Today after our meeting I finally ordered some items for the trip! I found a universal adapter, it wasn't that expensive and has all the plug-ins for different countries. It's able to charge or hold 3 different electronics, even though I don't plan on bringing that many electronics. I also purchased a sarong, which will be very easy to throw in the anti-theft book bag I bought. … [Read more...] about Shopping for the trip
On Saturday, May 25th as soon as we get off the train our day starts early in Lao Cai with an Ethnic market tour in Sapa. I’m excited to walk through the markets to view all the little shops and browse the items being sold. This will be a great place to purchase some souvenirs to bring home to my family and friends. The markets will be a new experience for me so I’m very … [Read more...] about Ethnic Market and Waterfall
There are a couple of vaccines we are suppose to get and I'm thinking about doing that this week. Has anyone gotten the shots yet? The health department in Springfield supposedly gives those shots for free, but I will be doing some research on that as well. The shots are MMR/Tetanus, Polio booster, and Hep A and B. I'm pretty sure I had most of these vaccines when I was … [Read more...] about Shots
Friday, May 24 seems like a big day for traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Lao Cai. In the morning we have a free day and suggested things to do are visit the Hall of Reunification and War Remnant Museum. The Hall of Reunification would be really neat to see because of the history associated with the palace. This was the home and office of the South Vietnamese President during … [Read more...] about Free Morning and Traveling
Over Winter break I downloaded Duolingo to try to teach myself Vietnamese. I downloaded the app because I thought it would be fun to learn some simple phrases I can use when communicating to the Vietnamese. I had a lot of fun using the app but unfortunately i haven’t had much time to practice on it. I read Rachel’s post about her also trying to learn the language and i know … [Read more...] about Speaking vietnamses