Lanterns

I apologize for the lack of blog posts this past week. And by lack of, I mean nonexistent. These are my excuses: I had a Vietnamese final test (HOORAY) and a midterm paper due so I was working on those. Also I have been feeling very tired lately and have just been going to sleep super early. And lastly I skyped with so many of my favorite people this week that I felt as though I didn't need to blog– which I know actually isn't the case (guess if you didn't skype with me it means you're not a favorite...)

So right now I am sitting in my very luxurious hotel room with my towel swan sitting next to me. I threw the orchids that were spread out on my bed out the window though. They hit the roof below me and made a loud noise; I hope no one lives in that building otherwise they had a rude wakening.  So this very nice hotel is in the beautiful town of Hoi An, not to be confused with Hoa An where I was a few weeks ago. Hoi An is a super touristy village– there are way more Westerners than locals. I don't want to say that I love it here because I know that it isn't authentic Vietnam, but it is really beautiful and so calm compared to Saigon. We had a wonderful dinner tonight by the river and then explored the town. Hoi An is well known for tailored clothing– I am trying to decide how much money I am willing to spend for custom made clothes. I think I should spend a lot. I will sleep on it.

the famous lanterns of Hoi An!

It was really rather sad to say goodbye to my family when they dropped me off at the airport (yup we flew to our current location). I really enjoyed my three weeks with them and I can't believe they are already over. When I return to HCMC in December I am going to go see them again. I finally took pictures of their house so I will upload those at some point. Maybe tomorrow. In the mean time I am going to go to bed. Since I have arrived in Vietnam I haven't slept on one soft mattress– the mattress I am on right now is very plush. I don't know if I like it.