Rested, Recuperated and Ready To Go...

...well the best I can be. It has now now been just a little over 24 hours since I arrived into Hanoi having flewn from Manchester to London Heathrow, London Heathrow to Hong Kong and finally from Hong Kong to Hanoi, door to door it has taken approximately 22 hours to get here so I admit I am feeling a little jaded - must be the jetlag, nevertheless I am keen on getting started tomorrow.

Today I have done some sightseeing in Hanoi. I started at 8.30am with a visit to the Ho Chin Minh Museum followed by several other must see places. I have little free time so it seemed a waste to catch up on sleep plus I could'nt sleep last night yet in contrast I really had to fight the urge to sleep whilst on the back of a motorbike during my guided tour(!) the less said about this the better, except 'frightfully scary' are two words I would use to describe this afternoon's experience!!

Moving on swiftly, despite it being cold enough to have warranted bringing my scarf and gloves due to it being the winter season Hanoi is bustling with tourists with a good vibe and I am excited about being here.

The locals are friendly and helpful, vegeterian food is easy enough to seek out and green tea is available by the bucket loads everywhere; so what more could I possibly want? The truth is I have been wishing today away because I am keen to get started to do what I came here to do but on the same note I am also feeling a little apprehensive about the next few days. The wait, however, is now almost over because tomorrow morning at 8am I am being met by the co-ordinator who is going to take me to the hospital and Pagoda to show me the ropes so I can get stuck in and make some use of myself. I am nervous but ready.

In the meantime I am now going to try getting some sleep in my bed in my hotel room where it is safe to do so.