There's always a lot to report but at the same time, I have reached that point when living a daily adventure is the norm. It is kind of a weird thing - reflecting on my week, thinking about all the stuff that has happened, but feeling like these days are not that different than all the other cool ones. Eh, not too much to complain about when you look at it that way eh? :)
Anyway - some fun, random news - I have proudly reached a whole new level of biking! I can now confidently carry passengers on my bike rack around Hanoi! I have actually attempted this during the early weeks of my Hanoi stay but failed miserably as my balance and strength weren't up to par then. Okay, fine. This is really not a big deal but I am beaming at this new ability. BEAMING DAMN IT!
Other random news - there are like 14 UCSF professors/doctors/admin (including my past PI and first year mentors) in town for an education exchange with the National Pediatrics Hospital here. Woot!
Oh and so yesterday some friends and I went to this French techno DJ thing. Considering I am not a fan of the electronic genre, I was surprised by how much I liked his music. It was also a pretty hilarious night with one of my friends getting hit on by a 15-yr old looking local (she gave him her number though), taking pics on the DJ stand, meeting new folks, and that same friend getting a random interview from the main Vietnam news channel and being asked "How do Americans feel about the death of Whitney Houston?"
Mmm...one thing I didn't like last night was a rich, old, white guy with two young skinny local girls dressed in skimpy clothes being all up on each other. ugggggh! The thing is, I don't like the whole West preys on East thing but I always tell myself not to say too much shit because the situation may be more complicated than what meets the eye. I understand there may be feelings of loneliness and insecurity...they may just love each other, etc. etc. Who the hell knows...but this guy, he was a definitely a sexpat douche. Makes my soul cry.
