Jake

There is garbage in the town, on the beach, and even in the ocean. And if it isn't the garbage that spoils everything, it certainly is all the rats, cockroaches, and other vermin brought with it. Sea of Promise is such a unique place, and it honestly makes me so mad that no one does anything about it. Nevertheless, I still love it here. It will always be a paradise to me.

There is garbage in the town, on the beach, and even in the ocean. And if it isn't the garbage that spoils everything, it certainly is all the rats, cockroaches, and other vermin brought with it. Sea of Promise is such a unique place, and it honestly makes me so mad that no one does anything about it. Nevertheless, I still love it here. It will always be a paradise to me.

And if America was the promised land for Lehi and his descendants, then this was going to be my promised land. I had now been living in Sea of Promise for four months, and although I had only three months left in my teaching contract, I still planned on staying in Vietnam, even if that meant leaving this region I'd fallen in love with and relocating to another part of the country.

And if America was the promised land for Lehi and his descendants, then this was going to be my promised land. I had now been living in Sea of Promise for four months, and although I had only three months left in my teaching contract, I still planned on staying in Vietnam, even if that meant leaving this region I'd fallen in love with and relocating to another part of the country.

Since I was going to stay, I decided I really needed to learn Vietnamese, as you'd be surprised how few people there are in Vietnam who can speak any to no English.

Since I was going to stay, I decided I really needed to learn Vietnamese, as you'd be surprised how few people there are in Vietnam who can speak any to no English.

Although most English teachers in Southeast Asia use their leisure time to travel, I rather boringly decided to spend most of my days at the same beach, sitting amongst the sand while I studied and practiced what would hopefully become my second language.

Although most English teachers in Southeast Asia use their leisure time to travel, I rather boringly decided to spend most of my days at the same beach, sitting amongst the sand while I studied and practiced what would hopefully become my second language.

On one of those days, I must have been completely occupied in my own world, because when I looked up, I suddenly saw someone standing over me, talking down to me.

On one of those days, I must have been completely occupied in my own world, because when I looked up, I suddenly saw someone standing over me, talking down to me.

i take off my headphones and shading the sun from my eyes i see a tall late twenty-something tourist wearing only swim shorts and cradling a surfboard beneath his arm having come in from the surf he thought i said something to him as he passed by

i take off my headphones and shading the sun from my eyes i see a tall late twenty-something tourist wearing only swim shorts and cradling a surfboard beneath his arm having come in from the surf he thought i said something to him as he passed by

where i then told him i was speaking vietnamese to myself and didn't realize anyone could hear me we both had a good laugh about it and the guy introduced himself as tyler like me tyler was american and unsurprisingly he was from california He came to Vietnam for no other reason than to surf. Like I said, Tyler was this tall, very tanned guy, like he was the tannest guy I had ever seen.

where i then told him i was speaking vietnamese to myself and didn't realize anyone could hear me we both had a good laugh about it and the guy introduced himself as tyler like me tyler was american and unsurprisingly he was from california He came to Vietnam for no other reason than to surf. Like I said, Tyler was this tall, very tanned guy, like he was the tannest guy I had ever seen.

He had all these different tattoos he acquired from his travels, and long brown hair, which he regularly wore in a man bun. When I first saw him standing there, I was taken aback a little, because I almost mistook him for Jesus Christ. That's what he looked like.

He had all these different tattoos he acquired from his travels, and long brown hair, which he regularly wore in a man bun. When I first saw him standing there, I was taken aback a little, because I almost mistook him for Jesus Christ. That's what he looked like.

Tyler asks what I'm doing in Vietnam, and later in the conversation, he invites me to have a drink with him and his surfer buddies at the Beach Town Bar. I was a little hesitant to say yes, only because I don't really drink alcohol, but Tyler seemed like a nice guy, and so I agreed. Later that day, I met Tyler at the bar, and he introduced me to his three surfer friends.

Tyler asks what I'm doing in Vietnam, and later in the conversation, he invites me to have a drink with him and his surfer buddies at the Beach Town Bar. I was a little hesitant to say yes, only because I don't really drink alcohol, but Tyler seemed like a nice guy, and so I agreed. Later that day, I met Tyler at the bar, and he introduced me to his three surfer friends.

The first of Tyler's friends was Chris, whom he knew from back home. Chris was kinda loud and a little obnoxious, but I suppose he was also funny. The other two friends were Brody and Haley, a couple from New Zealand. Tyler and Chris met them while surfing in Australia, and ever since, the four of them have been traveling, or more accurately, surfing the world together.

The first of Tyler's friends was Chris, whom he knew from back home. Chris was kinda loud and a little obnoxious, but I suppose he was also funny. The other two friends were Brody and Haley, a couple from New Zealand. Tyler and Chris met them while surfing in Australia, and ever since, the four of them have been traveling, or more accurately, surfing the world together.