Back from 'nam.

Wow. I made it back from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and am none the worse for wear. Seriously though, the trip was absolutely amazing, I'm totally hooked on travel in South-east Asia... the food was incredible, the country is so clean and beautiful (compared to Shanghai) and it's actually pretty cheap once you get where you're going.

I'll post recaps of my time in Saigon and Nha Trang this week, but most of the story is going to be told through the roughly 200 pictures I took... I'm posting them tonight on sterny.smugmug.com, so check those out for a photo-tour of District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City, Reunification Palace, the War Remnants Museum (formerly the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes), Nha Trang beach and the islands off the coast of Vietnam.

I'm back at work this week with a ton to finish before I pack up again and head to Boston this Friday for my first med school interview of the season at Tufts University. Very excited to see my parents (who are meeting me on Saturday, and because they love me, bringing along my winter clothes) and stay with Miguel for the weekend. The other big news is that in addition to my new office, I finally got a replacement for the "My Size Barbie Desk" that I've been working at for the last month!