"A butterfly goes wherever it pleases, and pleases wherever it goes."

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Greetings

Hi,

To get to the quiz, there were three correct answers, but one person didn't sign their name. The correct answer was:
A. butterflyB. butterflyC. mothD. butterfly

I think, however, that it was really hard to tell from the small photos I posted. I can't make them larger from where I am, but I can show you much better ones when I return.

So Cade and Sierra (or Sienna, sorry I didn't look carefully--you let me know) got it right and will get an extra special present from Vietnam when I return (everyone will get something).

The duck eggs look exactly like chicken eggs but larger. The yolk is larger, too, but they taste the same.

Every morning a man on a motorcycle drives around the village with a loudspeaker blaring, saying in Vietnamese "Fresh bread, come get fresh bread." The hotel where I'm staying buys the loaves there for 20 cents a piece. They are sort of like large hotdog buns but crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.

Today I hiked up 1200 steps to a tower looking for butterflies, then back down.

New Quiz: Another prize will be rewarded to the first two people who answer all of the questions correctly. You will find the answers in your butterfly book I made, in one of the stories (you'll have to figure out which one).

1. According to the article, silk is produced mainly in China, Japan, Italy and __________.
2. One female silkworm moth may lay as many as _______ eggs.
3. Why is it difficult to raise/farm silkworms in the United States? __________________

Today we caught a HUGE butterfly called "Jungle Queen." I will try to post a photo of it.

Last night, while walking back to the hotel from the computer internet cafe, I ran into some people who were catching snakes and frogs. We did not figure out why--perhaps for food. The Vietnamese people who live in Tam Dao are generally very poor. The music teacher at the local school earns 30 dollars a month--that's one dollar a day. Most teachers in the city earn 40-50 dollars a month. There are no grocery stores here, mail is not delivered, no newspapers, and I have not seen one police person.

I enjoyed reading all of your posts about punishment at Vietnam schools. My feeling is that there is less behavior problems in Vietnam schools, but I really have no idea.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like your blogs and I think that you put time and work into what you type. I hope that I can find the correct answers to the questions! I will post another blog saying what the answers are if I find them.
-Sienna

Anonymous said...

1. According to the article, silk is produced mainly in China, Japan, Italy and __India________.
2. One female silkworm moth may lay as many as ___300 to 500____ eggs.
3. Why is it difficult to raise/farm silkworms in the United States? __Mulberry trees don't grow as well in the U.S.

Ihope you are having fun
Jamie________________

Anonymous said...

1. According to the article, silk is produced mainly in China, Japan, Italy and ____ India______.
2. One female silkworm moth may lay as many as 300 to500___ eggs.
3. Why is it difficult to raise/farm silkworms in the United States? ____________Mulberry trees dont grow as well in the united states.
alexis

Anonymous said...

1. According to the article, silk is produced mainly in China, Japan, Italy and India.
2. One female silkworm moth may lay as many as 300 to 500 eggs.
3. Why is it difficult to raise/farm silkworms in the United States?


By Mikey

Anonymous said...

1. According to the article, silk is produced mainly in China, Japan, Italy and India.
2. One female silkworm moth may lay as many as 300 to 500 eggs.
3. Why is it difficult to raise/farm silkworms in the United States? __________________

Daniel O.

Anonymous said...

1. According to the article, silk is produced mainly in China, Japan, Italy and _India_________.
2. One female silkworm moth may lay as many as __500_____ eggs.
3. Why is it difficult to raise/farm silkworms in the United States? __________________
gabriella

Anonymous said...

1. According to the article, silk is produced mainly in China, Japan, Italy and India.
2. One female silkworm moth may lay as many as 500 eggs.
3. Why is it difficult to raise/farm silkworms in the United States?The ground is not right for the silk worms.
-Sienna

Anonymous said...

1. According to the article, silk is produced mainly in China, Japan, Italy and __India________.
2. One female silkworm moth may lay as many as __500_____ eggs.
3. Why is it difficult to raise/farm silkworms in the United States? __________________

kaitlin

Anonymous said...

1. According to the article, silk is produced mainly in China, Japan, Italy and ___italy_______.
2. One female silkworm moth may lay as many as _______ eggs.
3. Why is it difficult to raise/farm silkworms in the United States? __________________

cody

Anonymous said...

1. According to the article, silk is produced mainly in China, Japan, Italy and __india________.
2. One female silkworm moth may lay as many as ___300 to 500____ eggs.
3. Why is it difficult to raise/farm silkworms in the United States? ___Mulberry trees don't grow as good as the U.S.

Daniel_______________

Anonymous said...

1. According to the article, silk is produced mainly in China, Japan, Italy and India.
2. One female silkworm moth may lay as many as 300-500 eggs.
3. Why is it difficult to raise/farm silkworms in the United States? Mulberry trees dont grow very well.
Elizabeth

Three Teachers--Jeff, Rachel and Beth

Three Teachers--Jeff, Rachel and Beth

Red and Yellow

Red and Yellow
This one is beautiful and also quite common

Rare Green Butterfly

Rare Green Butterfly
This one is drinking water from a waterfall we hiked to

Tam Dao Classroom

Tam Dao Classroom
Yes, this is an actual classroom being used

Rachel at a Classroom Teacher's Desk in Tam Dao Primary and Secondary School

Rachel at a Classroom Teacher's Desk in Tam Dao Primary and Secondary School
Yes, this is an actual teacher desk

Tam Dao was once a summer retreat for wealthy French families when France occupied Vietnam

Tam Dao was once a summer retreat for wealthy French families when France occupied Vietnam
This is what's left of one French villa--there were over 400 here at one time, but were destroyed by the Vietnamese people in the 1950s

Hanoi Time

Hanoi