LIVE from DaNang, Vietnam: Happy 4th of July USA! ♥️🎉💙

It's Saturday It's Saturday night, and I just night, and I just night, and I just got home from a got home from a got home from a 4th of 4th of 4th of July party at my friend's, July party at my friend's, July party at my friend's, another American. another American. another American. We had a group of 10 We had a group of 10 We had a group of 10 people who met people who met . Just waiting for a . Just waiting for a . Just waiting for a few more people few more people few more people to perform live to perform live to perform live . So I thought I'd . So I thought I'd . So I thought I'd chime in and do a chime in and do a chime in and do a quick live quick live quick live performance for anyone who's performance for anyone who's performance for anyone who's curious about how to celebrate the curious about how to celebrate the curious about how to celebrate the 4th of July in Da Nang, 4th of July in Da Nang, 4th of July in Da Nang, Vietnam. And the reason Vietnam. And the reason Vietnam. And the reason I'm joining in I'm joining in I'm joining in now is even though it's evening now is even though it's evening now is even though it's evening and I just got and I just got and I just got home from a party at a home from a party at a home from a party at a friend's house we were at. We've been friend's house we were at. We've been friend's house we were at. We've been there for a few hours now, there for a few hours now, there for a few hours now, and it's now 10:30 PM, which is because and it's now 10:30 PM, which is because and it's now 10:30 PM, which is because someone, no someone, no someone, no names mentioned, had names mentioned, had names mentioned, had coffee at 5 PM, which is, uh, 8 coffee at 5 PM, which is, uh, 8 coffee at 5 PM, which is, uh, 8 hours too late for me to be hours too late for me to be hours too late for me to be drinking coffee. So, I'm drinking coffee. So, I'm drinking coffee. So, I'm awake, feeling awake, feeling awake, feeling great, and thought I'd great, and thought I'd great, and thought I'd just drop by. I have just drop by. I have just drop by. I have n't performed for a long time. n't performed for a long time. n't performed for a long time. I usually try to I usually try to I usually try to do them in the morning do them in the morning do them in the morning my time, which is my time, which is my time, which is evening evening evening West Coast time, West Coast time, West Coast time, and fairly late in the and fairly late in the and fairly late in the evening evening evening East Coast time.

East Coast time. East Coast time. So I thought while So I thought while So I thought while I was home, while I was I was home, while I was I was home, while I was awake, I could awake, I could awake, I could try an evening try an evening try an evening live stream and live stream and live stream and see if see if see if I could meet anyone I could meet anyone I could meet anyone on the morning of the 4th of July. So on the morning of the 4th of July. So on the morning of the 4th of July. So if you're watching from the if you're watching from the if you're watching from the US, please US, please US, please let me know in let me know in let me know in the comments and on the occasion of the the comments and on the occasion of the the comments and on the occasion of the 4th of July. I was just 4th of July. I was just 4th of July. I was just sharing that I sharing that I sharing that I was at a was at a was at a dinner party tonight and it dinner party tonight and it dinner party tonight and it was so funny. There was so funny. There was so funny. There was a group of 10 of us and the was a group of 10 of us and the was a group of 10 of us and the couple who couple who couple who organized it. They are organized it. They are organized it. They are my old friends here in my old friends here in my old friends here in Vietnam. I Vietnam. I Vietnam. I met them met them met them back in 2019 when we back in 2019 when we back in 2019 when we all lived in the same all lived in the same all lived in the same house, and we quickly house, and we quickly house, and we quickly became friends. They are became friends. They are became friends. They are like family to me. And now like family to me. And now like family to me. And now they live in a different they live in a different they live in a different house. We've all, house. We've all, house. We've all, you know, come and you know, come and you know, come and go over the go over the go over the years, but years, but years, but they live in a different they live in a different they live in a different house, and she house, and she house, and she sent an invitation sent an invitation sent an invitation to have dinner together to have dinner together to have dinner together a few days ago, and I a few days ago, and I a few days ago, and I thought, oh, how wonderful. thought, oh, how wonderful. thought, oh, how wonderful. They are going to They are going to They are going to hold an event on the 4th of hold an event on the 4th of hold an event on the 4th of July. She didn't know July. She didn't know July. She didn't know until yesterday that it was the 4th of July until yesterday that it was the 4th of July . So she's really quick . So she's really quick , um, let me , um, let me , um, let me make sure that's make sure that's make sure that's connected. She connected. She connected. She said very quickly, "Oh, said very quickly, "Oh, said very quickly, "Oh, today is the 4th of July.

