We are having an amazing time. It is so different here. Last night was this big dinner with UWL students and alumni and also prospective students. They took us to this just amazing seafood restaurant and they had special reserve blue label scotch - it is one step up even from blue label. The women this time were not spared from doing shots and they just kept producing bottle after bottle of this stuff. When that ran out we moved to Vietnamese vodka. Not as good as the scotch - but good.
Yesterday, the Minister of Science and Technology took us to the Museum of Ethnology and this university that closed 1,000 years ago but is still scared and it has buddhas and is a very spiritual and calming place. It and these concrete turtles that if you rub their heads they are supposed to bring you luck on your exams. There were 1000's of school children there to do this - they had come by buses - and I guess that is the way it is every day. We got to also go by Ho Chi Minhs tomb - but I guess he is in Russia right now getting refurbished.
It is sooooooo hot here. I have never ever felt anything like this. You can not be outside for more than 10 minutes before you feel like you are melting. I have never sweat so much in my entire life.
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love this!! can not wait to see pictures!
xo, Kim
soooo what i get from your blog posts so far, is that the alcohol is good? lol. I am glad you are enjoying your time in Vietnam :) I told you it would be HOT! Boo to the storms in HK, I hope you still enjoyed it! I miss that corner of the world...
xoxo,
c.
Hey, the heat sounds like Nebraska! Dad said the same thing when he was in Korea years ago. Yuck. Thanks for sharing your story, look forward to reading :) take care and stay safe you crazy drunk american, Monica and Shawn
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