By Lenore Grunko (also, President of the Connecticut Drama Association)
E. O. Smith High School
Storrs, CT
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I arrived here in Hue on August 5, 2007 to visit my husband, Patrick, who has been working on the Simmons College/Hue University library project with Terry Plum all summer.… Read the rest
This is the “shop” keeper who sold me 80 meters of silk. The stalls are about 5 feel wide and stacked, perhaps 15 feet high, with fabric.… Read the rest
The sisters are holding the finished skirt, 2 layers of flowing silk and the longs sashes that will become tie bows on the side.… Read the rest
This lovely lady made our kimonos cherrily. They were perfect. I’m pictured next to her wearing the first one. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m 5’2″. When shopping for some needed clothing, I had to buy XXXL.… Read the rest
This lady works as a cleaning person in a medical center and made our pants from a pattern. I had brought some patterns with me. She was willing to try working with a pattern, although she had never seen one before.… Read the rest
As the Introduction to Vietnam and Hue says, of the countless Vietnamese dishes, there are about 1300 dishes specific to Hue. Of these about 700 are popular among the Hue people. There are three ingredients almost always used in cooking: fish sauce, salt, and shrimp paste.… Read the rest
