Hey from Hue (An Unhappy Reunification Express with Volunteering Updates)
Hue, Vietnam

Despite having an upset stomach on the train ride from Hanoi to Hue, I'm doing alright. The natives here are friendly, quick to smile and joke, and laid back. I'm staying in a guesthouse run by a seventy-something year old Vietnamese couple. They're adorable.

The train ticket I bought was not actually the "Reunification Express" I hoped I would ride on. Instead, it was 12 hours of pushy vendors, unresponsive cabin mates who looked at me with disdain, and workers who locked the door of the bathroom for no apparent reason. And there was chicken wire over the windows. Oh well. I guess I shoulda been more careful when I bought the ticket.

I shall stay in Hue for at least two nights. Life is easy and cheap here. But now I'm traveling by bus because it's cheaper than train.

And I don't need to be there until later than I hoped, so I can take things easier in my travels. It's a good thing too, because there's a lot to see! But right now I just need to relax and get feeling better.

I hope "home" exists when I come back. The longer I stay away, the more my community exists at the click of my mouse.

love,
~josh(away)