If, at the end of my days, the sum of what I've taken exceeds the sum of what I've given, then I have lived in vain.

For the most part Ho Chi Minh City is safe but like any large city you need to pay attention to what's going on around you.

The Vietnam War was in full swing, the Air Force wanted me and I wanted out of Flint, so three years in the USA and that fourth one spent here in Vietnam really flipped my life around.

Ho Chi Minh City is crowded, noisy, untidy and chaotic. I miss the orderly life of suburban America and the comfort of my apartment and my truck when I'm here, but when I get back in the USA I miss the craziness of Ho Chi Minh City or Bangkok.

If, at the end of my days, the sum of what I've taken exceeds the sum of what I've given, then I have lived in vain.

After high school and a year of College I made a half-hearted attempt at professional skiing in Aspen, Colorado and then found myself back in Flint.

Why Ho Chi Minh City? It is crowded, noisy, scruffy, crazy, but always interesting and things are happening all at a break neck speed.