today is the 4th of July. today is the 4th of July. Let's do an Let's do an Let's do an American theme. American theme. American theme. Everyone bring Everyone bring Everyone bring American food and American food and American food and write in the comments write in the comments write in the comments what you're bringing." And what you're bringing." And what you're bringing." And then I immediately saw then I immediately saw then I immediately saw someone bringing someone bringing someone bringing pizza, someone bringing hot dogs, pizza, someone bringing hot dogs, pizza, someone bringing hot dogs, someone else someone else someone else bringing fried bringing fried bringing fried chicken. And it was so chicken. And it was so chicken. And it was so interesting to see that and interesting to see that and interesting to see that and think, "Oh no." Like, think, "Oh no." Like, think, "Oh no." Like, it's going to be a lot of it's going to be a lot of it's going to be a lot of junk food. Like, junk food. Like, junk food. Like, do I need to do I need to do I need to eat first? Or eat first? Or eat first? Or maybe I'll bring maybe I'll bring maybe I'll bring something healthy. In the end something healthy. In the end , I brought a large , I brought a large , I brought a large salad. Uh, but when salad. Uh, but when salad. Uh, but when we all got together, we all got together, we all got together, the question arose: there the question arose: there the question arose: there were meatballs, were meatballs, were meatballs, sandwiches, pizza, sandwiches, pizza, wings, fried wings, fried chicken, hot dogs, chicken, hot dogs, chicken, hot dogs, coleslaw. The question at the table coleslaw. The question at the table coleslaw. The question at the table was: " was: " Why is American Why is American Why is American food so unhealthy?" food so unhealthy?" Because we are used to having Because we are used to having dinner together, where dinner together, where dinner together, where we all bring we all bring we all bring Vietnamese food. And we Vietnamese food. And we Vietnamese food. And we all eat, we all all eat, we all all eat, we all share, and it's always share, and it's always share, and it's always something like rice, something like rice, something like rice, fish, all kinds of flavors fish, all kinds of flavors , sauces, and greens, , sauces, and greens, , sauces, and greens, morning glory, which is almost like morning glory, which is almost like morning glory, which is almost like fried spinach, fried spinach, fried spinach, garlic. It's exactly what you garlic. It's exactly what you garlic. It's exactly what you need, and you leave need, and you leave need, and you leave feeling feeling feeling really good really good really good , the food is , the food is , the food is healthy, it's nutritious healthy, it's nutritious , and it was fun , and it was fun , and it was fun to have a barbecue to have a barbecue to have a barbecue or a joint or a joint or a joint American-style dinner American-style dinner . One of the guys from . One of the guys from . One of the guys from Spain brought Spain brought Spain brought coleslaw and said, " coleslaw and said, " I Googled

I Googled I Googled American food, and American food, and American food, and this coleslaw this coleslaw this coleslaw was the first thing that was the first thing that was the first thing that came up came up came up , and no , and no , and no one had taken it yet one had taken it yet one had taken it yet , so this is what he , so this is what he , so this is what he brought." But our brought." But our brought." But our group consisted of group consisted of group consisted of five Americans, five Americans, one of one of Vietnamese descent, one of Vietnamese descent, one of Bangladeshi descent, two of us Bangladeshi descent, two of us born and born and born and raised in the States, raised in the States, one African American , and then four , and then four , and then four Vietnamese and our Vietnamese and our Vietnamese and our friend from Spain. So it's friend from Spain. So it's friend from Spain. So it's always such an interesting and always such an interesting and always such an interesting and lively conversation. We lively conversation. We lively conversation. We talked about the difference talked about the difference talked about the difference between history and what they between history and what they between history and what they teach in Africa teach in Africa teach in Africa about about about Independence Day, Independence Day, Independence Day, history and what I history and what I history and what I learned as a kid, learned as a kid, learned as a kid, and, uh, we played some kind of and, uh, we played some kind of and, uh, we played some kind of adult adult adult contemporary music from the 60s contemporary music from the 60s contemporary music from the 60s that we all that we all that we all sang along to. sang along to. It was good...Uh, we It was good...Uh, we had lunch, laughed, had lunch, laughed, had lunch, laughed, and everyone in the group has known and everyone in the group has known and everyone in the group has known each other for years, and each other for years, and each other for years, and then sat outside.

