so hot..

Day two on a scooter was a lot scarier then day one. The first day I wasn't holding on to anything, and the next I was holding on for dear life. It's still fun though, and so much more convenient than my bike. Notice in the first picture the light, it had just turned green but that's pretty much what it looks like when everyone stops for a light. Although there aren't very many of them. Notice in the second picture there are scooters going every which way. Picture that and add 100 more scooters, and thats the main gist of things! Also, its completely normal to hold your baby in front of you on your scooter (think Brittany Spears, only a lot scarier) or fit the whole family on one scooter - mom, dad, and three kids. It's pretty amazing. 

Time moves pretty slow here, much like island time. I can't wait to get started teaching (Tuesday!) I'm also going to be tutoring on the side, which pays about $10-15, an hour, which is awesome. I also found an orphanage I can volunteer at, I'm in the middle of figuring that out right now. So things seem to be coming together! I'm still waking up at 5:30, but it seems that everyone does, so I might keep doing it on purpose.

Last night I met most of the english speaking people (except for my students). I'm surrounded my a ton of Germans (what is that about?!) It's really interesting talking to people from all over the world though. Most of them are here at the University doing research projects, a few are getting masters. I'm starting to pick up on everyone's English accents. This is not very surprising (mom, you would be making fun of me) but I'm now saying Ya, like the Germans do, and picking up on a lot of other German-English accents. I also find myself wanting to speak Spanish.. I think it's to make up for the fact that Vietnamese is HARD but for some reason I keep saying things like "dos" or "si", like they understand that more than English... they don't - and I have no idea what I'm doing this. But I am starting to learn a few Vietnamese words, mostly for food I do and don't want. 

Also, I saw a monkey tied to a pole.. much like we would tie up a dog outside of a store. I'm always wanted to see this, but it was when I was holding on to the scooter for my life, and I couldn't even manage to get a picture. Hopefully there will be a next time!