Sorry that some of you have been wondering my whereabouts - I'm doing fine, just having a ton of fun and neglecting my e-mail responsibilities. I have fallen in love with Vietnam and have decided to extend my stay ANOTHER two weeks. I'll be home May 15th. Maybe :) Here's some more pics that I got uploaded today: http://picasaweb.google.com/awenzell/SEAsiaII# I arrived in Saigon (also called Ho Chi Minh City, but only by government officials, cartographers, and the airlines - to everyone else it's good ol' Saigon) nearly two weeks ago and was completely taken off guard. I am not sure why I underestimated this city (ỏr country!), but I somehow envisioned Saigon to be a slightly underdeveloped version of Bangkok. No so! Instead, I arrive in a supercharged, bright-light, big city, face-paced, high octane super metropolis
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