Today was an excellent day. I started of my morning with class and office hours (I managed to chat with Chris for a few minutes over his lunch break which was nice). Afterward I had an early lunch and returned to my room for a short nap. When I woke up, I spent a few minutes wondering how I was going to spend my afternoon. It was a beautiful day, and I had no plans until 2:45 when I was to meet Sarah (it was 12:15 at this point). I did not have to wonder long, however, because my phone rang; it was Michael asking me if I wanted to join him for lunch. I wasn’t hungry since I had just eaten, but I was definitely interested in being outside. I went to meet him and upon arriving remembered that he is babysitting Drew’s bike while Drew is away in Bangkok. So I spent the remainder of the day puttering around town with a tall, lanky German on an old Minsk motorcycle. I am proud to say that even though Michael had not driven a motorbike in Hanoi before today, we are both alive and well. And he only killed the engine about 5-6 times. And we were only laughed at once (that I noticed).
Drew's Minsk
The first part of the afternoon, we went to my favorite Hanoi Café overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake. At first we thought we would not be able to get seats on the top level because it was too crowded, but lo and behold, one of the groups taking up so much space was J.P. and the visiting LCMS group. We were able to join them at their tables and enjoy the view.
We went to meet Sarah at the appointed time (another ride on the Minsk!) and went to the park to play Frisbee for a while. Then we went to Sarah’s to watch Tron, and then returned to Hoan Kiem Lake for Chicken Pho with Josh. Finally, Josh took us to a ice cream place he knew that had an excellent view of the lake, and I ended my day with a lovely glass of Strawberry Ice Cream.
Me, Michael, Josh
Josh, Sarah, Me
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