im on a sleeper bus to da nang from da lat right now, cramped in a small bed, soft murmurs whisper from the cells behind me, loud conversations sound off between the drivers in front of me, my stomach hurts and my lips are dry.
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Ok i lied i am just as busy in the city as i am in the countryside, BUT, i will in a few days be spending many hours on a sleeper bus and hopefully i can get some writing done :)
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beginning to adjust to HCMC (DAMN!! IS IT BUSY), i might just do the updates for saigon as they come and trickle in the mekong delta entries as i write them
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mekongred
3 months ago
i dont think ive ever been pushed this outside of my comfort zone in my life, and its incredibly scary. rewarding when things go good, but debilitating when things go bad
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mekongred
3 months ago
finally updated, still 2 weeks behind entries, having a good time, hopefully when i get to HCMC ill have more time to write
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mekongred
3 months ago
still really devasted on the camera situation, hopefully i can find a card reader or a cable in the big city, my iphone 11 pictures arent cool AT ALL!!
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fearoffun
3 months ago
aww the frog :.D ur hu tieu looks so yumy..... please take more photos of food and have so much fun !!!! +_+
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plumeslegumes
3 months ago
i see those birds all the time and never thought to look up the species, that's cool!! ya learn somthing everyday. Ooo if u haven't tried bún bò huế yet please do it's my fav :]
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mekongred
3 months ago
finally UPDATED!! i'm behind but the rest will come soon (hopefully) also i forgot to bring the data adapter cable for my camera and so theres no photos from my camera until i get a cable AHHHHH, only shitty iphone 11 photos will do enough for now
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mekongred
3 months ago
my laptop is really bad and really slow so doing anything other than writing posts and adding pictures is kinda difficult, turns out keeping it charged and never shutting down for three years of university isn't good for its health
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My laptop is stuck on an automatic repair loop so i cant update anything but im watching a stork fly around in a rice field if anyone wants to know
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mekongred
3 months ago
Also i have better wifi here in rural vietnam than in london which is funny and sad
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girl-wonderlost
4 months ago
your worries are very relatable as someone concerned with what post-grad holds.. but i hope you have a wonderful trip and very excited to have the chance to follow along here. wishing much fun and peace!
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mekongred
4 months ago
2 new blog posts whereby i lost my mind and then slowly refound it (i think), and new pages where i can hopefully detail my stay in vietnam! :)
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im going on a trip for 2 months next week and am planning to bring a few books and want to read more books published within the last 10 years does anyone have any recommendations? can be any genre, i want to expand my tastes, thanks :)
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chronodove
4 months ago
have you read monday's not coming? its one of my favorite thrillers, i read it a few years ago and i still haven't forgotten about it!! highly reccommend if you're looking for suspense :D
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fearoffun
4 months ago
i'm starting martyr by kaveh akbar in a bit :D i heard it's a great book. i also recc the southern reach series ^_^ have fun on ur trip !!!!
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mekongred
4 months ago
thanks for the recommendations guys! i'll look for these books at the bookstore when i can! :)
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mekongred
4 months ago
3!! new blog posts and one new notebook page, ive been unmotivated to do anything most of january but thats life :)
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mekongred
5 months ago
new look for the notebook page! (patina and everything), new blog post, and i'm reading orientalism by edward said
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Every few days I check neocities to see what the good people are doing, then I check to see if people suddenly hate me. Then I check myself to wonder what is wrong with me. Then I get over it. Not for long but for long enough.
All this is to say, I’m still trying. Trying to get better at talking, trying to care more, trying to be a better writer, all of these and many more, I’m still trying. So thank you for believing in my capacity to try.