Today, we visited a famous battle site from the Vietnam war between North and South Vietnam. The Americans were helping South Vietnam in hopes of avoiding another communist country. The Americans withdrew their forces after four years of war. This resulted in victory for Northern Vietnam and a communist country. We toured the Cu Chi tunnels from the Vietnam War. They are a network of connecting underground tunnels that underlie most of the country. The area we t...

This morning we left the homestay and drove to Ho Chi Minh City aka Saigon. Our hotel is in a good location, walking distance to most places. Walking the streets feels like I am in New York because of the apartment style buildings and street vendors below. There are motor bikes everywhere. There are 6 million motor bikes in the city for the 8 million population. Crossing the street is crazy. You just have to slowly start crossing the road, make eye contact and h...