Tuesday, 13 May 2014

One Week Down

Today was probably the most tiring day we’ve had here.  We went to Vung Tau beach for the day and were able to see a huge statue of Jesus as well.  We went to the statue first, which is on top of a huge hill that you can only walk up.  The walk was brutal; it was 90 degrees already and I barely made it up the hill.  It was completely worth it though because we could walk into the statue of Jesus and go up the stairs and stand on top of his arms.  From the top, we could see all of the surrounding city along with the beach.  It was the most breathtaking view I’ve ever seen; words cannot describe how awesome it was.  After going to the statue, we ate lunch and went on the beach.  The beach was a lot of fun, but it was really hot and if you didn’t apply sunscreen at least two or three times you were guaranteed to get burnt badly.  The water was nice and warm and all of the Vietnamese people there were really friendly and wanted to hang out with us.  Three kids from our group, Seth, Greg, and Morgan, were even asked to take pictures with some of the locals.  I think the locals were so intrigued by us because the further you get from the main cities, the less likely the people are to have ever seen people from America.  Everyone was pretty tired after the beach, so most people just relaxed when we got home but Atharva, Ben, Jared and I went on a walk around Ho Chi Minh.  It was cool to explore and experience the city a little more.  The more time I spend here the more I feel that it will be very hard to say goodbye to the city and the people that I’ve met here.

Things I learned:
Most of the Vietnamese spend their day at the beach out of the sun, which is completely different from America.
Christianity is widely accepted as a legitimate religion in Vietnam even though Buddhism is the most popular one.

No matter how much you travel within a city, there are always going to be new places to explore there.

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