It's a dirty job...

Dig that hole!

We built a biodigester yesterday on our last day of our My Khanh Excursion.
What is a biodigester, you may ask? Basically its a really long
plastic bag that collects poop. From this poop, gases, such as methane
and carbon dioxide, separate out and are used for cooking. We had to
dig the hole for the bag, which was about 20 feet long, 80 cm wide and
90 cm deep.
As for some unfinished business:
-Can Tho Roadkill: Unlike in America, where we see cute,
cuddly creatures smashed onto the sides of the road (raccoons, cats,
and skunks) the only thing we see here for road kill is rats and
frogs. Now, in Minnesota, I always feel a little bit bad for the
roadkill, but here, I really don't give a rat's ass (did you catch the
pun). Rats run around here like no one's business and one time I even
saw one in a fancier restaurant we were eating in. But I think that
rat was ok, because he came from a colony of rats, very similar to
Nimh.
-Homestay: My homestay is really nice! My host's name is
Trang and she has a daughter, Tini, who is 4. She also has a husband,
but I don't really see him too much. We also have a live in maid/cook
and another maid who comes in the mornings. I could really get used to
this kind of lifestyle.