then sat outside. then sat outside. They had a huge They had a huge They had a huge balcony surrounding the balcony surrounding the balcony surrounding the room. Warm night. room. Warm night. room. Warm night. The night seems warm and The night seems warm and The night seems warm and stuffy. So, I'm sitting stuffy. So, I'm sitting stuffy. So, I'm sitting in my room right now in my room right now , and I have the air , and I have the air , and I have the air conditioner on. If that conditioner on. If that conditioner on. If that tells you tells you tells you how warm it is, I'd how warm it is, I'd how warm it is, I'd love to hear from love to hear from love to hear from you. Where are you you. Where are you you. Where are you tuning in from? And I'm tuning in from? And I'm tuning in from? And I'm going to quickly going to quickly going to quickly check the weather check the weather check the weather so I can tell you so I can tell you so I can tell you exactly in Fahrenheit and exactly in Fahrenheit and exactly in Fahrenheit and Celsius. It's 84° here right now Celsius. It's 84° here right now Celsius. It's 84° here right now . 20:44. It feels . 20:44. It feels . 20:44. It feels like 86° and the humidity is 73%. like 86° and the humidity is 73%. And let's quickly And let's quickly check how much in check how much in check how much in Celsius? 29°C. And it Celsius? 29°C. And it feels like 30°. And feels like 30°. And yes, the humidity is still yes, the humidity is still yes, the humidity is still 73%. So, it's warm and 73%. So, it's warm and 73%. So, it's warm and stuffy, which is typical stuffy, which is typical stuffy, which is typical for July. It rained yesterday for July. It rained yesterday for July. It rained yesterday . Uh, . Uh, . Uh, it was a little cloudy today, it was a little cloudy today, it was a little cloudy today, but today is a warm, but today is a warm, but today is a warm, warm evening for warm evening for warm evening for walking. This is very walking. This is very walking. This is very typical for this time of typical for this time of typical for this time of year. I would be glad to year. I would be glad to year. I would be glad to hear. Leave me hear. Leave me hear. Leave me a comment. Where are you from? With the a comment. Where are you from? With the a comment. Where are you from? With the number 4. I'm watching, number 4. I'm watching, number 4. I'm watching, watching from Charleston, watching from Charleston, watching from Charleston, South Carolina.

South Carolina. South Carolina. Today the weather is Today the weather is Today the weather is similar to Da Nang. Yes, similar to Da Nang. Yes, similar to Da Nang. Yes, American American American food choices don't suit us. food choices don't suit us. 11:46 am. Oh, great. 11:46 am. Oh, great. Yes, you are on the East Yes, you are on the East Yes, you are on the East Coast. Hello, Coast. Hello, Coast. Hello, sister, and everyone. Hello sister, and everyone. Hello . Um, yeah, and you know what . Um, yeah, and you know what . Um, yeah, and you know what was really interesting was really interesting was really interesting to me was that I've been to me was that I've been to me was that I've been eating Vietnamese food eating Vietnamese food eating Vietnamese food pretty regularly for pretty regularly for pretty regularly for so long that I've so long that I've so long that I've lost any taste or lost any taste or lost any taste or flavor for the other dishes flavor for the other dishes flavor for the other dishes at the table. For example, at the table. For example, at the table. For example, fried chicken or fried chicken or fried chicken or pizza. Oh, I pizza. Oh, I pizza. Oh, I liked the salad, and liked the salad, and liked the salad, and it's, well, you know, what you it's, well, you know, what you it's, well, you know, what you like, and uh, I'll be like, and uh, I'll be like, and uh, I'll be happy to happy to happy to get back to get back to get back to eating healthy eating healthy , which makes me , which makes me , which makes me feel really feel really feel really good here in Vietnam. good here in Vietnam. So, I've noticed that So, I've noticed that even for breakfast, even for breakfast, even for breakfast, the food is very similar the food is very similar the food is very similar throughout all three throughout all three throughout all three meals, and families meals, and families meals, and families sit down for breakfast sit down for breakfast sit down for breakfast with rice or very often with rice or very often with rice or very often soup, soup with protein, soup, soup with protein, soup, soup with protein, maybe with a few maybe with a few maybe with a few vegetables. That is, you vegetables. That is, you vegetables. That is, you restore water restore water restore water balance after sleep. Uh, balance after sleep. Uh, balance after sleep. Uh, you're getting the protein you're getting the protein you're getting the protein you need. It's you need. It's you need. It's not like they don't not like they don't not like they don't eat eggs, eat eggs, eat eggs, cereal, pastries, cereal, pastries, cereal, pastries, etc. for breakfast. And etc. for breakfast. And etc. for breakfast. And lunch usually lunch usually lunch usually consists of rice and

