Saturday, June 12, 2004
Subject: Day 6
Hi
everyone! It's Saturday night and we're in Nha Trang. It was a very
long day on the bus. The ride here was amazing. The country side is
so beautiful and green. There are houses/shacks along side of the road
almost every inch of the way. It's sad to see how most of these people
live. We had several stops along the way for breakfast and lunch.
I'm just about done with pho (pronounced fah; it's Vietnamese soup).
Breakfast, lunch and dinner. It's good but I'm a girl with more
substantial dietary requirements!
Also had my
first experience with a squat toilet. I know, too much information for
some of you, but I happen to be obsessed about them. They seemed to get
worse the farther we were from the city. The first one was a built up
little toilet - sort of. No flushing, when you're done you go outside and
get a pail of water and flush it that way. The next two stops were
basically a tile floor with a little hole in the corner to wash away your
business. Now that I've done it, it's not that big of a deal. Some other gals refused to go at the first stop
and later found out that it was nicer than the rest.
After dinner
tonight, we practiced our dance we'll be doing for the kids tomorrow
night. They'll get a kick out of our silliness.
I'm very tired
so will hit the shower - OH! get this. The bathroom at this hotel
is a sink, toilet and a shower head and drain. All in the same
space. Crazy!
It's great to
hear from you all. It makes me less homesick.
K
Dear Mom and Dad, Having a great time! Found a new friend, can I keep him?
Love, Michael
