Question 1: What is the time difference between the United States and Vietnam?
Answer: Vietnam is exactly 12 hours ahead of us. While I am writing this blog it is 7:45p.m. here; there it is tomorrow morning at 7:45 a.m..
Question 2: How long is your flight over there?
Answer: From the time we leave DFW to the time we land in Vietnam it will have been 28 hours and 10 minutes. Actual time on a plane is about 22 hours.
Answer: The official money in Vietnam is the Dong. We have been told however that some places will take US money and debit/credit cards. This is mainly in the city. As of right now, the exchange rate is $1 equals $19,000 dong. The moment we step off of the plane, we will be millionaires. Unfortunately this makes us targets. (Yes, the dong above would equal .03 in US dollars.)
Question 4: Isn't Vietnam a third world country?
Answer: Yes, most of the country is still considered third world. Only the big cities have what I would consider modern conveniences (a.k.a. hot water, air conditioning, steady electricity)
Question 5: Why are you going to Vietnam?
Answer: we are going to meet Mitchell's family on his dad's side. We will meet his grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Mitchell's dad is going with us.
Question 6: Do you know any Vietnamese?
Answer: NO! Mitchell's dad will be our only line of communication with some people. However, the younger a person is in Vietnam the more likely they know English.
Question 7: Will Mitchell be able to survive without internet???
Answer: We'll find out!! :) Actually, in the cities we will have a chance to get internet, but we are not staying in the city most of the time.
That's all I can think of right now. If you have a question, leave a comment and I'll let you know what we think the answer is.
