Dakota Gale

Writer's Biography

Dakota Gale uses his background in the green building world to help educate homebuyers and the real estate community on the benefits of green building via his website at www.greenmortgagenw.com. That experience also allows him to steer mortgage clients to programs and homes that will best fit their environmentally-friendly requirements.

When he’s not giving presentations on green building or financing homes, you might find Dakota rock climbing, cycling or hiking in the outdoor paradise that is the Northwest US, wandering some far corner of the world and writing about it, or perhaps gardening in the courtyard of his condo. He lives a lifestyle firmly rooted in sustainability, including commuting by bicycle and eating locally and in-season.

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Hue, Vietnam: The New Nam: A young American's view (however skewed) of Vietnam
- Story by Dakota Gale
- 6th Online Issue

A thrill-seeking Vietnamese sprite on the back of my rusty one-speed bike clings to the rack and squeals gleefully as we roar down the pot-holed road. My friend Eric parks his bike and sings a Red Hot Chili Peppers' song to three young Vietnamese girls while they laugh uncontrollably at the funny white guy with sweat stains on his back; even with the monsoons, seething temperatures turn all travelers into fountains. The full moon is suspended in the sky over Hue and illuminates dozens of houseboats lined up on the river. I can see the flicker of TVs aglow, families relaxing after a day in the fields - a woman rocks her baby in a makeshift hammock, a hypnotic motion.

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