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Tet II: Tet
James Wills 3/14/26 James Wills 3/14/26

Tet II: Tet

A deep breath before plunging into a new year

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Tet I: E’s Recollections
James Wills 3/7/26 James Wills 3/7/26

Tet I: E’s Recollections

“Yeah… I mean, they don’t bother me…”

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Water Buffalo in Vietnam: The Living Tractors of the East
James Wills 2/2/26 James Wills 2/2/26

Water Buffalo in Vietnam: The Living Tractors of the East

Content and untroubled

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Hoi An Local Life: The Fruit Man + the Rice Festival
James Wills 1/26/26 James Wills 1/26/26

Hoi An Local Life: The Fruit Man + the Rice Festival

A vast patchwork of shoots emerging from shallow water

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Google Translate Beat Poems + Lucky Wedding Days
James Wills 1/12/26 James Wills 1/12/26

Google Translate Beat Poems + Lucky Wedding Days

Laughing at Google Translate’s balls-ups

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Vietnam Rain: Experiencing Tropical Storms in Hoi An
James Wills 1/7/26 James Wills 1/7/26

Vietnam Rain: Experiencing Tropical Storms in Hoi An

Hammering roofs, shaking tropical leaves

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Ghost Buildings in Vietnam: Tourism, Western Influx, and Cultural Erosion in Hoi An
James Wills 12/31/25 James Wills 12/31/25

Ghost Buildings in Vietnam: Tourism, Western Influx, and Cultural Erosion in Hoi An

When the money runs out, they are abandoned

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Life in Vietnam: What Christmas Looks Like When You’re Living Abroad
James Wills 12/23/25 James Wills 12/23/25

Life in Vietnam: What Christmas Looks Like When You’re Living Abroad

Meh…

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Life in Vietnam: AA Meetings + A Walk to the Light
James Wills 12/22/25 James Wills 12/22/25

Life in Vietnam: AA Meetings + A Walk to the Light

I found the streetlight, gently buzzing

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World Schooling in Vietnam: How We Educate Through Travel
James Wills 12/13/25 James Wills 12/13/25

World Schooling in Vietnam: How We Educate Through Travel

Learning can be anywhere, and take many forms

And this experience will stay with them forever

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Dog Meat in Vietnam & Other Cultural Differences
James Wills 12/5/25 James Wills 12/5/25

Dog Meat in Vietnam & Other Cultural Differences

Yes, sometimes they eat dogs

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Arriving in Vietnam: Da Nang Airport, Corruption + Flooding
James Wills 11/24/25 James Wills 11/24/25

Arriving in Vietnam: Da Nang Airport, Corruption + Flooding

And more rain is always coming

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Bangkok Limbo: Waiting for Visas + Finding Peace by the Sea in Vietnam
James Wills 11/17/25 James Wills 11/17/25

Bangkok Limbo: Waiting for Visas + Finding Peace by the Sea in Vietnam

After the storm

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The Long Train to Bangkok: Leaving Chiang Mai, Visa Stress + a Monk Incident
James Wills 11/10/25 James Wills 11/10/25

The Long Train to Bangkok: Leaving Chiang Mai, Visa Stress + a Monk Incident

The trials of a 13-hour train ride from Chiang Mai to Bangkok

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A Good Use of Life: Letting Go of Home to Travel as a Family
James Wills 10/28/25 James Wills 10/28/25

A Good Use of Life: Letting Go of Home to Travel as a Family

The inevitable onward march to a singular point

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A Note on Mountains: Finding Awe in Chiang Mai
James Wills 10/15/25 James Wills 10/15/25

A Note on Mountains: Finding Awe in Chiang Mai

For me, it’s mountains

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Home Educating on the Road: De-Schooling, Travel + Blackjack
James Wills 10/14/25 James Wills 10/14/25

Home Educating on the Road: De-Schooling, Travel + Blackjack

Two sides of the same coin

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Expat Home-Schooling in Chiang Mai: Meet-Ups, Culture Shocks and Street Food
James Wills 10/14/25 James Wills 10/14/25

Expat Home-Schooling in Chiang Mai: Meet-Ups, Culture Shocks and Street Food

The beginning

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