Even the name Flower H’mong suggests nothing but color. One of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam, the Flower H’mong are so-named because of their vivid, intricate, multi-colored embroidery, called pa ndau, which literally means “flower cloth.” This needlework, with its motifs that are geometric, symmetric, and derived from nature, decorates their clothes, and certainly […]
Vietnam
Visions of Vietnam: Women Working in a Verdant Land
I trekked for several days at a time in the Mai Chau and Sa Pa regions of Northwest and Northern Vietnam, trekking from village to village to village. I walked on gravel tracks and small paths; local roads and trails. I meandered through or near rice paddies and rice terraces; corn fields and tea plantations. […]
Welcome to Debby’s Departures
Hello and welcome to my new blogs. Thank you for joining me as I depart on new journeys! Since October 2007, I have been blogging under the name “Tea, Sugar, a Dream.” I have taken you to places like The Galapagos Islands: Vietnam: Europe: The Wonderland Trail: Just to name a few. I thank all […]