Vietnam.

Crawling through Vietkong tunnels, shooting Ak47’s, visiting disabled childrens schools and regular schools, shopping, boating down the Mekong Delta, visiting the War Remnants Museum were just a select few of the activities that I participated in while running around Nam. Day one in Vietnam began with a little history lesson. We took a trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels, which are some of the intricate tunnels that the Vietcong built during the Vietnam War. These were the craziest things. They were so tiny. Megan and I, being both 5 feet tall, attempted to squeeze into one of the actual tunnels thinking it would be no big deal. But this was definitely not the case. Apparently, you have to not only be really short to fit into the tunnels, but you also have to be really, really “narrow” for a lack of a better word. I think I got my leg into the tunnel and that was all. At the Cu Chi Tunnels there were also old booby traps that the Vietcong set up. Lots of spikes and sharp things that you definitely wouldn’t want to mess with. We were also introduced to and able to check out various types of weaponry used during the war, like AK 47’s. And by check out, I mean shoot. I shot an AK 47. Multiple times. And woa, that thing has got a kick. It was a pretty stimulating experience. The next few days in Nam involved me visiting a few different schools, including a disabled childrens school, which schooled both def children and mentally handicapped children. These kids were just awesome. We basically ran around and played with them. I had one heck of a time. Yesterday I went to the Mekong Delta. And let me just say, it felt like I was alive in history, yet again. And I kind of was. When you think of the Vietnam War and you picture the hot, sweaty, jungle like conditions and the soldiers carrying their huge guns over their heads trudging through the water, you are basically thinking of the Mekong Delta. That’s where I was. Very interesting. Today I went to the War Remnants Museum. My jaw was practically open the whole time. Pretty freakin powerful. And I just realized that I sound like the biggest history nerd ever…and for some reason, I am ok with that. History rules! Wohoo! Off to Hong Kong and mainland China.

P.S. A huge thank you to Logan’s mom for bringing me my protein bars. They make me quite the happy camper. And another random side note, if anyone has ever heard of Hello Panda before you are one lucky ducky. And if you haven’t heard of them, you should. Get them. Eat them. Enjoy them. They are delicious little cookies.