Ho Chi Minh and the Hostel

We've been wi-fi challenged for the past few days, so we apologize for the lack of posts. Since we last posted we've migrated to the busy city of Ho Chi Minh where we've experienced our first dormitory in a hostel. Upon arriving in Ho Chi Minh five hours later than anticipated,
the driver found Townhouse 50 (the hostel we stayed in) easily, which was relief. A lot of the time we find ourselves being driven around in circles and the taxi drivers asking bystanders with babies and old men for directions. The hostel is down an alley way and turned out to be very quaint and clean with a really friendly and helpful front desk guy named Johnny. He recommended a delicious and affordable pho restaurant right up the street called Pho Van. The dorm wasn't terrible with eight bunks, lockers for your bags, and air conditioning. We've always wanted bunk beds anyways. Our bunk mates were two girls who like us, had quit their jobs in enterprise sales to travel for four months. We all hit it off and were having fun when the rest of our roommates arrived. Two Japanese women in their 60's or 70's who we nicknamed the dragon ladies, and a disgruntled American who had a cold. As per usual we retired around 9pm, snuggled in our silk sacks. A few hours later we woke up to what sounded like a dragon snoring and someone blowing their nose so loud it sounded like a trumpet horn. Needless to say no one slept much that night. In the morning we enjoyed the hostels delightful complimentary breakfast of fresh fruit, fried eggs, and baguette, and immediately
after booked a private room close by for .50 more.  We stayed in the dorm one more night which was much more restful. We had three new roomies who were much quieter. By the next morning we were a little attached to our little community and sad to say goodbye, but also ready for our own space, being the 6am risers we are. It was great meeting people from all over the world with different stories. In the fifteen days we've been in Vietnam we have traveled from Hanoi in the North to the Mekong Delta in the South. Its been an amazing whirlwind. Vietnam has been delicious and beautiful, saying goodbye will be a somber experience. Although, after the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh it will be beneficial for us to get back to normalcy in our apartment we rented in Phuket for a few weeks and be able to hear ourselves think.