i forst arrived and my first few days, as it was a huge culture shock!The roads are crazy!!!!!moto bikes coming at u from all directions, cars weaving there ways, horns beeping u never get a break!Though this is all so nice at nite all the lights!I am used to it now!And i also know i will last!We were in a motel at first and were shown a little round the city!Now im at my placement living on campus at Thai binh!Where i get woken up every moring at 6 am by drums and loud songs waking the boarders up!Though im now getting used to!I started teaching last thurday which was so cool i have classes from grade 6 who are so cute and up to grade 11!It funny they are not much younger!i have a 18 yr old in a class and wen a boy talks to me they make funny comments and they ask if i have a boyfriend!hahahThese kiddies make me appreciate school more than i did!They start at 6:45 and some dont finish till 9 at night!They try so hard and the ones who board have no life but studying! I have been going to see beautiful pagodas which are so nice!its inspiring seeing so many praying!Seeing the streets how unclean and the smells of polluted air makes me appreciate home so much!I havnt seen a beach since ive been here and i had one pretty much at my door step wen i was home!We have clean air and nice big homes!I have men sleeping in there carts cos they have no homes and little children with their baby siblings begging for money!Everything is so cheap here to and beautiful!Im starting to become a stinge with my money thogh even with things that are $3!Riding on the back of the bikes are so fun the wind in my hair sucking in the bad air haha!Taxi men are rip off artists at the best of time!Ive defenetly coped the ups and downs but its all worth it even wen i wake up every moring with puffy eyes cos im allergic to something!ahhhhhh I miss everone but know i will be seeing you all

Sin jow everyone!

Im finally writing after beiing here for 2 and a half weeks!

My first week was really good in the way of learning again!Havnt done so since xavier days!I had to learn how to teach our language in 5 days!We also learnt some vietnamese which was fun!Not that im remembering much!I made some friends which helps!Though i was unsure how i was going to last here for my time wen in April after my travels to china, laos, india, thailand, cambodia, and the top of nam!yay how fun!Keep well everyone!much love!