So, I've been in Vietnam for exactly a week now, and before I even came I was fully aware that someday, sometime...I would be cheated out of money or get stuck in some sort of tourist trap. Well, that day was today- and let me just clarify now, that I KNEW it was a bad idea; my gut was saying "No!"- but I was with my group, therefore was involved in the situation. So, our school is about a 30 minute walk away- it's nice and all, but when it's 95 degrees outside with 100% humidity- it's just much easier to hail a cab. There are five of us and it only costs $1, so we've gotten in the habit of just taking one in the mornings. This morning was no different- we walked down our
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