Yesterday, Megan left with Mai’s oldest sister when she returned to her house in Dang Ha (30 mi/70 km from Hue). This is the first time that Megan has been away from Mai and I since we’ve been in Veitnam. Megan has occasionally gone with either my sister, Margaret (Viki) or with Joe and Ruth.
About two hours after Megan left Hue to ride back in a Nissan auto, we received a telephone call from Dung Ha — Megan was crying and telling Mai how much she missed her. Mai talked with her and told her not to worry and that she could come back tomorrow. I got on the telephone and told her I loved her and that she could decide to enjoy the adventure of being away from home and that I would buy her a large ice cream sunday when she returned. Being Megan, the ice cream caught her ear and made her feel better.
Mai’s sister called later and told us that Megan had fallen asleep around 5:00pm while watching cartoons on TV. She woke her up to eat dinner and then Megan went upstairs, brushed her teeth and tried to fall asleep. To no avail until around midnight.
Megan is returning in another car today with Mai’s sister’s friend around 3:00pm. I know that Megan will be “busting” to tell us both about her trip to Dung Ha. I will be very interested to find out what she has learned from her first time being away in Vietnam.