First day in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I think I already posted a similar set of pictures a few days back haha but ohwell. It’s good reminiscing this day again.
I was surprisingly calm all throughout the travel. I was level headed and not sleepy. I was able to decide where to go and what to do next quickly despite this being my first time outside of the country - ALONE.
Super thankful to the years of practice and training c/o my dad who made me travel alone as early as pre-primary school. He made me walk to school and back in kindergarten; ride the multicab (province version of the jeepney) in elementary; ride fast sea crafts and carriers in high school; ride planes in college all by myself. They were all great training in travelling alone :)
I had plenty of time in the airport while waiting for the airport bus to arrive so I studied Vietnam’s public transportation system. Looking back, it was probably one of the best few first things I did! I was able to save a super lot because I rode buses as early as my first day.
As comparison:
If I rode grab bikes (the most common form of transportation in Vietnam for point-to-point travels) from my hostel to the hospital and back everyday, it would cost me around 48,000 VND. But since I rode the bus, it only cost me 12,000 VND at most.
I really thank my dad for the brave genes I got from him (jk). I am not afraid of riding motorbikes because I always ride our family’s motorbike with him. I am not afraid of travelling alone because of the early training (mentioned earlier). And I am not afraid of taking risks because I am his daughter :)
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