Hi all!
After many hours, I made it to Hanoi in good shape, albeit more than a bit jet lagged! I packed my sweater and turned on the airconditioning...yes, already?!
Had my first VN breakfast - morning glory, cabbage, Pho (prounounced fa) - a wonderful soup akin to our chicken soup, and noodles. I also had a shot of VN 'regular' coffee - black with a touch of sugar. Their regular coffee is our espresso! It's loaded with caffeine, so I'm jet lagged and wired all at the same time! What does that mean??? It means I am typing reallly fast and making all kinds of typos!
My VN colleagues have prepared a welcoming for me that is wonderful! Someone will escort me to my accommodations at the university on Saturday and then take me to lunch. On Monday, I will attend a couple welcoming meetings and then be taken to lunch again! Then, I dig into the work, which I'm really excited to begin!
Until then, I rest, read, take some walks and rest some more. Given the intensity of the last month, this next couple days is like a vacation!
more later!
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