After high school and a year of College I made a half-hearted attempt at professional skiing in Aspen, Colorado and then found… — Doug Rice After high school Copy Share Image
Indochina gets into your blood and once you have a taste you'll find it's impossible to stay away. — Doug Rice Blood Copy Share Image
On my discharge, I had the challenge of putting my life back together but Vietnam stuck in the inner recesses of my… — Doug Rice Army Copy Share Image
Why Ho Chi Minh City? It is crowded, noisy, scruffy, crazy, but always interesting and things are happening all at a break… — Doug Rice Break Copy Share Image
My home address is a small apartment in Fair Oaks, California but I'm here in Ho Chi Minh City right now staying… — Doug Rice Addresses Copy Share Image
Thailand has good medical care and even though I haven't tried it, Singapore is said to have high quality care also. — Doug Rice Care Copy Share Image
Born in the Flint, Michigan, big boat sailing on the Great Lakes and skiing in the winter was how most of my… — Doug Rice Bigs Copy Share Image
I'm divorced and have a son and a grandson and it is a problem being away most of the time. Living as… — Doug Rice Children Copy Share Image
Some 30 years later I found myself back here again [in Vietnam] on what was to be a short visit that lasted… — Doug Rice California Copy Share Image
For me making friends with locals is hard, mostly because my lack of Vietnamese language skills and being retired I have limited… — Doug Rice Access Copy Share Image
Also Ho Chi Minh City is broken up into districts so it's much like little cities within the city, in your home… — Doug Rice Broken Copy Share Image
I'm always hearing warnings about keeping your belongings close to you [in Ho Chi Minh City] as thieves who ride motorbikes are… — Doug Rice Adept Copy Share Image
The visa thing can be an issue, if you're going to work for someone here make sure they will help you with… — Doug Rice Cambodia Copy Share Image
For the most part Ho Chi Minh City is safe but like any large city you need to pay attention to what's… — Doug Rice Attention Copy Share Image
If, at the end of my days, the sum of what I've taken exceeds the sum of what I've given, then I… — Doug Rice Ends Copy Share Image
I would say healthcare in Vietnam is so-so. There are several international clinics that are good but expensive and the care offered… — Doug Rice Care Copy Share Image
Overall the cost of living in Ho Chi Minh City is cheap and if you can stay away from Western restaurants and… — Doug Rice Cities Copy Share Image
The Vietnam War was in full swing, the Air Force wanted me and I wanted out of Flint, so three years in… — Doug Rice Air Copy Share Image
“Summer in Pittsburgh had a way of hating you, had a way of beating you down, getting into your bones and thoughts.… — Doug Rice Pittsburgh Copy Share Image
Ho Chi Minh City is crowded, noisy, untidy and chaotic. I miss the orderly life of suburban America and the comfort of… — Doug Rice America Copy Share Image
![“Some 30 years later I found myself back here again [in Vietnam] on what was to be a short visit that lasted months, and since then I've been living my life with one foot in Ho Chi Minh City and the other in Fair Oaks, California.” quote by Doug Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e1c/doug-rice-27669_california_some-30-years-later-i-found-myself-back_571380.jpg)
![“I'm always hearing warnings about keeping your belongings close to you [in Ho Chi Minh City] as thieves who ride motorbikes are adept at snatching things off a person as they ride by, but I personally have never seen it. Funny though, I don't hear folks talk about pick pockets but it's happened to…” quote by Doug Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/89e/doug-rice-27669_adept_i-m-always-hearing-warnings-about-keepin_607267.jpg)
