At the pottery village was a lot of exquisite work. Mind you, most of it I found gaudy and ugly, but even the gross stuff clearly took time and effort. And there was a lot of pretty stuff too, don't get me wrong. As some people on my program might say, it was a hot mess. It was also the type of thing where it looked like everyone was selling similar stuff, but when you looked closely it was clear how different items were in terms of quality. I bought a tea set for myself, and something nice for my mom (shout out to Sherry!).
Upon returning my host mom sought to stuff me like a thanksgiving turkey for lunch, in which her success was incomplete. Then I met Eddie and Joel and we wandered the old district. This is where chop sticks come in. You see, I had this odd idea that I wanted to buy a set of chopsticks in Vietnam. Sounds pretty simple, right? I mean, chop sticks are everywhere. But it is actually harder than you think as you need to find a design that is aesthetically pleasing, and there are many designs for chop sticks. Finding the perfect fit took a little while. But I managed it. I also got a "Good Morning Vietnam" t-shirt for $1.50 USD (yay purchasing power). We wandered the old city for a while, and while sitting at a street corner bar drinking domestic brews we saw other IHPeople. We then met up with more IHPeople at the nearby lake. Then my story abruptly ends as I had to return for family dinner. But all in all it was a good saturday.
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