My First Real Adventure: Vietnam

A common looking road in Ho Chi Minh

It's 8am in the morning and I'm in a hotel in Ho Chin Mihn City, Vietnam. What am I doing today? I'm not quite sure yet. The day will definately include one of the War Museums, a couple temples and a trip to Phu Quoc Island. Other than that. We (my travel buddies and I) do not have it planned out. It's a bit scary, but exciting.

My first impressions of Vietnam are:

--Even though it's a communist country, I can't really tell
--It's similar to Thailand, but a bit less creepy
--It's soo cheap!

I must get back to planning.

Happy Valentine's Day (to boys only)

Valentine's Day in Korea is slightly different than its American counterpart. The concept remains the same-- It's a day to share/show your love to those special people around us. However, the giving only flows from women to men.

It's the custom for women to give men chocolate on the 14th. That's right.. women get nothing until a month later on "White Day," when men give them candy. I don't think it is a fair trade---chocolate for normal candy. Anyways...

I set out to buy little valentines for my students and didn't find them ANYWHERE! The candy selection also left me longing for a plain old CVS. The stores had some some Valentine's Day decorations, but nowhere close to the levels of American (and I'm assuming Canadian) stores.