Absorbing the culture

We are now settled in our new guest house $175 USD a week (inc. b’fast) reasonable rate, Lisa is feeling better so we can all relax now, happy wife happy house. Now that we have a place to call our home for the next 6 weeks we are able to venture out and explore Saigon. We had a fresh, quality Vietnamese dinner down the street from our home under $10 bucks (family), can’t go too far wrong, there are hundreds to choose from.

Then we decided to walk to a night market, through a big park where I’m convinced everyone in Saigon must hang out on a Saturday night, 1000’s of people! Games and street vendors trying to sell you or Ashah every toy gadget imaginable, Ash just freely received them and was convinced this is a great place and then we had to kindly return the toys…then Alex was being targeted…they are acute and sharp on their selling techniques! By the end we taught Ash and Alex to say "thanks, but No," by waving their right hand making the No gesture and smile…it was cute!!

We stopped and talked to people tonight, had a good laugh and even prayed for a young man that really captured our hearts. We loved our walk and the kids have been so good…we plan to visit and make contact with a local Christian church community tomorrow. The world is rich in culture and diversity…exploring is essential and valuable, I recommend it even when you experience culture shock, you can learn so much about others and yourself.