But that all changed when one asked for—pointing to—the camera, then all bets were off. After showing them how to zoom and hold down the silver button to get a better (closer) shot of this girl (friend) washing dishes, they were more than willing to pose, shoot and share. 

                                             Long and Duoc 

“My name is Long,” this older boy said in very good English. “I’m 20 and in my second year of Nong Lam (Economics) at the university.”

“Which university do you go to?” 

“Here,” he said.

Asians write their names, last name first, and like all names, their first names mean something else. For instance, Long means Dragon, Dinh means Determination, and Cuong means Strength. My name, if you could translate it, Son, means Mountain.