Jake

Over a few drinks, we all get to know each other a little better, and I told them what it's like to teach English in Vietnam. Curious as to how they're able to travel so much, I ask them what they all do for a living. Tyler says they work as vloggers, bloggers, and general content creators, all the while traveling to a different country every other month.

Over a few drinks, we all get to know each other a little better, and I told them what it's like to teach English in Vietnam. Curious as to how they're able to travel so much, I ask them what they all do for a living. Tyler says they work as vloggers, bloggers, and general content creators, all the while traveling to a different country every other month.

You wouldn't believe the number of places they've been to. Hawaii, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, Bali, everywhere. They didn't see the value of staying in just one place and working a menial job when they could be living their best lives, all the while being their own bosses. It did make a lot of sense to me, and was not that dissimilar to my reasoning for being in Vietnam.

You wouldn't believe the number of places they've been to. Hawaii, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, Bali, everywhere. They didn't see the value of staying in just one place and working a menial job when they could be living their best lives, all the while being their own bosses. It did make a lot of sense to me, and was not that dissimilar to my reasoning for being in Vietnam.

The four of them were only going to be in Sea of Promise for a couple more days. But when I told them I hadn't yet explored the rest of the country, they insisted that I tag along with them. I did come to Vietnam to travel, not just stay in one place. The only problem was I didn't have anyone to do it with. But I guess now I did. They even invited me to go surfing with them the next day.

The four of them were only going to be in Sea of Promise for a couple more days. But when I told them I hadn't yet explored the rest of the country, they insisted that I tag along with them. I did come to Vietnam to travel, not just stay in one place. The only problem was I didn't have anyone to do it with. But I guess now I did. They even invited me to go surfing with them the next day.

Having never surfed a day in my life, I very nearly declined the offer. But coming all this way from cold and boring Utah, I knew I had to embrace new and exciting opportunities whenever they arrived. By early next morning, and pushing through my first hangover, I had officially surfed my first ever wave.

Having never surfed a day in my life, I very nearly declined the offer. But coming all this way from cold and boring Utah, I knew I had to embrace new and exciting opportunities whenever they arrived. By early next morning, and pushing through my first hangover, I had officially surfed my first ever wave.

I was a little afraid I'd embarrass myself, especially in front of Tyler, but after a few trials and errors, I thankfully gained the hang of it. Even though I was a newbie at surfing, I could not have been that bad. Because as soon as I surfed my first successful wave, Chris would not stop calling me Johnny Utah. Not that I knew what that meant.

I was a little afraid I'd embarrass myself, especially in front of Tyler, but after a few trials and errors, I thankfully gained the hang of it. Even though I was a newbie at surfing, I could not have been that bad. Because as soon as I surfed my first successful wave, Chris would not stop calling me Johnny Utah. Not that I knew what that meant.

If I wasn't embarrassing myself on a board, I definitely was in my ignorance of the guy's casual movie quotes. For instance, whenever someone yelled out Charlie don't surf, all I could think was, who the heck is Charlie? By that afternoon, we were all back at the bar and I got to spend some girl time with Haley. She was so kind to me and seemed to take a genuine interest in my life.

If I wasn't embarrassing myself on a board, I definitely was in my ignorance of the guy's casual movie quotes. For instance, whenever someone yelled out Charlie don't surf, all I could think was, who the heck is Charlie? By that afternoon, we were all back at the bar and I got to spend some girl time with Haley. She was so kind to me and seemed to take a genuine interest in my life.

Or maybe she was just grateful not to be the only girl in the group anymore. She did tell me she thought Chris was extremely annoying, no matter where they were in the world, and even though Brody was the quiet, sensible type for the most part, she hated how he acted when he was around the guys.

Or maybe she was just grateful not to be the only girl in the group anymore. She did tell me she thought Chris was extremely annoying, no matter where they were in the world, and even though Brody was the quiet, sensible type for the most part, she hated how he acted when he was around the guys.

Five beers later and Brody was suddenly on his feet, doing some kind of native New Zealand war dance while Chris or Tyler vlogged. Although I was having such a wonderful time with the four of them, anticipating all the places in Vietnam, Haley said we were going. In the corner of my eye, I kept seeing the same strange man staring over at us.

Five beers later and Brody was suddenly on his feet, doing some kind of native New Zealand war dance while Chris or Tyler vlogged. Although I was having such a wonderful time with the four of them, anticipating all the places in Vietnam, Haley said we were going. In the corner of my eye, I kept seeing the same strange man staring over at us.

I thought maybe we were being too loud and he wanted to say something, but the man was instead looking at all of us with intrigue. Well, ten minutes later, this very same man comes up to us with three strangers behind him. Very casually, he asks if we're all having a good time.

I thought maybe we were being too loud and he wanted to say something, but the man was instead looking at all of us with intrigue. Well, ten minutes later, this very same man comes up to us with three strangers behind him. Very casually, he asks if we're all having a good time.

We kind of awkwardly oblige the man, a fellow traveler like us who, although he was probably in his early thirties, looked more like a middle-aged dad on vacation, in an overly large Hawaiian shirt as though to hide his stomach, and looking down at us through a pair of brainiac glasses. The strangers behind him were two other men and a young woman,

We kind of awkwardly oblige the man, a fellow traveler like us who, although he was probably in his early thirties, looked more like a middle-aged dad on vacation, in an overly large Hawaiian shirt as though to hide his stomach, and looking down at us through a pair of brainiac glasses. The strangers behind him were two other men and a young woman,