The Fourth of July in a Foreign Country

After Saigon, we wanted to tour the Mekong Delta before going to Cambodia. And it was fun. We went to many cool places and ate new foods. Plus we got to spend the Fourth of July there. 

While touring the Mekong we did a home stay. That's where you get to stay at a local house. When I walked in I saw that there was no roof over the hallways. As I walked into the room my sisters and I would be sleeping in, it got darker. The only light was coming through the small slats we had for windows. It was dark and I saw something run cross the wall. What was it? It was a mouse! Soon enough we found the lights so it was brighter.

We also got to help make dinner. I helped peel the vegetables. And it was the Fourth of July. When we were in Saigon, at one of the restaurants they had sparklers so my dad got them for us. But the sparklers   were more like candles. It was kind of weird not hearing fire works, but now I can say I have spent the Fourth of July in a foreign country.

At one of our last stops in the Mekong Delta we went to a restaurant. It was an outside restaurant and when I walked in, a waiter zoomed past me. I looked over and he was wearing roller skates. All of the waiters were. We sat at a table and soon someone came to take our orders. We got baby pig, rabbit curry, and pigeon! You might be thinking "why? That would be gross!" But it wasn't. They were very good. The baby pig is one of my favorite things I ate on the trip.

The Mekong Delta was fun. I'm glade we decided to go. I was an awesome experience.