BACK IN 'NAM
Genie Cooper
Just a rural New Zealand girl trying to Navigate life teaching abroad in Vietnam.

Tongs, a Vietnamese man and a Drag Queen....
A question I got asked alot when I told people I was moving out here was "are you going to come back with a husband" And my answer was...
COVID- 19
It's crazy how quickly things can change in a month. For example, last month we were on our big holiday having the time of our lives, and...
Face plates and the closest to death I have ever been..
Penang went by pretty quickly. We had never actually planned on going there, we were originally meant to stay in Langkawi for five days,...
Airport Drama and Undercover cops..
TET holiday is a vietnamese holiday that symbolises the Lunar New Year. We get about a week off work to celebrate however as my friends...
Crash.
When it rains it pours, right? And that statement could not apply more than in Vietnam, and I'm not just talking about rainy season. New...
A sea of literal red
So I'm actually a teacher out here. Thought I should tell you as a lot of you may have forgotten, due to the fact it seems like all I do...
Hangover Part 2...
Looking around I do another quick head count, 1, 2, 3, and 4. Damn. All the free drinks leave my body and I’m sober as a judge. Instant...
The real life hangover..
The fun never stops.. If I've said it once, I've said it a million times, I have the best friends in the world. Not only have my parents...
The adventure continues.. part two..
Getting off the plane in Saigon was a relief to say the least. Entering customs I must admit it was surreal not entering the line for...
Japan Adventures... Part One...
So anyone who knows me know that my friends are incredible to say the absolute least. It's one of the things I am most blessed with. I...
The parents made it out of Murchison and getting robbed?
Well here we go again. The last few weeks have been incredible. Let's start off with a recap on a work function. So a big thing they do...
Nineteen weeks
I’m so sorry for my absence, I know it’s been awhile and you deserve better. Since you last read about my latest adventures I have been...
I got bitten...
The last month has been hectic to say the least! For the month of July the only day I've had off have been Mondays and I have been...
Bike accidents, scams and the plague.
So the last few weeks have been interesting to say the least. I brought a bike. Decided to take her for a spin around my block, all was...
So it finally happened... 3 months in Vietnam and it happened.
In Vietnam there is always a hustle. Always someone trying to make a quick dollar. You cant blame them, you cant get angry. It is what it...
Into the thick of it..
So a more updated entry is needed I feel. Real time, I've been in Vietnam for 10 weeks, nearly 3 months. Its gone so quickly but yet...
More training.... and scootering in Saigon
Calm down, calm down, I'm still alive. Sorry it's been awhile team! Life has been hectic! Since we last talked I came back from my wee...
Against All odds... She made it to Hanoi
What feels like about two minutes after closing my eyes my alarm is yelling at me and it's time to head to the airport. As I reach the...
The midnight train to Da Nang!
Leaving the hostle and heading to the station I'm mentally preparing for the 15 hour train ride to Da Nang, which by the way is not a...






















