Straight hair!

I almost forgot to talk about my first flood. After it rains all of the toads come out (perhaps to mate?) But they are SO LOUD. IT is sort of like they are singing, and that is what I eventually fell asleep to. It was the funniest thing I've ever witnessed. I have a video of it but I'm having trouble uploading it, so maybe next time. My apartment is one of the best to live in in this row of foreign houses, there was only minimal flooding. Some other the other houses had water up our knees, full of all sorts of animals - snakes, bullfrogs, etc. I saw the biggest spider I've ever seen in my entire life.. and it was eating a cockroach. I guess that's a good thing because I hate cockroaches.. but do I hate spiders more? I didn't even know they came that big. I took a taxi with Chris and Matthew because we all had dinner plans and apparently a little bit of rain doesn't change things. When we got out of the cab water started coming in and we had to walk through it (and who knows what kind of animals) to get inside.  My sidewalk was flooded when we came home, so Chris got his bike and we rode up the sidewalk.. I wasn't about to guess what sort of animals I might step on. Overall, it wasn't too bad, I'm really lucky to be in the house I'm in. Next week I'm moving my room upstairs, so I really don't have much to worry about flood-wise. Very funny experience though. I've decided to enjoy the weather, because when it rains it really does cool down, and its nice when the sun goes down. I'm preparing myself for the dry season..

I'm getting use to the food here. Yesterday I drove around with Matthew and he showed my a few places to get some cheap food. The good places to go are little carts on the side of the road with a variety of things. In the morning it's usually Pho, a noodle soup. In the afternoon and night,  it can be anything. It's usually good though. And yes, I'm trying things that I have not identified. Everything is really good. Then we found a bakery where I found this coconut thing that I love. And fried bananas. And sweet bread! Everyone thought I'd loose weight here, but I'm beginning to not believe that..

It really is amazing here. You can tell how much they are developing, and I'd say in five years it will be a completely different place. I was talking to my friend Thi-Bay about that, how being here now is going to be a completely different experience then for those who come in even five years. Everything is changing, and for the better. And I think its great they we are teaching the youth of the country, especially since English is becoming universal, because our students will be the ones running this new Vietnam. And the sure do love the foreign teachers. 

Tomorrow is Independence Day, so I have the day off!

Oh, and I have straight hair. :)

Until next time, Think Different.