We got up at 6 this morning to beat some of the traffic and heat and rode our bikes to Hoan Keim Lake and the old quarter. People of all ages in parks were practicing tai chi or playing badmitton.
In the old quarter, there are these speakers from which the government makes announcements. Last night, we were out to dinner with a coworker of Bill’s who said that they were telling people to wash their vegetables with good water because there’s a cholera epidemic going on.
Yesterday I learned that I need to practice my bargaining skills. I overpaid an elderly lady on the street for a bunch of bananas. She gave me a hug. A young woman who was watching sold me postcards, which I really didn’t need. She said she could tell that I was a teacher and that she needed money for her kids. Then, I took a motorbike home and – either I misunderstood or he deliberately saw me coming – ended up paying 10 times what I thought it would be. Which was still a pretty good deal. Today Bill getting an even worse deal for some oranges and bananas from this lady at the same location.
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