consists of rice and consists of rice and a piece of fish. The a piece of fish. The a piece of fish. The same goes for same goes for same goes for dinner. They take dinner. They take dinner. They take lemongrass stalks, lemongrass stalks, lemongrass stalks, wrap wrap wrap beef around them, beef around them, beef around them, use the use the use the lemongrass as a skewer, and lemongrass as a skewer, and lemongrass as a skewer, and put it on the grill. There is a put it on the grill. There is a put it on the grill. There is a lot of seafood lot of seafood . Lots of . Lots of . Lots of seafood, seafood, seafood, oysters, and sometimes oysters, and sometimes oysters, and sometimes chicken, but really chicken, but really chicken, but really lots of fish, greens, lots of fish, greens, lots of fish, greens, and different ways to and different ways to and different ways to cook rice, cook rice, cook rice, whether it's noodles or whether it's noodles or whether it's noodles or white rice. And so on white rice. And so on . And dessert is usually . And dessert is usually . And dessert is usually fruit. The fruit is fruit. The fruit is fruit. The fruit is really...There's so really...There's so really...There's so much local much local much local fruit here, so it's fruit here, so it's fruit here, so it's very ripe. You know, very ripe. You know, very ripe. You know, when you have a really when you have a really when you have a really ripe mango that was ripe mango that was ripe mango that was maybe recently maybe recently maybe recently picked, or a watermelon, a picked, or a watermelon, a picked, or a watermelon, a pineapple. These are all things pineapple. These are all things pineapple. These are all things that are very common here that are very common here . Jackfruit...Sorry. . Jackfruit...Sorry. Sorry. Wait.

Sorry about that. Jackfruit, longan, it's Jackfruit, longan, it's like lychee, which is popular. like lychee, which is popular. like lychee, which is popular. Durian is, of course, a Durian is, of course, a Durian is, of course, a crowd favorite. And crowd favorite. And crowd favorite. And interestingly, a friend of mine interestingly, a friend of mine interestingly, a friend of mine who taught at a who taught at a who taught at a local elementary local elementary local elementary school said that school said that school said that durian pizza was one of the durian pizza was one of the kids' favorite dishes. If you're kids' favorite dishes. If you're going to order going to order going to order two pizzas for class, two pizzas for class, two pizzas for class, one of them one of them one of them will always be a durian pizza will always be a durian pizza . Who has tasted durian? . Who has tasted durian? This is an This is an acquired taste, very acquired taste, very acquired taste, very rich, interesting rich, interesting rich, interesting consistency. I consistency. I consistency. I like him like him like him sometimes. I'll eat it, and sometimes. I'll eat it, and sometimes. I'll eat it, and then I'll be fine for then I'll be fine for then I'll be fine for a while. For me, a while. For me, a while. For me, it's just very, very it's just very, very it's just very, very rich. And I rich. And I rich. And I like him. like him. The problem is that The problem is that it has a very strong it has a very strong it has a very strong odor. And in many odor. And in many odor. And in many hotels, trains, and hotels, trains, and hotels, trains, and airplanes, you can't airplanes, you can't airplanes, you can't bring durian into the bring durian into the bring durian into the territory, behind territory, behind territory, behind closed doors, or on the closed doors, or on the closed doors, or on the plane. There will be a plane. There will be a plane. There will be a big circle with a line big circle with a line big circle with a line crossing the durian, crossing the durian, crossing the durian, because it's him, it's just because it's him, it's just because it's him, it's just him. It's the same him. It's the same him. It's the same as some types of cheese in as some types of cheese in as some types of cheese in Europe, which are very, very Europe, which are very, very Europe, which are very, very spicy. Greetings from spicy. Greetings from spicy. Greetings from Berlin, Germany.

