Though we do not get Christmas and New Year off here, we do enjoy a month long Lunar New Year holiday. Andy does not start teaching until March 8. So, we've made used of this time off to visit with students and experience what New Year (Tet) is like in Vietnam. We got to visit with two families during new year, and many students came by to drop off New Year gifts (mainly Banh Chung, the sticky rice wrapped in banana leaf with green bean and pork stuffing).
We also made a trip to Nha Trang, a beach town 4 hours by bus north east of Dalat, with two students. It was an amazing time of bonding and enjoying the beauty of our Father's creation. Caleb enjoyed for the first time taking a dip in the ocean where the water is actually warm. And I got promoted to be a mom of three when locals asked if Caleb and the two students were all our kids.
I am also including here some random shots taken in Nha Trang that I thought were interesting, including the speaker connected to the power lines for public announcements. At certain times during the day, you will be listening to broadcast by the government. Strangely we don't have any in Dalat.
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