Lotten In Vietnam

Okey so I know I have been really bad at writing on my blog the past weeks but I have thought oh I will do it later I have time. But now i realized that I haven't written any thing in like three weeks...
The time really flies by so fast now, the first three weeks down here felt like forever but this past month have just gone by so fast I don't know where the time went?

Since my last post I have done a lot, I went to a Vietnamese wedding party where everything starts with vodka shots before you can start eating (no need to say they know how to get really drunk in less then 2h). A tip for those who don't want to get super drunk, don't take the whole shot at once cause if you have a empty glass they will fill it up again with vodka or wine or anything they have with alcohol in it but if you still have little bit left they don't refill it. I learned this very fast. But it was a very fun night even though we spent more time in a minibus then at the party.

One of the reason the last month has gone so much faster is probably because I have have more people to hang out with which is so much more fun! It has meant more time spent on the back of motorbikes. One reason to go around Hanoi on motorbike was to find a dress to the wedding party, the same day as the wedding had I still not found anything to wear... Luckily for me do I have a saver that came and picked me up at my hotel in the morning and took me to all the right stores so by noon did I have everything I needed. In the end it turned out I didn't need to wear a dress even though everyone told me that, could just have worn a pair of shorts much more comforatble.

If I would stay here longer the 10 weeks I would definitely get my self a motorbike, they are the best way to get around Hanoi in and fun to. Been around Hanoi for shopping, sightseeing, coffee or beer or just to chill.

A week or so ago I went to the national hospital of pediatrics (before known as Vietnam- Sweden Children's hospital after that Sweden helped rebuilt it after it was damaged in the war). This hospital was a positive new experience here in Vietnam. The way they work was much easier to relate to then it is at Vinmec some times. Their rehabilitation department staff was very nice and spoke quite good English and was very nice I spend three days there and I saw so many different patient and different disabilities. Just next to the hospital are they building I don't know if it will only be a new part of the hospital or a completely new one but the pictures of how it's suppose to when it's finished are very nice.
What else have I done during this weeks?... I have actually managed to study a bit to so now doesn't the stress of not getting anywhere feel so bad any more. And I will do the first interview with some of the staff here at Vinmec tomorrow, I might actually get a thesis out of this trip after all.

 

Oh yes I have managed to get sick to, nothing mayor just some headache and fever but it forced me to stay at the hotel for a whole weekend so boring! The intresting thing about that was that people thought I should go to the hospital all the time, even the first day when I only had really bad headache did they think I should stay at the hospital to monitor my headace, I mean it's really sweet that they are concerned but really it was just headache and fever and it was not that like 40degree fever either. But maybe they go to the hospital for everything here I dont really know. 

 

But really the time is flying by down here right now, this is my last week at the hospital, then it's two weeks vaccation starting with a trip to Sapa before my parents and grandparents are coming down next Thursday for ten days family vaccation, only one missing is my littlebrother but I will see him for a short time when I get back to Sweden before I fly back up to Luleå the 9th.