Well today was great!!!! I got to Viet Nam and I had a some people waiting for me :) LISA AND WENDY CAME TO VISIT ME!!!!! I woke up around 5 and watched the ship come into the river. The water was a little dirty looking and there were leaves everywhere. But the view was still amazing. Fishing boats were everywhere heading out to the ocean in hopes of catching some fish.
When we got to the port I ran straight to the port side and looked for my sisters.
Sadly since we had gotten there a little early none of the parents were there. I waited for about 5 min and then I saw a taxi drive up and guess who got out, my sisters :)!!!!!!!!!! I was jumping up and down and so were they. Of course I started crying and screaming. They made signs for me so that made me really happy.
The only thing that I was worried about was are they going to be allowed on the ship?? The port gate for Viet Nam is very strict on who can get through the gate and who can not. When the parents group started going through I was getting a little nervous. Of course they did not let Lisa and Wendy though :( so that was upsetting.
I had about an hour until I could get off the ship so we talked from a distance for a while. I went to my diplomatic meeting and when it was over I ran to get my passport and I was the first person off the ship!!!! Finally touching my sisters was absolutely awesome, I was just so happy to have family with me all the way across the world.
We went to the hotel, which was awesome, and rested for a little bit, I was tired from waking up so early and the girls were still a little jet lagged.
For lunch we went to a restaurant called “13” and it was really good. We got some spring rolls and rice with pork. My favorite were the spring rolls. After lunch we got in a taxi and headed to the War Remnants Museum. This museum explains the Viet Nam war, has a bunch of pictures, and even has a mock prison. I was surprised at how the museum portrayed some stuff. It seamed very biased. It was a really good experience to go through and I learned a lot of the war that I did not already know. I really enjoyed learning about “agent orange.” This was a chemical that the US used that made people have defects. The pictures were pretty detailed.
Then we walked around for about an hour and we stopped at a park. The park was pretty cool because it was filled with Vietnamese people. They were practicing Ti Chi, playing bad mitten, and just enjoying the beautiful day. Then we left for the hotel to rest up before dinner. For dinner we went to a restaurant at the top of the Rex Hotel. This bar was a place where American soldiers came during the war to hang out and get some drinks. The food was really good and the atmosphere was amazing. It was just so cool sitting there thinking that this is where some of my fellow Americans hung out about 40 years ago. Pretty cool.
When we got to the hotel we decided to go for a swim in the pool in the top of the hotel, 21 stories high. It was great being able to look over the city and relax in the pool. At around 11 that night I was able to get on Wendy’s computer and skype with my parents and brothers family at home. This was great!!! I got to see Lily and Lyla and see how big they have gotten. It was quite an experience watching my dad try and figure out skype. It was also an experience seeing how goofy my family is. They had a little too much fun with skype.
After a long day of seeing my family and being able to talk to some of them I was pleased. They only thing that would of made the day 100 times better was if my parents had come to Viet Nam, but it was still great to see them on the computer.
Love
Michelle
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