Until we meet again

This is sort of a sad post. I've been packing all day, dropped off my sim card at work and signed a bunch of papers, got a book for the airplane and now I'm writing my last post from Trich Sai, Hanoi.

On Tuesday I said goodbye to my lovely colleagues at FAO. I couldn't have asked for a better and more supportive team. Living in Hanoi for four months has been a great experience. Coming from a small city like Copenhagen (not to speak of Vasa), let's be honest, I never imagined myself living in a big bustling city like Hanoi. Big city life has it's ups and downs. The biggest down here would be the pollution and crossing streets on foot. But even my second point has gotten better over time (my pulse stays fairly normal now). I'm (or was) a light sleeper, but I think Hanoi has cured me of that. Now I sleep through my neighbourhood's 5 am aerobics practice, motorbikes rounding the corner (honk honk beep beep), the dogs and the roosters.

As for the good things, the list is long. To mention a few: midnight pho, the alleys, Westlake at 5.30 am, the friendly people of Hanoi, the temperature in December, suprisingly well functioning bus system and every Grab driver who took me safely from A to B. Not to mention all the fantastic friends I have met here. And this is just Hanoi. Northern Viet Nam has so much to offer.

Now I will spend some quality time with my homies here in Hanoi before I head back home to get no sleep at all because I have to wake up at 03.00 am to go to the airport. Ugh

So being a person who strongly dislikes goodbyes (it's such a final word), I will just say: until we meet again! Because we will :)

Last day at work