...was reeeeeeaaaaalllllllllly good! Things I did/found out:
1. My friends rock. Like really rock. like really really really! I'm blessed what can I say?
2. My new friends I'm making here are also starting to really rock.
3. Fanny ice-cream buffet is really dangerous. (I had 10 scoops of ginger, stracciatella, dark chocolate, rum raisin, green tea, mango, french vanilla, and other ice cream that I can't remember with whip cream, crepes, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, fruit...omg.)
4. Blessings >>> bad moments. One of the houses about a block away just exploded from a gas leak which led to two children's death and burned the mother and the father. Kind of puts the things I whine about in perspective. It was next door to one of my friend's house and she ended up sleeping over my place this weekend.
5. Old school sleepovers rock. We napped 3 girls in a bed, tried on each others' clothes, braided hair (well not mine obviously), watched movies, and talked late into the night.
6. My family rocks too. My cousin was in town and we spent most of Saturday together. I can proudly say he was impressed by my knowledge of deliciousness to be found in Hanoi and I made sure he gained some weight during his visit here. We also just joy-rided all over Hanoi for about 2 hours, letting me see bits and pieces of Hanoi that tourists never venture. It was a "stop and smell the roses" kind of day and really helped remind me about the beauty that I am surrounded by.
7. I randomly hung out with someone I didn't really know but GREATLY admired from my Berkeley years. We talked for almost 4 hours about life and Hanoi late into the night (I even missed my house curfew) and he kind of made me both excited and at ease with my situation, my growth, and all the possibilities ahead.
8. Random weird sightseeing is entertaining. I went to a ceramics village outside of the city with some Berkeley co-workers only for C to buy the most random items ever. I pointed out one side trip I wanted to check out that I saw on our way there which ended up being a dead end surrounded by 4 scary guard dogs. What we did see was a giant turd and a big ant. It was an epic side adventure. hahahahaha!
