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Semester at Sea: China

Gui Lin Yang Shuo w/ "Little House" Yang Shuo Moon Hill in Yang Shuo Gui Lin Quick update on my adventures in China: Hong Kong: roamed around on the train, made my way to SoHo, went to a jazz show and hopped across the street to play at an open mic. Met some people (a girl from hong kong, a couple guys from the states, a girl from new zealand), headed to a pub in Wan Chai and hung out there until about 5 in the morning. Hong Kong stays up late! The next day I found my friends with whom I had planned to travel to Gui Lin, Yang Shuo, and ultimately Shanghai. We found a hotel and went out to the Mainland at night, stayed out too long and woke up late the next morning. Not too late though、thankfully. We made it to the airport with a little time to spare. Flew to Gui Lin, which was very beautiful. We met the coolest tour guide, Effie, and befriended her. She took us around to a bunch of wonderful sight seeing spots and temples. The mountains are the most noticeable feature. They a

Semester at Sea: Days 64-65

My uncle from VA, hanging out in Saigon Big ol' buddha Central Highlands, White Elephant Waterfall EZ Riders and friends Biggest waterfall in Vietnam Getting closer to the falls... Elephant Ride in Dak Lak Top of the World No parachutes Passionfruit Rollin Rose Gardener Terraced Fields Vietnamese Myth: Dragons create rain First day of cruising My Aunt's house in Da Lat Phuc and An, my cousin Saigon Saigon Post Office Wednesday October 29th Day 64 Enroute to Saigon/HCM City, Vietnam We get to Vietnam tomorrow. I have a few relatives that I might meet up with, and I’ve also made friends with our interport Vietnamese student, Phuc. She said her friends would get a kick out of meeting me, not sure why, just that a Vietnamese (albeit American) kid is going around the world. Played a little concert for one of the lifelong learner’s birthday yesterday, it was appreciated, I think. Last night was the crew talent show, that was fun, I was helping out with as stage crew, moving mics a