One day, we took a trip to a Mangrove forest that the Viet Cong hid in during the Vietnam War. The Americans destroyed the forest with Agent Orange and fire bombs during the war, but today it has been restored. Right next to the mangrove forest was "Monkey Island". There were literally monkeys everywhere. They were walking all around us, not scared of us at all. The monkeys have been bred here for tourists' delight (naturally, there would not be this many monkeys in the wild in one area and they would not be so comfortable around humans).
This monkey decided it would be a good idea to steal Anna's bag. It was absolutely hilarious. She put her bag down just for one moment to take a picture of another monkey, and this little guy snuck up behind her and took her bag and ran away with it. Thank goodness for Chuck; he came up and scared the monkey away (and made a fool of himself in the process). I almost died laughing. The next day, we visited a center established by a Swedish woman for disabled people called Maison Chance. These people come there to learn a skill (mainly painting, and some woodwork). I believe the goal of this organization is to prove that even though these people are disabled, they can have a purpose in society and be useful. It was moving to see them working so diligently and clearly passionately about their artwork as well.
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| A painting done by one of the disabled people. |
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| A man painting with his mouth. Absolutely incredible. |
Later that night.. dinner. Traditional hotpot with squid, various vegetables, and pig heart. Just in case you were wondering, I did taste the pig heart. It wasn't that bad, to be honest.
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