Halfway Home

As I will be lighting on out of here the beginning of December, I just passed the halfway mark of my journey. When I look back it seems as if so much has happened, yet feels like just yesterday I was bidding farewell to my family, friends and Taco Bell. I have been feeling a twinge of the homesick doldrums as of late and this quick passage of time is proving to be quite reassuring.

I really am enjoying most of my time here and the next month and a half is shaping up to be much more exciting with trips to Cambodia, the Mekong Delta and Thailand in my future. Perhaps its not as much homesickness as it is SE Asia wanderlust. Although I am in Vietnam, small town life can be claustrophobic whether you're on domestic or foreign soil.

It was great having some familiar faces in DaLat this weekend and despite the trepeditation caused by thinking about Vietnam + cable car, we decided to brave it. Although it was a cloudy day the view was gorgeous and gave a nice idea what was past the DaLat border.

This experience is one much more appreciated post-return home then while immersed. The mundane tasks of everyday life in Vietnam will be washed away with the memory's tendency to make more vivid the truly good and truly bad experiences of 4 months away. I know this to be a fact so I am enjoying everyday here to its potential and letting things that can only be described with TIV roll off my back with least resistance possible.

I have, however, made a few discoveries over the past few days that are perhaps worth noting...I love tofu, don't really miss American food anymore, and pedicures lift the spirit no matter what country you're in.

Enjoy the wonder that is the DaLat Cable Car below and here.