The smog was thick in the city today, making me light headed. Today, Saigon smelled like exhaust and fumes. Even the rain couldn’t chase it all away. A good day to be inside bargaining for pretty things I don’t necessarily need but since I’m here…

Pretty bamboo bowls, a few shirts, some other trinkets. I manage to barter a little bit better than before. Too much to fit in my suitcase if I’m not careful – or I could always do what my sister does and buy another one.

Dinner at a restaurant run by kids off the street. Good food, nice kids, a worthy cause. Afterwards retire to a cafe to people watch and drink fresh mango smoothies while nibbling on dessert. Not a bad life, it’ll be hard to come back to reality.