So, I've been living in Ha Noi now for almost 3 months now and I thought I'd fill you in on what my life is like in the Vietnamese capital. I live in a house with other foreigners ('long noses' as the locals call us) which I found on the internet. The house is owned by a very nice Vietnamese woman called Nancy who looks after me, helps me fill in forms, cooked for me when I was sick etc etc. There are 4 other people living in the house, including a Japanese girl, 2 American girls and a Scouser! We have a open terrace at the top of the house that looks out over the city which we've dubbed 'the beer garden' for obvious reasons. My room is air conditioned, has an en suite, all
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