May 11, 2014
Today, we went to the beach for the day. We got up early and left the hotel around 7:30. When we first got to the beach we walked up over 800 stairs to reach the top of a small mountain to see the giant Jesus statue. Although I did not go inside, it was possible to climb to the top of the Jesus statue to see the view from the top of the mountain. Even without going inside the Jesus statue, the views of the beach were beautiful. We then ate lunch and went to the beach. It was a perfect day at the beach. Hot weather and a little overcast. We spent most of the day swimming in the ocean which was the warmest water I've ever swam in. It was a nice change from the freezing oceans at the jersey shore. After the beach, we had pho for dinner and came back to the hotel because we were so exhausted.
May 12, 2014
Today, we were able to wake up a little later than normal to go to Vietnamese language class. We practiced learning our numbers and phrases to use when bartering at the market. Right after class we spent 2 hours at the market buying souvenirs and practicing what we learned in language class. We then went to get rice noodles with some of the Vietnamese students. Afterwards, we got dressed in conservative clothes and went to a Buddhist pagoda. It was interesting seeing the differences between the pagoda and churches that I would normally go to. We then saw the memorial of the Buddhist monk who lit himself on fire.
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