Hi, it's Ilene writing from HCMC, back from fun on the beach in Mui Ne and cycling in the Mekong Delta. What did Chekov say? A pair of underwear in the first act. . .? Anyway. Since so many of you have expressed concern about the underwear situation. . . let me provide an update. Last I left you, I was in a bit of a bind—the not-really-XL XL underwear on, laundry still out until the next afternoon. That morning, I went to Cholon, the Chinese neighborhood, with my friend Chi, who is anxious to show me the markets and bargain on my behalf. We head into one of the big markets, where Chi’s friend works selling baby clothes, and she asks me what I’d like to buy. I look around. We’re surrounded by blue jeans.
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