Last Chances

Well, well, well...who would have thought that 15 weeks could fly by so quickly. Certainly not I, every time I have looked at the calender lately, I haven't really grasped the date. The fact that Santas seem to be popping up everywhere didn't even tip me off that December truly was here. This lead me to a very angry 15 minutes, when I realized that I can't be in two places at once. And then I got even angrier, because seriously, what are scientists working on these days. Instead of working on things like renewable energy or a longer lasting lipstick, they should be doing something to ACTUALLY benefit me. Come on; who ever finally achieved it could make millions. I feel like the military maybe has technology for this, but I don't think I could afford it.

I leave to go back to Minnesota on Sunday, and I've started thinking about the things I will miss most (and least). And whether I like it or not, this week will be my last chance to soak in the grandness of all the things I have come to love. I thought I would share some of these things with you.

• Mani-pedis that cost less than $5. 
• Entire stores devoted to fans.
• Motorbikes and honking.
• People starring at me.
• GOOD coffee.
• 80-90 degree weather.
• Fruit and vegetables (or leaves, as I called them when I first arrived. Some of them are, after all, simply leaves)
• Biking in the traffic.
• Geckos.
• Obvi, my host-family. 
• Street food.
• Meals costing $1. 
• Entire stores devoted to stuffed animals.
• Chopsticks.
• Monks on motorbikes.
• T-shirts with English sayings that don't make sense.
• Old Vietnamese people.

Things that I won't miss in Vietnam are:

• Motorbikes and honking. 
• 80-90 degree weather.
• Mosquitos.
• Vietnamese music. 
• The Backstreet Boys.
• My bike helmet.
• Warm beer served with ice.
• My "Giant" status.

See most of you soon!