After traveling now for 4 days, I have finally settled in Tam Ky, Vietnam. I'm going to back up a little and tell you about the rest of my weekend. We finished out the weekend in Hoi An having a nice little breakfast, picking up our clothes, and walking across the Japanese covered bridge to check out more markets. We ventured on less crowded streets and made our way down by the river to check out the fresh food market. Many different smells and interesting fo...

While it was a little rocky, I have finally made my way to Da Nang, Vietnam and met up with the rest of the GVN volunteers. Normally, I am a very happy traveller and am not really affected by long flights and jet lag. To put it nicely, this was not the most pleasant travelling experience. 13 hours to Tokyo, 6 hour lay over, 6 hour flight to Ho Chi Minh City, overnight layover outside the airport because it was closed- one of the more frightening experiences of my...