Biggest culture shock: after weeks of being the ONLY westerners in rural northern Vietnam, entering tourist-packed Hanoi was completely overwhelming.
Friendliest people: Thailand or Cambodia or Vietnam.
“Unfriendliest” people: Ukraine. But someone once explained them like watermelons– hard on the outside, sweet on the inside. Once you get past that exterior they are the sweetest, most humble, welcoming people– totally fell in love with them.
Longest church service: Romania. Started at 8pm Saturday night, and stopped for a break around 12:30. There were plans to keep going until they saw the Americans practically falling asleep in the pews, so they ended early. We’re weak.
Craziest preaching: village revivals in Tanzania– screaming and stomping and running around.
Best unintentional insult: a girl in our English class in Cambodia walked up to Ashley, patted her belly, and said, “One month!” She then looked at me, patted my belly, and said, “Two months!”
Worst Unintentional insult: a miscommunication in Romania that resulted in our contact and his entire family thinking that Logan compared all of them to dogs. Oopsie.
Loudest women: Uganda.
Loudest men: Vietnam.
Most violations of personal space: Romania. Or Dong Tau, a small village in northern Vietnam.
Most ridiculous “tourist scene”: Hanoi, Vietnam.
The only constants in every country: Coca-Cola, Nivea skin products, trucks and cars with loudspeakers blaring off the top, lots of honking, and freakishly loud music playing at ALL hours.
