MADDIE BOWERS

i think bout you too

Only in Hai Phong

To my dedicated followers

I write to you with apology for my inability to post regular updates.

Every day is one foot in front of the other.

I miss you all so much!

Our Hai Phong food tour hosts exchanged days of meals for a mural. Twas a collaborate joy (most of the time)

Still with our South African friends (+ Matt) getting shuttled around northern Vietnam. Our hands are being held but grateful for it. The hospitality here is unrivaled

Our friend Truong’s art
Pig intestine. Delicious
Fish head soup! Our favorite
This is Katie, our guide and mentor and mother in Vietnam
Skeptical at first. With all this dairy we got to throw their systems for a loop this time
Our dear friend and guide Tom (riddle) slightly impressed by the American meal we made for them
Got a ridiculous bob. He cut the hair cause he couldn’t brush it out. Best head massage of my life.
Alex enjoying the finer experience of Thuoc Lao (imagine 5 cigs at once…)
So I guess these hats are only for women…
Lien sharing her traditional garden with us
Sam and Katja
Flower market at 6am
Ferry friend
Billy and Sam. The children adore him. I wonder why
Card games are the perfect solution of the language barrier
Participating in the workshop cafe our hosts operated
Our host Khan with his cat, Mew (sp?)

We ended up here to avoid the bad weather in the Ha Giang loop. The weather is still terrible. William and I leave for Ho Chi Minh tonight leaving our friends and hosts. Bittersweet