Updates from Nam

OK I am loving my time here... SO great to spend time in this beautiful place but also to be with Krista and hang out!!

Tues I went for a manicure/pedicure and loved that... very chill and lovely! I read my book (Krista lent me "Girl with the dragon tattoo") by the pool and soaked up the sun!
After Krista got home from school we went to Yoga led by our friend Hang... she is awesome!
Yoga was SO good.... much better then my first try :P
We went out to eat after and I tried PHO (pronounced furr) anways... beef was NOT my fav... broth was ok but it was still hot/spicy or something.. my upper lip felt like it was on fire :P
No more PHO for me... sorry!

Wednesday I laid by the pool and read my book forever... lots of sun today! I then wanted to work out but was so caught up in my book that I just read it while walking the tredmill for 1 hour and riding the bike for 30 mins! Its a good read!
Krista and I met her friend Arnault for dinner at a Lebenese place... was nice... people smoking hooka etc..
I had some chicken and veggies... plain I know but my stomach is not made tough enough for Vietnam food :P
We then went to a bar with a live LATIN band, very cool but sadly VERY smokey and gross. Small dance floor but Krista still kicked off her shoes and danced up a sweat!

Thursday I went on an adventure to the Cu Chi Tunnels... which is about 1.5 hours away but it took us over 2 cuz my Driver Hue was lost :P So my butt was numb by the time we arrived there by scooter after 2 hours of sitting :P
Tunnels were cool and Hue was very nice to come with me... he doesn't speak english well but he tried :P He also called me KRISTA all day even after I spelt out my name! All good!
We were there for a few hours, Hue bought me water then took me out to eat on our way home! I have NO IDEA what I ate... but it was not my favorite :P Some thick soup with egg and crab I think and possibly pork.. I didn't finish it but slammed my orange juice :)
Came home to try and make some start to dinner for us girls.. scrambled eggs.. yes I am not a chef!
We had some chicken as well as yummy snadwhiches (which was our plan, not due to my lack of cooking skills)
Krista and I tehn headed out to shop...... dangerous!! LOL

We found nothing until we got to SHOE street,.. game over.... I knew what I wanted.. I wanted CONVERSE all stars aka CHUCKs or CHUCK TAYLORS! I bought 3 pairs... BUT 1 pair is for my Sister :P
I got black high tops with a cool star on one side and the logo on the other, and 1 low pair of green! LOVE THEM!

Krista got some shoes... we were happy girls! We then got banana/mango/pineapple fresh juice mix to go as we jumped on 2 scooters to take us back to home!
FUN TIMES HAD BY ALL!!!!
Popcorn and online chats when we got home.... lots of laughing then bed!

Today I went to visit Krista at Canadian International School where she works... got a tour and took pics!
I came home and hit the gym and then laid by the pool and finished my book :) What a great day!

Tonight we are heading downtown to SAIGON INK to get my new tattoo done!!! I am so excited... its a doodle designed by Krista that she did over a year ago and I loved... its a TRIFECTA tattoo for CVD, Krista and Me!! I love my Bff's! and yes I will still love 10o years from now... you'll see in pics to come... its very cool and very meaningful to me!

Ok off to shower and get ready for my tattoo night.. then of course dinner out! Its my last night in Vietnam :(
So sad to leave this place... its been amazingly wonderful!!

I LOVE LIFE!