Hoi an - not to be confused with Hanoi.

Hoi an - not to be confused with Hanoi.

For some one who is dyslexic... the two names of cities Hoi an and Hanoi was not helpful to keep track of. It's just confusing!

We took a flight from Nha-trang to Hoi an in the morning. Some people helped with my bags and got me aloe and such. I'm forever indebt to these wonderful people.

Oh! Back tracking-pre sunburn.... back on day 1 of Nha-trang, a friend, fell at the sand/beach bar, and twisted both her ankles. When I returned home for the night, I saw her door was open and went in to see what was up... then, i saw. Her poor swollen ankles, and there were cuts and stuff that were just not in a good state. Using my first aid skills, I helped clean her up, and tended to her wounds and the such so that there wouldn't be infection on top of possible fractured ankle(s). I was glad I was able to help, even if it was just bandaging her up.

Back to Hoi an days. Amy and I became buddies... she couldn't walk because of her ankles, and I couldn't walk because of my burns. The rest of the tour, we tended to be the last ones walking int he group, and did some nice chatting. It was nice to have some one else who was slow, also, it was fun encouraging each other to walk up and down stairs, or in my case, to also be able to sit in a chair for longer than 2 minutes.

When we got there, to Hoi an, there was a bike ride that everyone went on. However, I was exhausted from the flights and carrying my luggage, and unable to actually sit or lay any which way, so I opted out off the bike ride, had my roommate Karen put aloe on my back, and attempted to sleep for the afternoon... because that night... was Vietnamese Cooking Class! I had to attend that!

I was quite sad to miss out on the bike ride, but I needed the rest, I mean, I have a whole other month ahead of me. I can't be over doing it, and then unable to continue on. So i took care of myself.

Tara arranged a taxi for Amy and I to get to the cooking class. However, for some reason it dropped us off 2 blocks away... so we still had to walk... and then the class was upstairs! That was not a fun climb.

Just decided cooking class will be a new entry.... stay tuned.

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