It's has been such an amazing experience to see the dance of indigenous people in the 27th Annual Monacan Indian Nation Powwow, which is taken place in Southern Virginia. We took a 2-hour drive from Scottsville to Amherst County where the majority of the Monacan people are living in Virginia. The first thing that we … Continue reading GOOD TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE FIRST INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN VIRGINIA

It has been such a great experience to do the internship as being staff at the US local government office. It is the first week that I have worked with the town administrator and town clerk at the town of Scottsville. The first day since I have come to the office, Mr. Matt Lawless, the … Continue reading BEING LIKE STAFF IN THE US LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE

On the weekends, I visited the Scottsville Farmers Market at 125 Fleet Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County. The market usually opens at 9 am to 13 pm every Saturday. There are two farmer markets in Scottsville town: the first one opens every Saturday and another is on every Wednesday. The market I visited was established more … Continue reading LET’S SEE SMALL-SCALE FARMING COMMUNITIES IN SCOTTSVILLE

The first thing I see that it is a Scottsville – a small town of Virginia. Yeah, it is a very small town with 600 residents who are living around the James River. The first day that I have met Matt Lawless who is a Scottsville Town Administrator, and he picked up me at the … Continue reading SCOTTSVILLE, I AM JUST A SMALL TOWN OF VIRGINIA. LOVE ME?

It has been a great experience in my life. It is the first time to be in Washington DC as a big city in the US. Like other Asian guys, I have experienced the jetlag while walking at midnight from Vietnam time. The time zone difference is of 12 hours between Vietnam and the US. … Continue reading WALKING AT MIDNIGHT (VIETNAM TIME) IN THE US: 1 DAY OF VISITING MANY TOURIST SPOTS