Day 5

Dear Blog,

Yesterday we did not go to school for the first time since we have been here. Instead we visited one of the most prestigious high schools in the country. The high school was very big and very nice. The classrooms were mot modern though and very hot. There was no air condition in any of the rooms. The student do not do much outside of studying because they are trying to get into colleges around the world. The students have to take difficult entrance exams to get into the high school. After the visit we went out to lunch on our own. We went to Lotteria, a fast food place. I got a chicken sandwich and french fires. It was very good.

The company we went to visit was a lawyer firm that helps make financial decisions. The guy that was talking to us was from London and was brilliant. He knew so much about the world economy. He was talking about the credit crash around the world and how Vietnam is affected. He also discussed his involvement int helping to consult the Vietnamese about building a wind power plant to help with the power crisis. After the visit we went to the MTV cafe for dinner. The food was cheep and very good.

After the cafe we went shopping with a few Vietnamese students. Everything is cheep and the price can always be bartered. I bought a couple of T-shirts for now. I plan on going back later for more shopping (if you want anything let me know). After shopping we went to the Highland Coffee. I got a Vanilla Cafe Freeze. It was delicious. After the coffee we did work. When I say work I mean sit in little chairs with the Vietnamese people and have a little to drink. It was pretty awesome to look at the traffic going by and all of the people walk past. The people who owned the little outside shop were very nice to us.

I will talk to you later blog.

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