What more is there to say?

I got nothing.

On Thursday evening, we decided to get some dinner from a food stall that sold noodles- very, very tasty. It reminded us of Vietnamese pho. I can’t wait to sink into my first bowl of pho when we arrive in Hanoi.

After a nice bowl of noodle soup, we headed across the street to Cozi for some drinks. They have a very good special of 3 Leo beers for 100 Baht. This special seems to run every day. We had a great time getting to know each other. The three of us are going to be in Viet Nam for our posts. Some for a year, others for two years.

Olivia wanted to brainstorm ideas for possible jobs she could do to earn money on the side while volunteering. Of course, this was going to be in addition to her food stall that she wants to start. I only agreed to give her more ideas if I could work at her food stall when I visited Hue. Here was our list of potential jobs:

1. English Tutor
2. Bartender
3. Hotel Receptionist
4. Radio DJ
5. Voice-Over Work
6. Open a Wine Bar
7. Weekend Tour Guide
8. Vietnamese Soap Opera Star Playing the Mute Girl (I would play the Viet Kieu with long hair)
9. Movie Star
10. Cover Band Singer (and Guitarist, when we learn how to play the guitar)
11. Model (we think Candice has the jump on us with this one)

As you can see, we know how to brainstorm. Maybe it was the Leo talking. Either way, those are pretty darn good ideas if you ask me.

You: “Do you think these are…?”

Me: “Yes, they are.”

After looking into our future moonlighting jobs, we talked about life in general- family, music, relationships, food, and a big part of our lives now: VIA.

The past near two weeks in Chiang Mai has been really great. Everyone here is simply amazing. It seems that we’ve found our flock to fly with. Everyone seems to be here for themselves, but to give all of themselves in this endeavor. I think a lot of times we grow accustomed to the status quo within us and over time we don’t even recognize it. You know what? I should have blogged this the night I came home from the bar because it was really good and I now can’t remember everything we talked about. I just remember the feeling. It made me feel really good about everything- myself, my friends, VIA, and this next part in my life. You’re just going to have to trust me on this one.