Not Quite the Last...

Haha, I lied that wasn't my last post. But, unless I get around to it later today this will be. I have 1,000 dong left (one sixteenth of a dollar) and I don't plan on spending it in an internet cafe. So I am at Amanda's.

I have to say, I am really going to miss her. We called her boyfriend in the States last night. He was quite funny, but it was the whispered conversations she and I had with the reciever covered that were the best. She is so much like me. We always have a great time together. Amanda dahilng, you are incredible. What else can I say? Except that bacon SPATTRs hahaha. Inside joke. Not really, but I don't feel like explaining now. Ask me later.

We went to the Benh Tan (or Than?) night market last night. That is another thing I will miss. Everyone pressing in on you ("You buy from me? very cheap price! Maximum quality! Good price for you madam!) and the insanity of bargaining. I got a shirt last night for 70,000 dong. Know what the asking price was? 320,000! The saleslady kept asking me to go higher, one more time, one more time! She didn't seem to get that I had only 70,000 in my wallet! I kept trying to get away but her partner in crime had the exit blocked! Then she grabbed my arm and wouldn't let me go. As if I was the one who really wanted that sale! Hmph. Finally, I pulled away and was just about to leave when she said "Okay, okay. You buy, you buy. 70,000." I walked away laughing. I was so ready to give up. If I had had more money, I would have caved earlier. I was ready to leave when she first quoted the price! HAhaha, oh Viet Nam...

Then we almost got run over by a series of mopeds, offered rides by two million xiclos, three million taxis, and four million xe oms. The true Vietnamese experience was complete.

So my...third to last day in Viet Nam was fabulous. Oh! And for those of you who didn't know about my lost chuck (high top tennis shoes that are FABULOUS), this will not be so exciting for you. But it was a huge deal to me! One of my beloved chucks (and you all know I don't get attached to shoes!) was lost in our most recent move. I was so upset! I truly had no expectations of finding it before I left. I told everyone to keep their eyes open during the packing process, bu tI thought it just wasn't meant to be. Well, I will close with this; PETE FOUND IT!!!!!! Yay!!!!!

Love to you all, and thanks again for reading!