I saw my first Vietnam rat! It was huge and disgusting! I tried to get a video of the things but it was moving way too fast. They really are huge, I couldn't believe it. I go on a walk or a bike ride every night to see more of Hanoi. This is a favorite part of the day to see the daily lifestyle here and to get to know strangers. It is a little weird how they will just stare at you and size you up because you're a foreigner. I don't understand this around where I live because there are plenty of foreigners in northern Hanoi. It just doesn't make sense to me. But it sucks in a way because I try to take sneaky pictures but you can't blend in at all. I stand out a little bit more with my light hair and eyes. I just end of taking pictures of them and into their homes with them watching me.
This city never sleep, people are always on the streets getting ready for the next day. The streets are crazy then I think anywhere else in the world, from what I've heard from a lot of traveled people. Their are no traffic laws, no lanes for bicycles or motor bikes, street lights are sometimes turned off because no one follows them anyway. When you are trying to cross the street traffic doesn't stop for you they just move around you. So you just have to start walking in a slow and steady pace, it's kind of dangerous. I love riding motor bikes here because it's so exciting and such a fun way to see the city! I hope is to drive a motor bike at least once before I leave, we will see if it happens!
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