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Day Four, Grandma's House
Spent most of this day relaxing, playing the game boy and just generally hanging out. Thu's family has lots of women that are willing to watch Robert, so that me and Thu don't have to. Robert was having a blast, farms are great places for kids. He was also having fun playing with the other children. The heat doesn't seem to bother him much. It's actually cooler down here then in Saigon. The house is a very drafty structure, so it stay fairly cool, except the front which faces west. In the afternoon, they close all the front doors, and everyone stays out back.
In the evening we decided to visit grandma's house. She doesn't actually own this house, she just lives there with some relatives. We got back into the boots and headed out. Cruising along this river is a lot like wandering down the streets of a small town. The river is lined with houses, each with it's own spot of land, and it own little jetty. The river itself is the source for all the water these people use. Waste water also ends up going back into it, but apparently the real nasty stuff goes into the ponds that each house has out back. The standard of living out here various a lot. Some of the houses are real shacks, mostly wood with a thatch roof, but some of them are real nice, made of brick with tile roofs and floors. It's a little strange to see such wealth and poverty side by side.
Grandma's home is one of the nicer ones. It's smaller then Thu's family home with only about three rooms, but it's beautifully made. We hung out there for about an hour and Thu took me out back to show me the graves of her grandfather and grand uncle. |
Date(s): June 22, 2004. Album by Steven W Dugger. 1 - 9 of 9 Total. 226 Visits. |
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