Ramshackle lean-tos added on to every available roof and ground space or wall. It's great to be here. Asia is truly very different from the United States and Europe. They gather in family-friendly groups with a little brazier on the sidewalk to cook and eat and sell dinner. People have been very friendly everywhere.
Many people say hello and speak a little English with a big smile.
We were walking in Hanoi yesterday when a college student said 'hello,' and we ended up talking to him and 15 classmates from law school for an hour. They are not troubled by the Vietnam War. They have moved on. Also, daily survival is harder here for everyone. January 4, Cao Lanh, Anna's journal Steve Wilson hands out scholarships to Vietnamese students.