In Vietnam!

I got to Vietnam yesterday around 10:00 AM after almost 20 hours of travel from LA.  It was tiring, although everything went smoothly.  I was picked up by one of the volunteers from VPV (Volunteers for Peace Vietnam) and they drove me back to the VPV dorm.

It's hard to describe the chaos that is Vietnam...especially the roads. There are absolutely no rules on the roads, and I'm surprised anyone survives more than a few years. But obviously their driving "system" works well enough because everyone seems to get around okay. I'll try to take pictures of the roads at some point.

We are having orientation today, and right now we're on a break. I'll find out my volunteer placement in a few hours, so I'll try to post about that later today. For now I'll leave you with the only pictures I've taken so far- I took these this morning at the fruit market near our dorm, and on the road walking back.


Buying fruit at the market

Me at the fruit market

Walking down the road...


Countryside near our dorm