodging, transportation, tours, visas, itinerary–it all took a while to come together. Add to that all the complications of traveling with a large group that included 4 … Continue reading →
Posted in musings, travel	| Tagged children, family, memories, Vietnam	| 1 Comment
Posted on June 2, 2015	by The soup lady
It’s been a month since we’ve returned from Vietnam and I haven’t been able to compose a decent post to document any part of the experience. The combination of post-vacation catch up and juggling hasn’t left much time for thought … Continue reading →
Posted in musings, travel	| Tagged Ha Long Bay, Vietnam	| Leave a comment
Posted on March 11, 2015	by The soup lady
I’ve been reading Quan Barry’s new novel, She Weeps Each Time You’re Born, and I feel haunted. As I’ve gotten older, with the addition of a husband and two children, I’ve gotten more sensitive to painful story lines, particularly those … Continue reading →
Posted in musings	| Tagged history, personal story, Quan Barry, Vietnam	| Leave a comment
Posted on September 21, 2014	by The soup lady
I recently had the good fortune of attending BIF10, a singular storytelling summit focused on social innovation and personal journeys. I had attended as a guest vis-a-vis my professional work with a healthcare nonprofit. Aside from knowing that it was … Continue reading →
Posted in musings	| Tagged BIF10, Last Days in Vietnam, storytelling	| Leave a comment
Posted on July 21, 2014	by The soup lady
We visited the old alma mater recently, a one hour drive away but 18 years away from the lives we live today. It had been four years since our last visit, when Soup-er Boy was barely 5 and Soup-er Girl still … Continue reading →
Posted in musings, Uncategorized	| Tagged college, time	| Leave a comment
Since moving to the east coast as a teenager, April has come to signify for me the changing of the seasons, when nor’easters ease their threats and the weather starts to warm. I can honestly say that I have become … Continue reading →
Posted in musings	| Tagged April, memories, Saigon, Vietnam	| Leave a comment
Vietnamese-Americana, or at least how I remember it
Posted on January 27, 2014	by The soup lady
I know it’s just my age group and all, but there’s been a lot of articles and social media posts about turning 40, as if no other group has done so before us. Instead, we feel the need to publicly … Continue reading →
Posted in musings, Uncategorized	| Tagged Americana, Paris by night, Tet	| 3 Comments
musings | In the Soup | Page 2
Losing the elephant
Posted on July 13, 2015	by The soup lady
It took me nearly six months to plan our trip to Vietnam. Airfare, lodging, transportation, tours, visas, itinerary–it all took a while to come together. Add to that all the complications of traveling with a large group that included 4 … Continue reading →
Posted in musings, travel	| Tagged children, family, memories, Vietnam	| 1 Comment
Posted on June 2, 2015	by The soup lady
It’s been a month since we’ve returned from Vietnam and I haven’t been able to compose a decent post to document any part of the experience. The combination of post-vacation catch up and juggling hasn’t left much time for thought … Continue reading →
Posted in musings, travel	| Tagged Ha Long Bay, Vietnam	| Leave a comment
Posted on March 11, 2015	by The soup lady
I’ve been reading Quan Barry’s new novel, She Weeps Each Time You’re Born, and I feel haunted. As I’ve gotten older, with the addition of a husband and two children, I’ve gotten more sensitive to painful story lines, particularly those … Continue reading →
Posted in musings	| Tagged history, personal story, Quan Barry, Vietnam	| Leave a comment
Posted on September 21, 2014	by The soup lady
I recently had the good fortune of attending BIF10, a singular storytelling summit focused o
n social innovation and personal journeys. I had attended as a guest vis-a-vis my professional work with a healthcare nonprofit. Aside from knowing that it was … Continue reading →
Posted in musings	| Tagged BIF10, Last Days in Vietnam, storytelling	| Leave a comment
Posted on July 21, 2014	by The soup lady
We visited the old alma mater recently, a one hour drive away but 18 years away from the lives we live today. It had been four years since our last visit, when Soup-er Boy was barely 5 and Soup-er Girl still … Continue reading →
Posted in musings, Uncategorized	| Tagged college, time	| Leave a comment
Since moving to the east coast as a teenager, April has come to signify for me the changing of the seasons, when nor’easters ease their threats and the weather starts to warm. I can honestly say that I have become … Continue reading →
Posted in musings	| Tagged April, memories, Saigon, Vietnam	| Leave a comment
Vietnamese-Americana, or at least how I remember it
Posted on January 27, 2014	by The soup lady
I know it’s just my age group and all, but there’s been a lot of articles and social media posts about turning 40, as if no other group has done so before us. Instead, we feel the need to publicly … Continue reading →
Posted in musings, Uncategorized	| Tagged Americana, Paris by night, Tet	| 3 Comments