Canada!

Today marks day 1 back in Canada. It's...it's really weird. I understand everyone...there's so much cleavage...and the food is AMAZING! I forgot how awesome food is when it doesn't all taste like kimchi.

So, the past god knows how many hours involved: leaving Korea for China, arriving China, leaving China, arriving Canada, meeting our friend whom we are living with for the next month, moving some shit, and trying to stay awake due to the jet lag, and time zone differences.

That's right, I got 2 July 4th's. Would be a lot more awesome if I was American for Independence day, but, whateves. Right, happy Independence day for all the Americans out there, and happy belated Canada day to my fellow canucks.

I'll have a better update when my brain is firing on more than 1 cylinder.

xox

Vietnam

This post is brought to you in the tiny amount of time I have between getting back from Vietnam, and leaving again for the World Expo and our trip to Busan. After Busan, we head back to Seoul for a few days before we move back to Canada.

We are already packed and let me assure you-I have a lot of stuff! It's amazing how much stuff you can acquire in a year.

BUT!

Vietnam.

We arrived pretty late, since the flight from Korea to Ho Chi minh is about 5 hours, plus the 2 hour time zone difference (that I did not know about : / ). We got our landing Visas, which was fairly simple, and were picked up by the hotel staff. We checked in, and the hotel was awesome.

I will say this about Vietnam-it is cheap. Like, woah, kind of cheap. Like 3.5 star hotel for 28$ a night, kind of cheap.

Cool, eh?

The next day, we went out and actually did some things, saw some things, and ate some awesome food. Awesome, cheap food. Highlights? The giant post office; the French architecture; the trees; the war remnants museum (which was pretty harsh); and a jade temple.

That was almost an entire day. The next day, we took a hydrafoil to the local beach, an hour an a half away, to Vung Tao. Now, it was a nice voyage through the South China sea, where we got to see some of the endangered Mangrove trees. Vung tao itself was nice, but the beaches were super polluted and dirty, so we didn't get to go swimming. But, the city itself is worth a visit, and has some great restaurants-and a 30m jesus statue.

On the way back to Ho Chi Minh City, while sailing along in our little hydrafoil, we got some rain. And by rain, I mean a frigging monsoon. No joke. It was interesting, and sorta made me want to puke. 

That was some serious shit.

The next day, we went to see some of the other attractions we missed on the first day, such as Notre Dame (I shit you not), and the reunification palace, as well as to do some shopping and some more eating. The fruits in Vietnam are amazing, and cheap. I ate so much dragonfruit....it was glorious.

Apparently, this is going to be 2 blogs worth of stuff, since I have more to say about the country-both good and bad.

Until then1 <3 xox

Eventually, all things must come to an end

But not quite yet. Not for me, at least. Some people here at SCH have already left. To be honest, I'm not going to miss them, since they were people I didn't really associate with.
However, the time when the people I DO care about leave is upon us.

And I won't be here for most of it.

I am both sad, and relieved by this.

I am not particularly good at saying goodbye-never have been. I actually sort of hate them. I don't do well with tears, or people who are overly emotional, since I'm not. I also don't like the idea of saying goodbye to anyone-especially not the people I'm fond of.

But this semester, I don't have to do it at all. I am one of the ones that's leaving first, simply because I'm going to Vietnam on Thursday. That's 2-3 days before anyone else I know (or care about) leaves. By the time I get back, the dorms will be almost empty, as well. So, no good byes for me.

Like I said, sad, but relieved.

Next up-Vietnam, Yeosu-and the world Expo, Busan, and then home to Canada.

xox