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Strange I did not get jet lag!!

Stopover in Siem Reap, capital city of Siem Reap Province in North-Western Cambodia, was refreshing. The airport lounge was more like a resort in an Island . What more would I have asked for!!

Arrived Da Nang yesterday evening and I found everyone so welcoming. They waited for me until I cleared my immigration.

I met with other volunteers, and it was super fun to talk with them, especially about our countries & how many hours we spent on flight (the longest one was for Jennifer who’s from Canada ).

This morning we (Thien, Jennifer & I) went around and got some supplies for ourselves. Most of the shops/markets are still closed coz of Tet holiday here. They will reopen from 15^th Feb.

Though I am here for the first time, it seems like people here know me since long..they at once started talking in Vietnamese with me...and I was so surprised...aah I look like one of them or may be my ancestors once lived in Cambodia and Singapore too... I was a Cambodian in Siem Reap and someone talked to me in a local language in Singapore.

Oh I got little lost in translation, and the currency denomination is freaking me out.  I am now millionaire with total currencies I have when I convert my currencies into Dong lol. Thank God Thien, an Australian is with us who speaks Vietnamese.

We have our orientation on Tuesday, so we’re planning to go to Hoian tomorrow & come back  in the evening.

So far I’m liking Vietnam , I’m feeling like I am in Nepal until I see the hoarding boards & people speaking different language.

Looking forward to have significant and valuable days here. I have got this huge opportunity and I am gonna make most of it.

XOXO

Jo_tee

Da Nang city

Siem Reap Airport