Yesterday we all rented taxi motos and got a lovely tour of Hue - the Perfume River, rice fields, a monestary and nunnery for buddhists, a rice hat making home, and we got to have lunch - monk style - at a temple. The food was spectacular - all vegetarian and tons of it - tofu, won tons, veggies, fruit, juices, and they make you take a nap after! There were 2 novice monks (probably 6 years old) who were adorable with their mandated haircut that actually looks like a haircutting mistake - were making fun of one of the guys in our group who was snoring during the nap time. They kept pointing and laughing while trying to make snorting noises. The temple takes in orphans and takes care of them - it is nice that even though they have so many problems already, they still goof around and act like kids.
Then, we all went to the fortune teller who is dons a huge smile that shows her missing teeth, is no more than 4 feet tall, weighs about 60 pounds, and is older than time itself.
This woman predicted that I would be married by the time I am 28, will have 5 children, and will make a lot of money in the next 2 years. Watch out world, all of that sounds a little scary (aside from the money bit). Anyway, it was good fun and she really got some people's past right on the spot.
In other news: the women here are obsessed with my skin - they love that it is "white" and really wish their skin was so great. They also love that my eyes are not brown - I have been told I am beautiful for these reasons more times than I can count. I swear I have more wrinkles than 80 year olds, but it is the color they want! To protect their skin from the sun, women wear face masks, rice hats, bandannas all over their face, and long elegant gloves just to go to the market. If they only knew how much money there was in tanning products in our country...it reminds me of Dr. Seuss' Sneeches.
Today we are off to visit the citadel and then onto the night train to Halong Bay and then onto Hanoi. Only 4 days left - Viet Nam is a goregous country. You should all visit.
4 comments:
Five kids in four years...technically possible. Berkeley is a free love kind of place. :)
haha...well i think that i have 3 years until i get married and then have kids after words. we'll see :)
Hi people
I do not know what to give for Christmas of the to friends, advise something ....
Hello. Good day
Who listens to what music?
I Love songs Justin Timberlake and Paris Hilton
Post a Comment