Waking early with birds singing and early traffic buzzing, I see amazing views from my window on January 8th Saturday in Vietnam.I arrive at HoChiMinh City airport at midnight. I am a midnight rambler! I love the orchids lining the halls as we walk to the immigration and customs lines. The white delicate beauty astounds me, I check to be sure the flowers are real. Remember I am traveling for 30 hours to get to the other side of the world.
Luckily Paige Stringer recognizes me as I gaze out at the swarm of people waiting for friends at the gate. I finally meet this amazing woman who invites me to join her Global Foundation for Chidlren with Hearing Loss. A van drives us through the quiet streets of the city to our nice hotel.
Out my ninth floor window, roof gardens, clothes lines, and new construction interest me. I can people watch! In the open doorways and windows that have no glass, I see a lady ironing, a man doing push-ups, and a mother reaching for her clothes pin basket. The construction workers start their tap tap tapping. A street sweeper dressed in orange drives his orange bike cart.He is up before the sun. He works so hard with his primitive grass broom. He inspires me like an orange sunrise.
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