Thursday, July 4, 2013

Initial Observations

1.  Vietnamese people are incredibly friendly.
2.  So many smiles.
3.  The ladies like to touch the boys' hair.
4.  There are lots of lizards.
5.   I've never seen such beautiful flowers.
6.  It's green.  Very green.
7.  Humidity will take some getting used to.
8.  Construction workers don't wear helmets.  Or shoes.
9.  A lot of people go barefoot.
10.  There are chickens in the streets.
11.  Vietnamese is a difficult language to learn.
12.  The streets are flithy.
13.  There are not nearly as many bugs as I had expected.
14.  Kitchens are small.
15.  There are no rules on the roads.
16.  I don't need to use lotion.
17.  I'm ridiculously tall.
18.  It smells wonderful outside in the mornings.
19.  Vietnamese dong (the currency) have a see through window.
20.  Pedicures are a must... feet get dirty quickly and shoes are removed when going inside.
21.  Jet lag sucks.
22.  Vietnamese coffee is awesome.
23.  There are a lot of people here.
24.  Oliver is sleeping really well in a regular bed.  It might just be exhaustion.
25.  I can not believe we are actually here.


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