Last week we were invited to our Vietnamese teacher's house for dinner (Linh is studying at the university). Her father, taking the photo, used to be a pilot before receiving a military post, so he was excited to show us the aircraft museum, which is within walking distance from their house. L to R is Hite (a PhD student from Japan); me; Linh; Eric and Yong (a prof from Korea). We are standing in front of a transport helicopter used in the Vietnam War- the largest helic0pter I have ever seen and VERY Russian looking. Below is a photo of our dinner- called hotpot or Lau. L to R: Eric, Yong, Ling's Dad, Huong, Minh, Ha, Hite and Linh.

Last Friday, we were supposed to board a flight to Dalat at 6:10 which I thought meant 6:10pm, but it was at 6:10am- so, missed the flight-which you might think is not a big deal, but, believe me, it is. So, after new reservations were made, Eric and I sat down to have some lunch-fried spring rolls- which we thought tasted very good at the time, but we both got VERY sick. So, up all night in the bathroom and then had to leave at 3:30am to catch our 6:10am flight- sat by the bathroom in the plane the entire flight- needless to say, we were in bed in the hotel room all day yesterday- ugh- we were so sick. Today, however, we felt a bit better and just had to get outside, so we rented a motorbike and drove 20 miles south of Dalat to a beautiful waterfall- called Ponjour. We really enjoyed the day being outside- sunny but chilly- perfect weather.
 

 This was part of the road we took to get to the waterfall- the directions were interesting. Go straight for 48 km and turn right at the Budda. We met these guys on the way back- which explains all the 'pies' on the road on our way in! The next couple of days I am in meetings with Fulbright staff-I think Eric is going golfing, riding the motorbike more, maybe getting a massage, followed by a sauna...what a life he is leading.