What's Been Going On

The southern Vietnamers came into town two consecutive weekends in a row! First we hosted Steph, Brittany and Melissa. The following weekend Deidra, Jenni and Ashley came up. We had many adventures from a trip to Hoi An for some shopping, a day full of eating and a jaunt down to the river where I picked up a kitty, as you can see in the picture above. I had him for two nights but eventually found him a nice home!


One of the girls from church was leaving us and in her honor with through her a "frou frou" dance party. Vietnam has stores and stores of extravagant wedding dresses and these very colorful ones you see here. The girls who set up the party set up a deal with a store where we paid to rent a dress and get our hair and make-up done. We danced late into the night and had such a blast! It will definitely be a difficult party to top....even though my zipper busted open. Yup that's right...my zipper broke! We tried taping it and it held for a while but I guess I was busting too much of a move because I broke it even more. Luckily, one of the girls in the house was my size. She gave me a new dress to wear and I was back on the floor!



The girl in the middle playing the harmonica is one of my students! Her school was having a talent show and she invited me to come watch. I was such a proud mama watching her and her partner take second place! The girls with the fans won first. They did a traditional Korean dance and the fans were beautiful. The guy in the right corner did an amazing hip-hop dance. Between these three acts, I was very entertained.


The night began with a trip to the movie theater to watch RED. If you have not seen it...watch it! My parents can testify that I am a harsh movie critic and hardly really enjoy a movie. I loved every part of this movie!...so that says a lot. After the movie we went to a friend's house to play cards and hang out. The night ended with drinks and loopiness. It was a pretty decent night.


You may be thinking....does that girl ever teach. Yes I do! I am still working over here but this year it doesn't feel like work. I am having a blast with my classes! Sorry for taking so long on the update. Thanks for being faithful followers!