Wednesday, May 14, 2008

in hanoi again.

there isn't really any time to write in this so i think i will be giving up on it. we are in hanoi again for the 3rd night over the trip and we are getting the free wireless signal from the lobby in our room because we have rooms near the front of the hotel this time.
we never stay up this late... its 10:30. normally to bed around 9. we have to pack because we are going on a flight to Hue.
"I have to email my mum to tell her to book me a hair appointment"-Kaitlynn

I kinda want to dye my hair darker too but I dont know.

The last time I typed in here or aunt bridgette did, i cant actually read back on it because it wont work but we were in Sapa...so after that we went to the homestay. On the way these adorable women walked with us the whole way and they talk in such cute voices and say "You buy from me???" and they try to sell you stuff.
We walked with them all the way up to the homestay in a little village in the mountain and then went swimming in the river. The current was really strong and some people thought it would be fun to go down the rappids so they did and I didn't really mean to but it sucked me in so I thought OK oh well I will go dow but then it was kind of hard to control and it sucked me under the water and I thought I was dying but I was ok hahah but then we had to swim across the river to get to the right side without going down the more deadly part of the rappids and I was swimming and getting carried away so my teacher had to save my life and I was yelling about my bathing suit falling off and he thought it was funny how I cared more about that than for my life hahah.
It was fun and memorable.
Then our guides showed us a bunch of games in the homestay and there was a thunderstorm.
The girls slept in one house in a big room all together and the guys in another.
In the morning we went on a big hike up and down muddy hills and the mountain women came with us again. A littleish girl helped me. We all had someone helping us the whole way, they held our hands and stuff so we wouldnt fall. At the end of it we bought stuff from them. I bought a wallet from my little girl who helped me and she gave me a bracelet as a gift.
I had a woman who I kept talking to so I gave her money. I also gave her a hug out of nowhere because she was so cute.
Then we went back to Sapa and had dinner and stuff then back on the bus to Hanoi... and we had dinner or something I don't remember what happened...iThen we went to Halong Bay and stayed on a boat for 2 nights. It was way nicer than I expected... but they kept giving us sea food, like baby octapus. My feet are asleep.
We went kayaking and swimming off the side of the boat in the salt water.
Etc etc now we are back in Hanoi. We went walking around tonight and then we had a free dinner so we went to a cafe and had american food..pizza and then we got dessert including a flaming banana.
Now we have to pack to go on an airplane tomorrow.
ITS ALMOST 11PM.
gotta go.
BYE BYE WORLD.... probably forever. well i might not write on this anymore.
ps didnt feel any earth quake.
~courteny