“There is urgency in coming to see the world as a web of interrelated processes of which we are integral parts, so that all of our choices and actions have consequences for the world around us.” Alfred North Whitehead Yesterday, Herb Greene reminded me of the role architectural education played in shaping my time […]
Trip 6 is history. The significance sustains. With our telescope pointed toward our big bang what can we see? How we got here? Perhaps . . . if we consider how our view of the past is pummeled as it passes through our personal context. On our trip, Veterans looked back at memories, some vivid, […]
The shadow of a graveyard hung over Joe for fifty years; the Vietnamese graveyard where he almost died. The graveyard where more than half his unit did die. As the consummate Marine, he had voluntarily left the relative safety of his assignment at Phu Bai to join the battle to regain control in Hue after […]
This is the way we have rolled in the past week: Up for sunrise and the hotel breakfast. Grab your suitcase and bottle water and find a seat on the bus. We’re off to see the sites of the day. At Cu Chi we crawl through the tunnels; In Saigon we stroll through the Presidential […]
What a trip. So much to do, so little time. For me to describe the excitement and experience of this trip will take some time and more thought. Free time and wi-fi are hard to find. The best I can do is to hand you off to the College web site where the students […]
This is the entire tour group after our first day in country, in pretty good shape except for a bit of jet lag. When our flight reached the Vietnam coast yesterday, several of the Vets moved around in the cabin trying to get a better view, looking for something they might recognize on the […]
Late night in the international terminal – Checking in Waiting with Hannah, my student around midnight after 20 hours of travel/waiting Big Bird Departing soon
This picture is the Friday Night Club waiting for dinner. Sherry and I got together yesterday with my sister, brother, sister-in-law and cousin. Let’s call it a small part of the family of Dan. That’s a miniscule part of the family of man. Before you roll your eyes and quit reading, let me explain. After […]
This is how the packing goes. It’s rather alarming to think that in two days all this will step up to the American Airlines counter as a well ordered checked bag, a carry-on and a personal item . . . I hope. How could we miss? Look at these sterling aviators heavily engrossed […]
Yesterday, I received a very complete packet from Valor Tours, containing ticket information, visa, itinerary, luggage tags, etc. It makes me realize how unorganized I am and how I need to pack all the important stuff. You’d think after the previous trips I’d have this packing thing down to a science. Wrong! Now that I […]