Cheking In!

Hola!

It is hard to believe I have been here in Nam for more than two months now! It is officially the longest I have been away from home and while I have my days, I haven't been too homesick yet. I definitely miss my family and friends a ton. Our internet has been down at home (yes, that means I am at school on a Sunday) so it has been hard not being able to Skype. I have missed a few Skype dates which is always pretty disappointing!

I am really starting to feel at home here. I feel like I know my way around a little bit better, that being said, I am still the most directionally challenged person I know! I think after our break in October I will be ready to finally get my own motorbike! I am also starting to explore more. Last Monday Krystal and I went to a tailor and got clothes made. I had two shirts made, a dress, and a CASHMERE skirt. I am so excited to see how they turn out when we pick them up tomorrow. The grand total for all these custom made clothes? $85! At home I was a huge shopper and living here I haven't done any shopping so buying these clothes was a lot of fun and very overdue! I wanted to get more and more made, I think I will be a regular! After getting measured and picking our fabrics we went to eat and got mani/pedis. Getting your nails done in Nam is extremely cheap. For both a manicure and pedicure it costs use $5 (100,000VND). The place we went to was a bit sketchy though and they tried to make us tip them 200,000... 200%, no way! After all was said and done it was a pretty exciting Monday night!

On Wednesday after school clubs started. I am doing a dance club and absolutely loving it! I have 12 kiddos from 2nd-4th grade in my club and half of them are boys! I think it's great how the boys want to dance and there isn't any stigma against it. I think I am going to teach a dance to Stereo Heart and they will get to preform it at one of our Friday assemblies. They are very excited! On Thursday I got paid for tutoring and this week along with my 1.5 mil (haha I love saying I get paid millions!) I got four dragon fruits and a box of Ferrero Roche chocolate!

Saturday was another fun day. Michelle came over and we died her hair using a $5 box of hair color. It was quite the experience, her hair turned out great, but the process was hilarious! There was purple hair dye everywhere! After her hair was done we went to district one with Sara and Ben and met up with Krystal and Kyle at the Tiger street football (soccer) tournament and did some day drinking. It was a lot of fun and kind of felt like I was back home tailgating! We stayed there for a while then went to Amber's before coming back for the championship game. Being there at night was super fun! We made a dance circle and made some Vietnamese friends. We Gangnam Styled with a huge crowd and I turned a horn into a beer bong.... I haven't done one since New Zealand and now I remember why!!

Now it's Sunday afternoon and instead of planning and writing report card comments like I came here to do, I am blogging and reminiscing with Krystal about New Zealand and getting super excited to go back for Christmas!! So with that being said, it is time to get productive! Hope y'all have a great Sunday back home, I am miss you all lots!

With much-o love!
Michelle