day 1 of...30? or 86? depends if my Visa can be renewed...

Didn't bring my camera out today because I'm still trying to take everything in. it's SO different. Everything is so cramped and small and squeezed together. And cheap. lol.

David is hilarious. He's soooo vietnamese. He says to everybody "tại sao đắc qúa vậy??" - Why so expensive??? (You have to bargain with everyone here) Literally, I've heard him say it 10 times today. to the taxi driver, to the show shiner, to the grocery store lady, to the lunch lady... I guess I'll just learn from him haha. I'm going to learn all these new bắc words and come back speaking north XD

OMGOSH. Stupid visa company/vietnamese embassy. MY VISA EXPIRES MARCH 22.. I thought it said MAY 22. what the heck >.< I applied until may 16th. I didn't notice it til I got here last night lol. But I should be able to get an extension..hopefully. Heh. I'll go tomorrow or the next day. So stupid.

So far that's the only problem. It's a bit smoggy here. It seems like it's foggy all day, but it's actually smog. >.< And some of the streets smell funny. But overall not as bad as I thought. It's not as noisy (yet, not rush hour yet) or poor or dirty or ghetto or criminally dangerous as I thought. (I had really low expectations lol)

Time to prepare for meeting, later.