Photos of Squatter Settlements

Migration and Immagration

This is a picture of a shop in Cho Lon. As you can see in the background, they sell Chinese dragon costumes and the owners of that shop are of course, Chinese. The shops surrounding it and the people who live near there are probably also Chinese as people of the same nationality tend to gather at the same place.

This is a picture of Parkson in Hung Vuong. Many foreigners or Vietnamese people who came back from America live there because it's a nice shop and it reminds them of their home. Also, it's an apartment and many people from America live in apartments, big apartments.

This is a picture of Mr.Paul, a math teacher who used to teach here. He moved to Vietnam to get a job since it's easier here and to travel. AIS is a spot for foreign teachers to gather and teach others, and most are here in Vietnam for similar reasons.

My Water Cycle Poem

What is the water cycle you may ask?

It’s in charge of a very important task

The water we drink every day

Doesn’t come from the bay, as you might say

The water cycle does it for you

So go ahead and yell “woo hoo”

Evaporation comes first

It reliefs clouds of their thirst

The water flies up to the sky

It then becomes a cloud

It’s gas now, so it’s proud

The water just went through condensation

After condensation comes precipitation

In which the raindrops fall down in a swift motion

After the dripping

The raindrops go tripping

The surface run off is what it’s called

Going down peeks, are you not appalled?

All the water then gets absorbed into the ground

It’s infiltration, it’s not as bad as it sounds

Discharge is what comes last

So they keep moving together as a crew

Until they finally reach the ocean blue

The water cycle keeps repeating though

Although sometimes it may be a bit slow

This water cycle poem for Social may be over

The water cycle will never ever be whatsoever!

THE END