Dear Mom,
A couple nights ago we went out cruising by motorbike and got phở at a special little restaurant in our new neighborhood.
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For context, 52k is roughly $2. And then yesterday we went back to the same neighborhood and had Banh Cuon for breakfast:
I wish you were here! And with food like this, I think you wish you were here, too!
And this our neighborhood. (click for a video description of the map)
When I was at a local English club Sunday afternoon (Gosh, that was YESTERDAY? Time is warping over here—some days feel like weeks!), I expressed a desire to host people in our house, and it is so very, very heartwarming to see the delight and hopeful disbelief in their eyes when they realize I’m inviting them into my space.
These three went out to dinner with us the night we moved in:
And last night we hosted leadership from a second English Club at our place.
We’re still getting things organized and put away, and working on decorating so the walls aren’t so white. We know we owe you more of a photo-tour of the whole house. We promise to send more pics eventually—hopefully the building suspense will keep you checking your inbox. ;-)
Here’s a couple photos from the realtor, before we moved in:
Our bedroom is the second floor balcony.
We’re grateful to be able to park our motorbikes behind the gate at night. There is lots of space for guests to park both inside and outside the gate, and on our street there is no traffic aside from the residents who live on the street. A quiet street in an urban center!
Love,
~Tim/Janet