Motos: When my parents protested and refused to get a moped in Seattle because of the likely hood of me getting crushed by a SUV I started dreaming of a world where everyone would drive mopeds so there would be nothing to get crushed by. And, it just so happens Vietnam fulfills that dream of mine. Here, if you need to move your furniture to a new house there is no such thing as a moving truck, just pile a few sofas on one motorbike and a cabinet on your friends motorbike and you're set. If you need to take two large pigs to the market, simply tie them on the back of a motorbike. And, what if there is more than two people for one motorbike, or a small baby? No problem, there is always room somewhere, just hold on.
Spiders: During our first few days here I was trying to describe and compare Seattle with a guy from Vietnam. I told him that we have mountains and trees, but they look very different. The best description that was understood was "giant lumpy mountains with a lot of Christmas trees." Then, I of course asked if they has spiders in Vietnam and he replied with a definitive "yes, but ONLY small harmless ones." Wrong. Two days ago a spider showed up behind me in a restaurant that was the size of my fist and the next day I found one that was equally as big at my feet while using the bathroom. He could be right about them being harmless, but they are not small suckers.
Deals: A bicycle for the day: 50 cents. Hotel room: 3 dollars. Giant pear-apple: 25 cents. A delicious specialty noodle dish: 75 cents. Few hour personal cooking class ending with 3 dishes (stuffed squid, chicken curry, and cashew shrimp): 7 dollars. So, I think I can now safely say that I will not be coming home broke thanks to everything in this part of the world being dirt cheap. I think I can even go as far to say that I will be coming home semi-rich (in my 18 year old sense of rich that is).
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