woman and ricepaper (vietnam)

Posted by timothy sullivan (Tokyo, Japan) on 19 May 2006 in People & Portrait.

This was pretty something. I enjoy going to different countries and experiencing what the locals do--and, whenever possible, having a hand it at myself. In this shop, vaguely near one of the entrances to Viet Nam's Ku Chi Tunnels, a woman was making rice paper. After watching her for a bit, she explained the process to my friends and I--and asked us whether we'd like a try.
I, not to brag or anything, was the absolute worst of the group at what would appear to have been an easy task--to such an extent that, whereas this woman had offered words of encouragement and praise to my comrades, she looked at my pitiful attempts and just laughed in that, "not even close--completely wrong!" sort of way.

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