Yaee!! I'm finally back from Vietnam! Oh, it feels soooo great to finally be back home, and in my own room, and my own bed. =] I even almost forgot how everything was in my room. It felt weird the first time walking into it. So my trip has been awesome over all. We were practically all over Vietnam. We first arrived in Saigon, then Thu Duc, where I visited my old house, and my old church (where I live and attended for at most 3 1/2 years)  We then took a 15 hour train trip to Da Nang, and from there we went to Hue. From Hue, we took about another 15 hour train trip way up to Ha Noi, and took a boat out to Vinh Ha Long, where we spent a night on the Island Cat Ba. Finally, we flew all the way back to Saigon, which only took about 2 hours, as opposed to 30 plus hours cramped in a train box. It was really weird switching from really hot, and humid weather to really cold, and rainy weather. I got a little sick because of that.  After that, we visited my dad's que, or where he was born and grew up in Long Xuyen, and then to my mom's que in My Tho. And then finally, our last few days was spent in Saigon just mostly shopping for us, and a lot for others. On our flight back, we stopped in Seoul, Korea and toured their for half a day. It was a nice stop. =] Here's some of the pictures of my trip!  
The view from our airplane, we were chasing the sun so it was day for us for the longest time (that's ice by the way, not clouds)  
My dad speaking for our old church in Thu Duc  
In Thu Duc  
In Hue visiting the 12th King of the Nguyen Dynasty, Khai Dinh  
 
I'm standing next to where he was supposedly buried, and that's a picture of him behind Bin  
Hue Royal city started in 1805, and finished building in 1832  
Dad in front of King Khai Dinh's ao dai, & dad and I in front of a famous lake in Ha Noi which legend has it have had or has a giant turtle in it which helped defeat some war back then. That tiny structure on an island in the far back is a couple of centuries old and is supposedly built on the giant turtle's back.  
Our boat to Ha Long Bay  
Me on the boat  
Bin on the top deck of our boat, and the bridge to one of the Islands in Ha Long Bay  
Us on one of the Islands before entering the caverns of the Island  
Us inside one of the caves of the Island  
Passing by some of the Islands in Ha Long Bay  
 
A school anchored in the middle of all the small Islands, and me on one of the big Islands, Cat Ba, where we stayed  
Beautiful sunset on Cat Ba Island  
In Long Xuyen...Bin on a bench with my dad's name and him next to my grandparent's graves, my ong noi & ba noi  
In My Tho, my mom's Que, and those two little kids are my adorable second cousins...I took the picture while they were singing for me  ...they're so adorable and so talkative and smart!  
One of the two cutest babies I met in Vietnam  
My aunt and my brother, and her garden in front of the room we stayed most of the times in Saigon  
here's our room room where I stayed with the tents to keep out the mosquitoes  
My aunt's dog, and it's target....my mom's shoes hahhaaha  
One of my favorite fruits in Vietnam, Du Sua, meaning....breast milk hahhahaa don't ask me why but it was reallyy good, and it didn't taste anything like milk  
Our last dinner in Vietnam...look at all the fish! There were 10 grilled fish total! Don't worry, we didn't finish it all, and more people came later on as well  
At Incheon airport, in Korea  
Our tour bus in Seoul, Korea  
One of the Palaces in Seoul  
Me in front of the palace, and then lunch! Korean food...yumm!   
My brother in front of the Blue House, where the president stays (you can see part of it's roof in the far back) and me in front of one of Seoul's temples Yep, so that was our trip in a nutshell. Thanks to all of those who prayed for us!!! It was greatly appreciated!  And special thanks to Nga who tutored all my students while I was gone, and for feeding our fish...lol It's so good to be back I tell you, but I kind of miss Vietnam already and everybody over there. =/ I shall hopefully return soon again. Oy vey, and now back to school I go....kill me already!!  | 
Yea, so it's been awhile since I've updated. I guess I just kind of ran out of things to say. Let's see what is new...oh, I got my wisdom teeth out last week!! Yea, I am so proud of myself for going. Seriously. I have been delaying my appointment for about a year already and my parents have been nagging me so much! But yes, the odd thing is that I had no swelling or bruising. I was soo happy and relieved. 
But too bad for you guys, because that means no funny pictures of me looking like a chipmunk! Summer went by wayy too fast for me. I am really not ready to go back to school yet. I REALLY am not!! Now the only thing I have to look forward to is winter break...errr! I really don't know why I dread school so much. =/ I wish I can enjoy it like some of you do. Maybe it's all the testing such as midterms and finals that gets to me, or is it the parking? =/ I think I don't mind so much the homework or what not. I don't know...Okay well enough nonsense from me. Nothing much else to say. Well, maybe there is but not right now. I really can't think when it's almost 3 in the morning. I think it's about time I go to bed. 
