This month I am living in beautiful Da Nang, Vietnam. It is amazingly beautiful here in the city of bridges, beaches and mountains surrounding. With team Summit, I am teaching English and volunteering at a coffee shop for the month.

It has been a month of unexpected surprises- and I love surprises! Not knowing much about this country, I came into the month without any expectations. And it has become one of my favorite places.

Here are a few of my favorite things about my month in Vietnam…

1.The Food: Bun Xiao, Pho, Chicken and Rice, Manola ice-cream fish, the amazing seafood everywhere and more Bun Xiao.

 

2.Vietnamese Hats: everyone really wears these pointy hats here!

 

3.The Beach: beautiful.

 

4.The Mountains: beautiful.

5.Teaching English: I loved getting to know these kids and helping them with their English.

6.Working at Bread of Life: all the staff at this coffee shop are deaf. We loved helping out with drinks while learning sign language and playing Uno with this amazing group of people.

7.Riding Motos: I have been practicing!

 

8.Team Summit: Jason, Mary, Sarah, Jamie, Savannah and Brendon- love you guys!

 

9.Adventures with friends

 

10.Adventures with new friends

 

11.The Dragon Bridge: on Saturday nights the dragon breathes fire!