Halfway Done!

We spent our day in Cu Chi today and went into the tunnels there that are from the Vietnam War.  We were able to go through and see what their general layout was and how the Vietnamese operated in them.  Fun fact: there were 250 kilometers of tunnels throughout the area that were built from the war! The Vietnamese had underground hospitals and meeting rooms so that they could fully operate and would not have to expose themselves.  Also, the entrances to the tunnels were completely camouflaged so they were extremely hard to find for Americans.  And it was so hard to go through the tunnels too! They were so small at points that I had to crawl to get through them.  The crazy thing is the tunnels were enlarged to make it easier for tourists to get through them, so I can only imagine how small they must have been back in the war.  It really makes you think how much guts the American soldiers had who went down into the tunnels to flush out the Vietnamese.  After we went through the tunnels, we ate lunch on a river.  It was really cool because we were on a boat and we watched a bunch of leaves float by on the water which made you think you were moving.  We also heard a folk song about the Mekong Delta which was really relaxing and peaceful.  At night, since it was Jared’s birthday we went to the same club we went to on the first night.  The owners happen to be the CEO and CFO of Glass Egg, so we were able to get a table and a couch to sit on while there, and it made us feel really fancy.  It was awesome because we were able to all hang out as a group in our own place in the club and celebrate his birthday.  I hope we get to go there again.

Things I learned:

I finally realized how small Vietnamese people really are compared to Americans.

The gutting of a pig is a surprisingly clean and efficient process.

At lunch we watched a group Vietnamese people chant “mot hai ba yo” (one two three cheers) before they drank together.  It’s their version of a huge cheers.