Now I know what you are thinking, "Why is she posting that she actually read a book?" Well, this is the first time in many years that I have actually read a book for pure reading pleasure. Not because it was required for me during teaching. The book I chose to read: Catfish and Mandala by Andrew Pham. This came recommended by one of my students and so I figured, why not?
I won't go into a long summary of the book, because you can find that information here: GoodReads
It is a memoir of Andrew's life from his move away from post-war Vietnam, to ultimately returning on a bike. I really liked how the book meshed together memoirs from his past with what was going on in his pilgrimage to Vietnam. Even though the book was published in 1999, I do believe it contains some really vivid pictures of a post-war Vietnam and how not only the refugees from Vietnam (the Viet-ku) experienced struggles, but also even the native Vietnamese themselves.
Next up, not really a pleasure read, but a book I've wanted to read for a while called Plastic Ocean.This book was written by Captain Charles Moore who is credited with being the first person to identify the "Pacific Coast Garbage Patch." Here's a summary of that book if you're interested: Good Reads: Plastic Ocean.
Well, off to the gym, since that's the other part of my 30 Day Challenge. Blog - Check!
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