Travel Karma

Today as Dave and I waved goodbye to our Megan, Susie and Brock, we noticed an American perusing the Pho 24 menu on the street. To save the fellow stranger from eating touristy food that was overpriced and not very good, we politely poked him and suggested that he not eat at Pho 24. Turns out our fellow traveler was an American, 29 years old, his name was Mike and he planned on traveling for a year. He happily followed us to our neighborhood tofu and rice noodle stand and was such a good sport about eating on plastic stools, telling us about his adventures traveling and his reasons behind traveling.

That's one of the best things about traveling, no matter where you go, you find a kindred spirit and it's always so fascinating to share your life's adventures with one another. Meeting Mike really reaffirmed my decision to step into the unknown and take an extreme leap of faith that everything will turn out alright. So my last morning/afternoon was spent showing Mike "my Viet Nam" experience, sipping coffee and sharing traveling stories. Tomorrow I begin my internship and I'm a little apprehensive since this experience is something I've never done before. On my first day I supposedly already will be sitting in on a meeting with USAID's Mission Director and might have to make a trip to Central Viet Nam to assess a hospital in Da Nang. Will keep everyone posted...