Thanksgiving Day in Vietnam!

Ok so.. It was Thanksgiving day and after waking up early (like usual) we ate breakfast and loaded the bus for a three hour trip.  We first went to a CaoThi (spelling?) temple and after walking around it we were lead up stairs to a balcony looking down in the main hall.  From there we watched the followers (?) begin their service and chanting and whatnot.  It was definitely very interesting to see.  I still cant fathom how these people believe all this nonsense.  But then again, they probably say the same thing about Christians.  After here we had another long bus ride to the Cu Chi Tunnels.  This was just a small piece of a 200km network of underground tunnels in Vietnam.  The Vietcong hide from the American soldiers in these tunnels and use them to their advantage, in various ways, during the Vietnam war.  Also they were used in their new and unexpected war technique, gorilla warfare.  The tunned connected to small "pits" in the ground and the Vietcong would pop out of these man holes (the opening had about the length and width of a shoe box) unexpectedly and attack American soldiers.  It was a very controversial yet eye opening experience.  It was weird to try and wrap my head around that the ground we were standing on was where the war took place.  Both American and Vietnamese soldiers died here.  We've never had a true, ongoing war on our soil so we have no idea what its like.  If was definitely an experience to try and put yourself in the shoes of a Vietnamese civilian/soldier during the war.  Either way I definitely learned a lot about the good and bad of both sides of the war during this trip.  Some things I would had never believe had I not witnessed the information firsthand.

So we were told that they would try and incorporate turkey into our meal (along with rice and noodles) for our Thanksgiving.  Little did we know that we'd be going to a grand hotel with a grand Thanksgiving buffet!  It was the most amazing meal in the ENTIRE world!  (Ok, not as good as having Thanksgiving in Texas.. but still!)  It was just a very nice surprise..  And I didn't have to eat rice and seafood!  Even though I did get some rice, haha, but no fish for me!

Well by the end of the night I was thankful for a good meal and a full belly.  I was also thankful for all my family and everyone else in my life.  And I am mostly thankful for how much God has truly blessed me life!

Hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving!