Friday, May 18, 2012

Vietnam Trip



While Granma was visiting, we decided to take her on an adventure to get a glimpse of the beautiful Vietnam.  We began our journey in Ho Chi Minh, which the locals still call Saigon.  A busy city of 9 million people with plenty of motorbikes and street vendors.  The intriguing thing we found was despite the hustle and bustle, the Vietnamese still maintain a calm and relaxed composure while commuting.  We packed as much as we could have in 2 days, including a boat ride to the Cuci Tunnels, two motorbike tours and of course the local market.  In the morning, we were quite ready to hop on another plane which in a quick 30 minutes, took us to the magnificent and laid back Phu Quoc Island.  There, we spent the following 4 days vegging by the pool, on the beach, stuffing our bellies with Pho and other yummy dishes (which included fresh baguettes and ham, which I ate every day!).  Jared got to do his first official dive after getting his license while I snorkeled and sunned.  The day before we left, Lynn and Jared decided to be adventurous and took off for a few hours to explore the island on motorbikes.  Now, if you want more details on this story, you will have to call Lynn yourself! What a treat being able to explore yet another country, unique with its own traditions and landscapes. 

Monday, May 14, 2012

Granma comes to J-Town

We love, love, love having visitors, but no one makes little Maya smile brighter than Granma!  (Mommy doesn't mind sleeping in most mornings either) Granma is awaiting her flight at the Jakarta airport as I am typing this post.  We had such a wonderful time with her visit.  Lots of play time, swimming, visits to the park, Zingo games, cuddles and kisses ... and that's just with Maya.  We enjoyed most of all the fact that Granma was able to spend a few weeks the same way that we spend our day to day lives here.  It's really special to be able to share this experience with someone from the "outside". Especially someone as close to us and as wonderful as Granma. We love you lots and see you soon!