Les Go: The Final Countdown

I am in the homestretch. I have four weeks left in Hanoi. Four weeks and my entire reality will be drastically changed. Four weeks and I am leaving all that I’ve known for two years. Within these four weeks I’m gonna do all the things. Including debauchery because I am shamelessly hung over AF right now after coming home at 5am. I am adulting, leave me alone! So, Les Go: The Final Countdown.

Life in the time of Corona

I live in Asia, y’all. This Corona virus shit is real. Real ridiculous… For the past 4 weeks all schools have been closed in Vietnam. Now, I’m not a teacher so fortunately I still have work but these folks are out here strugglin! With all this free time on everyone’s hands I have seen some beauty come out of it. Firstly, women are amazing. I love being in women-centered spaces and surrounding myself in their presence. With that being said, in the time of Corona I feel women in Hanoi have really been coming together. For example, I have two women who have opened their homes to hold yoga sessions and it literally gives me life. What beautiful souls.

Practicing Socializing…

If you know me, like really know me, you know my comfort zone is calm morning times with coffee and a book. Alone. Or with one person. I don’t wanna say I’m antisocial, I can be nice AF if needed but, I am introverted and random social acts give me slight anxiety. But, in this process of actively being the best version of myself I have been social times 10. It helps that I found an amazing group of queer woman that literally welcomed me with open arms. Like mentioned, women are amazing.

I’ve also been practicing for my first open mic. Yup, the introvert is doing open mic. I’ve wanted to since I got to Hanoi and this seems like the perfect time. Of course I’ll be accompanied by a very talented musician who will easily make us look good. It’s amazing what happens when you find the right people at the right time.

You’re either doin something right or something terribly wrong if you end up at the flower market at 4am. Well, les jus say that happened to me last night and I was def doin something right. And can we take a moment to acknowledge the fuckin insanely delicious food that the flower market has. Ok, maybe I was a little drunk but got damn!

Puppy Cafe

To nurse my hangover and to force me to get out of the house I ventured to a neighborhood puppy cafe today. It is as good as it sounds. Oddly enough they chose to lay the faux grass throughout the cafe. I legit saw a puppy take a dump right on the “grass.” It warranted a solid chuckle.

My goal for these last four weeks is to live in every moment. In the present. I should have been doing this but it’s never too late. Hanoi is a funky ass place that has really been wrapping around my heart. It may help that I see my end, my exit strategy morphing in front of me or that I am surrounding myself with positivity but whatever it is, Hanoi, keep it up.