It's been five days in Saigon, and it feels like so much longer. My life here is so different than what I left, and I'm quite disconnected. My group is awesome, all very fun. I suppose I'll introduce them all: I've got Marta, my partner in crime -she's Portugese, and quite adventurous! Yesterday we ate Pho (pronounced fa) at a stall in Bin Thai market. 10 - 15 minutes after we'd finished, we both got the sensation that we were stoned. I couldn't stand up straight and the world seemed to be pushing against my temples. My limbs felt weak, and my whole body was lethargic. For the next hour and half or so, we wandered around in a stupor, and navigating our Vietnamese language class was less than appealing. Later, we realized that there
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