Vietnam

Once my profile was ready and released, everything changed in just one day. I saw her; her pose and the look on her face struck my heart instantly. As soon as I saw her, I felt it in me. This was she. I immediately hit the like button, and I sent her a message right away telling her I believed we had both found what we were looking for, and she responded back. 

This is part two of the series… December 2019 I flew back to Vietnam to spend time with Nghia. I’d made the decision to return to VN after we’d learned that our visa petition and application had been rejected by the US Consulate in Vietnam and sent back to the USCIS stateside for reconsideration. I’d… Read more: I Cannot Believe This Happened (Part 2 of 3)

Home Again Early January 2018 marked a week that I have been living dangerously back in the USA since my recent visit to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I flew out of LAX on December 17, stayed in the air for approximately 22 hours, and landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh… Read more: Living Dangerously Back in the USA

Letter to Social Media, December 2017 The title above could be the title of a documentary. I once considered shooting one during my week-long stay in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I am going to meet Nghia, the native-born Vietnamese woman I’ve romantically bonded with across 22,000 kilometers of ocean and land. Nghia (pronounced nyae… Read more: ANH YÊU EM: For the Love of English