[Description: Travel - Group - Asia - Documentary]
19 - 07 - 07, 10.50pm [Current Vietnam Time]

Today was an uneventful day, so I'll run it down in brief.

We woke up at 8am, and went to breakfast at a pho vendor down the street. After, we headed to the park for tea, and went our separate ways; Hai headed off to translate the script for our sponsors, and Courtney and myself went for a walk in the park. We ended up sitting on a stone bench in the shade, and found ourself confronted by an old lady. After talking to her for a half hour (and hearing a life story), she offered Courtney a pedicure for $2. Seeing as Courtney's toes were hideously narsty, yes narsty, we acquiesced to her request.

One pedicure, one old beggar and a friendly photo later, we took a walk back through town to meet with Hai. The rest of the day was spent translating the script and various other papers into Vietnamese, with sporadic ventures around the block for food and 'fresh' air.

I wandered off a few times, and started realizing how much fun the random street vendors and market stalls can be. It can certainly be taxing at times, but if one gets in the correct mindset, it can be exhilarating. Even when I don't look to buy, I like to see how low I can get the vendors to go (and I'm getting better. On most accounts, I can now get it down to half price.)

That's it for the day though. We were going to go drink, but Hai took too long with the translations...but that's fine. Early morning meetings and the like are the real reason for lack of celebration.

This weekend, we'll be heading to Hai's hometown, Nha Trang. I will not be able to post while there, as we will not have the laptops. So, see you Monday.