Last Day (with the group)

It was the group's last full day here! I am sad to see them all leave, but really excited about my extra days to relax in the country. Today was just a really fun day. We played soccer and basketball with some of the students from UEF. Us being Americans and all, we got really, really, really competitive. It was obviously unbelievably hot, and so the strenuous games really took a toll on us, but we all played and had an awesome time. After the games were over, we said goodbye to all of our friends and gave them our pitt t-shirts as gifts. It was really sad to say goodbye, because realistically we will probably never see these kids again. I hope to stay in touch with them on Facebook!

We had the afternoon to do whatever we wanted, so a few of us went to the zoo. Although it was a cool zoo with exotic creatures, the quality of life for the animals was a little atrocious, and so it was kinda hard to enjoy. We chilled out for a little after this and tied up some loose ends at the market and stuff. Then we got ready for our last dinner, which we thought was gonna be with the UEF students and teachers, but sadly was just us. The dinner was on a boat on the Saigon River, and it was absolutely delicious food and had an absolutely gorgeous view of the city. It was a really nice way to end the group trip. After dinner, everyone had to go pack up all of their stuff. I got to relax a little because I still had a few days, but it was a melancholy night. We woke up at like 3 AM to head over to the airport, and Sam and I went to say goodbye to everyone, and then returned to the hotel with Tin Tin and Dr. Berman.