The trip over here has been a long one. I'll tell it as quick as I can as I'm in an Internet Cafe and my time is running low. The running rate is 3,000 dong per hour or 20 cents.

At the onset of the journey it was a hop and skip across to Baltimore with a layover in Philly (~3 hours). I then rented a car and drove all the way to Delaware which was another hour and a half. So I was running on fumes when I finally made it to see Kathy.
(Blur to the same time on Sunday) Kathy and I are in Boston flipping out that we couldn't get into our storage unit because it was past hours. We had to find a place to stash all of our stuff but luckily thought of a good spot.
(Blur another long day) Kathy and I are cranky and sleep deprived due to the lack of sleep you get at airports, no matter how hard you try. We had another set back in our travels. I lose my wallet at the airport and have a calling spree cancelling all of my cards. Good thing all of my money was in my front pouch. We had finally made it to California and were hanging with her parents for the few hours we could. And said our good byes and got on the plane for Vietnam.
(Blur more another 2 days with the time) We make it to Vietnam and meet her Grandma, Aunts, Uncles and cousins which was definitely a treat. The whole family is very welcoming. They love the fact that I eat all of their food and know a little bit of vietnamese. What can go wrong with that deal.
Since then we've stayed at Kathy's Grandma's temple in a little room. It's very peaceful in the temple even though it is just a few 100 feet up a hill from the chaos of Vung Tau. To describe Vietnam with the time I have so far would be unfair but I'll summarize it in a few words. Everyone drives like a maniac here on the motor bikes, the noise of honking permiates through the air and Vung Tau smells of rotten fish mixed with piss and exhaust. Not appetizing but you get use to it. I like it so far. Much more to come.

My blog has been sitting in some random parts of the intranets for the past year. Think of it far far away in the boon sticks, to the right of a trailer, under a beer and next to these guys. Wait, that's where I am now and I'm going to be leaving tomorrow on a long journey, whilst the reason I am blogging again.

Anyway I should catch you up on to what I've been doing for the summer. I opted to come home after graduation and save a few deniro for my up coming internship back in Beantown, MA. This decision had it's draw backs, mind you. The girlfriend had an internship in a undisclosed location, in a undisclosed lab and working with an undisclosed project that might be America's next lethal weapon (where, I'm sure, tax payer dollars will be put to good use). Yeah, it was hard without her around to enjoy time with and the sights of the oh so "wonderful" Upstate New York, but for our hard ship comes great rewards. A trip 2 week excursion to Vietnam!!! My summer I first thought was going to be pretty boring staying home everyday playing guitar and "trying" to be productive, but I lucked out and got two jobs: one working at my mom's work scanning 20,000 reports (20,000 reports= ~50,000 papers= 100 reams of paper= 5.8 trees ((reams = tree equation courtesy of wikianswers.com))), and working with two wonderful boys.

First, the scanning was a mindless job but I saved some trees from being cut down and created more space for my mom's work. I should of taken a picture of the destruction I created. 10 boxes of madness piled up unevenly. If you just walked down the hall with the paper, you might mistaken the office as Home Depot and be horribly unhappy to find it's a dog genetics lab.

Second, the job working with the boys was great. It was a little hard working 5.5 hours doing mindless work then testing my patience with the boys, but it was worth it. Who wouldn't like going to the lake every day after the office job swimming and throwing rocks, or spinning a boy that can spin for hours and never get sick? Well, If you can't put up with getting peed on, cleaning dirty bottoms and getting hummus thrown in your face occasionally, then yeah you would mind going to the lake every day. There were more perks, too. Perk #473 was watching as both the boys gradually began to communicate more with hand gestures and sign language which was awesome. I even witnessed the unthinkable when D sat down and took a number two. You should have seen his mom come over and tackle him with love and kisses, think Terry Tate but with love. I will miss the boys but hopefully I'll see them when I get home!

The next step of my journey begins tomorrow where I fly to Baltimore, pick up a suv, drive an hour and a half to Kathy.
Sunday we drive to Boston, Monday we fly to Cali and Tuesday at 1am we fly to Vietnam and arrive Wednesday. The next 4 days will be interesting. Check back later for Vietnam updates if we have access to internet.