It is my last morning in Nam, and I am basically killing time while Yen gets ready. We will soon head out to the airport before heading to manila for three days and then home.
It has been a fairly amazing 9 weeks in Vietnam. The Celta, travelling, meeting some of my best friends for New Years. That being said, I am ready to head out. As usual, I am a bit impatient for what will happen next, rather than stopping to enjoy what I am doing. I am worried about Yen and I being separated for 8-10 weeks again (that is getting very old) but also very excited to get home. I am worried about where I will be working come March 1st. I know I will have a job, the question is where, and will it be the step up I want it to be.
I have enjoyed Nam immensely, but I don't think that I would want to live here, especially in Saigon. I have come to accept that I may have missed the boat on living in SE Asia. At 33 it is fun but also stressful. My goals have also changed. I want to save cash and begin to build for the future. I have crunched lots of debt and had an amazing trip, but it is time to start building a real savings account. That being said, if the right uni job came along... well who knows?
I am also kind of over extended travelling. The best part of this trip for me was when we rented an apartment in Hanoi for a week and just relaxed. I enjoyed Danang as a location more, but moving from place to place every three days gets very old. I like the idea of going to a tropical destination or a cool city to relax for a week. No more hotel to hotel. I think those will be my future vacations.
But Nam itself was an amazing adventure, and one that I am glad I was able to do. But I am happy to be heading home, and happy to start the adult phase of my life.
