Two years ago, I was getting ready for Holi in Udaipur. Getting ready for perhaps one of the most beautifully elegant dinners I've ever experienced. Little did I know that I would have my picture taken with a prince and four days later lay in the desert with a deadly scorpion sting. Two years later, I realize that I'm doing what I set out to do. Get to know a country. Experience it's food, people and language. Two years later, I feel like I know so little about Vietnam. I feel as though I know more about India. It seems to be an open book. While insanely complicated, the information is available. The culture is just in your face. Here in Vietnam, it's a bit different. There are so many reasons. It's been a conquered country, so they are a little more cautious. It's communist so political and business stats are very difficult to ascertain. It's been a country ravaged by famine, so there is a constant feeling of need. ... Maybe I have learned a bit. But there is so much more to learn.
