1. Pho, a rice noodle based chicken soup- but so much more then chicken soup. I try to eat it every day, honestly, it is amazing.
2. The people, I live with a people that are incredibly gifted at patience, self control, hospitality and honor for their elders. The community mindset is so strong here that if your door is open, you walk in and everything is done in groups, even alone time...
3.The weather, for the most part living in a tropical climate is quite nice (once you get used to it and buy an air conditioner) if you like to swim, this is the place to live.
4.Lines, lines or cues (mostly a big mish-mash of people crowded together around whatever it is you want to get to), are an art form here. It is like a dance to move to the front of a "line". If you are trying to get to a cashier you MUST push. Push yourself, push your groceries, and stick out those elbows. Oh ya, and pretend all the while that you are the only person in line and not pushing.
5. Traffic, follows roughly the same rules as water. Flow is the key and travel along the path of least resistance. Never stop. aim for where someone will have been, not where they might not be! It actually works quite well, but always remember your horn if your path is the same as someone else.
6. Beaches, are stunning, despite the cement animals. if you can find one that is not crowded or littered up you are in for a treat (if it is not the rainy season, cause then you just might be in for a riptide adventure.) The other nice thing about swimming in the dry season is that the water is clear outside of the city, so you can spot the sharks before they take a nip out of you!!
7. Fresh fruit, Dragon fruit, passion fruit, mangos, bananas, avacado, and custard apples are a few of the native fruits here. No sarcasm here, best fruit i have had in the world.
8. The coffee, think thick black syrup, thicker then espresso, mixed with sweetened condensed milk, over ice! yumm... and buzz!
9.Sugar cane juice, squeezed with small mandrin oranges, over ice. so refreshing on a hot day.
10. The land itself, impassable jungles, scorching deserts, sandpaper cliffs, endless rice patties, sandy beaches, rugged mountain sides and rolling waterfalls all cover this "s" shaped country, which is smaller then my home province, Manitoba.
1 comment:
Ha, number 6 freaks me out! :)
Have you ever had to run (or maybe swim :) away from a shark before?
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