hoi an, it feels like epcot. but maybe less manicured. hoi an, it feels like venice. with the river spilling onto and taking over streets. with boats parked next to doorsteps. it's venice, but shallower. people wade through the murky water, lifting their knees high, maneuvering around the boats and up...

Sweat is cascading down my back and my arm brushes against the boy next to me. I smile an apology and change my rhythm to mimic his movements. He looks back mischievously, changing his dance to something quicker and more complicated. I'm not sure what's more surreal, the fact that I've been invited...

I'm engaged in a staring contest with the chicken that is sitting next to me. That's not right. With the chicken that is sitting on a child's lap who in turn is sitting on his mother's lap who is sitting next to me. To be fair the woman's arm is digging into my ribcage and the not-so-small boy is...