On Sunday finally I met the people that I would be spending the next 2 weeks with. There are 6 of us total which is a nice size. Our tour guide is an adorable Vietnamese man who while he speaks good English has a very strong accent which often makes him hard to understand. I have suffered multiple headaches trying to listen to him and dicipher what he is saying. He's great through and is super concerned with telling us everything about Vietnam and making sure that everyone is happy. He has already said multiple times " if something is bothering you, don't keep inside, tell me and I fix it." We spent the first night going over the itinerary for the rest of the trip and then went out to dinner, my first Vietnamese meal! The food here has definitely been one of the highlights. They basically have noodles and some kind of broth with every meal. The first dinner I had fish and vegetables that were served in this small pan over a lighted charcoal pit. I then went and got a few beers with a few people from the group. They had a lot of these smal stools set up on sidewalks where both locals and tourists were sitting and drinking beer and that's what we ended up doing. The two most common beers here are Hanoi and tiger beer, I personallily like tiger the best. It's amazing how busy the streets of Hanoi
