Back in 'Nam

After my month long holiday in Australia, it was time to get settled back in Hanoi.

It was a strange feeling coming back. Some people had left the city and moved on, the girls in my apartment lived in new places, and new people had arrived. I knew while I was gone things wouldn't stand still, but I didn't realize how different I would feel coming back. 

The most pressing issue was a new place. The lease on my old AMAZING apartment ended as I left for Holiday, so I needed a new place to live. Luckily, within 24 hours, I found one! I moved into a house with 2 Frenchmen, close to where I lived before. 

The first couple weeks was hard to re-adjust: everyone had their own schedules and I needed to adjust to it. People had seperated into new "friend groups" and I needed to figure out where I fit in again. It was a hard adjustment, as I just didn't feel as connected to the people I had been hanging out with before I left. So, I expanded my circle and started meeting up with different people. Weeks later, I felt much more comfortable with the group of people I choose to spend time with, and the "before Holiday friends" I still see out and about.

All settled back!

- April