Berlin, Germany. Berlin, Germany. Hello, hello. Do you Hello, hello. Do you Hello, hello. Do you take any take any take any supplements? Do you take supplements? Do you take supplements? Do you take any any any precautions when leaving the precautions when leaving the precautions when leaving the house in the bright sun house in the bright sun ? Okay, I actually ? Okay, I actually ? Okay, I actually made a video about made a video about made a video about supplements, and here's what's supplements, and here's what's supplements, and here's what's interesting. I am a interesting. I am a interesting. I am a health and health and health and wellness advocate. People wellness advocate. People wellness advocate. People say fanatic. I say fanatic. I say fanatic. I like to like to like to use use use the word "enthusiast." And the word "enthusiast." And the word "enthusiast." And so I've been keeping up with so I've been keeping up with so I've been keeping up with health and health and health and wellness trends all my wellness trends all my wellness trends all my years living in Santa years living in Santa Monica. So I was right Monica. So I was right Monica. So I was right when I heard about when I heard about when I heard about kombucha. I made my kombucha. I made my kombucha. I made my own kombucha before own kombucha before own kombucha before it became it became it became mainstream. Now mainstream. Now mainstream. Now they sell it, you know, at they sell it, you know, at they sell it, you know, at gas stations. Um, but gas stations. Um, but gas stations. Um, but for a while, um, I was for a while, um, I was for a while, um, I was doing my own doing my own doing my own green juice detoxes, green juice detoxes, green juice detoxes, doing cleanses, doing cleanses, doing cleanses, all that stuff. all that stuff. all that stuff. Red light therapy, Red light therapy, Red light therapy, grounding mats, grounding mats, grounding mats, acupuncture, acupuncture, acupuncture, colon cleansing, colon cleansing, colon cleansing, whatever.

whatever. whatever. I had all these I had all these I had all these supplements, ashwagandha, supplements, ashwagandha, supplements, ashwagandha, fenugreek, maca fenugreek, maca fenugreek, maca spirulina, powders spirulina, powders spirulina, powders scattered all over the scattered all over the scattered all over the table. Well, these are table. Well, these are table. Well, these are smoothies prepared every day. And it's smoothies prepared every day. And it's smoothies prepared every day. And it's really interesting, when I really interesting, when I really interesting, when I moved here to moved here to moved here to Vietnam, I thought, " Vietnam, I thought, " Oh no, I can't take Oh no, I can't take Oh no, I can't take all this stuff with me, all all this stuff with me, all all this stuff with me, all my my my health and health and health and wellness products. What am wellness products. What am wellness products. What am I going to do?" And then I going to do?" And then I going to do?" And then I thought, "Well, I'm not going to I thought, "Well, I'm not going to I thought, "Well, I'm not going to let my let my let my lack of all lack of all lack of all my my my health and health and health and wellness products stop wellness products stop wellness products stop me from traveling." me from traveling." me from traveling." So I left and ran. So I left and ran. So I left and ran. And what I didn't And what I didn't And what I didn't realize until I realize until I realize until I got here was that got here was that got here was that I I I looked around... looked around... wait a second, there are wait a second, there are wait a second, there are very healthy people here very healthy people here . And they don't go to . And they don't go to . And they don't go to gyms, they gyms, they gyms, they don't have personal don't have personal don't have personal trainers, they don't trainers, they don't trainers, they don't do do do green juice cleanses, they green juice cleanses, they green juice cleanses, they don't follow don't follow don't follow any special any special any special diets. They don't seem to have any diets. They don't seem to have any diets. They don't seem to have any food food food allergies. This is interesting. And allergies. This is interesting. And allergies. This is interesting. And because of this because of this because of this process, something started to process, something started to process, something started to hurt in my hurt in my hurt in my stomach, I couldn't stomach, I couldn't stomach, I couldn't explain what exactly. It explain what exactly. It explain what exactly. It kept me awake at night. The kept me awake at night. The kept me awake at night. The osteopath, a true osteopath, a true osteopath, a true naturopath, advised naturopath, advised naturopath, advised me to go to the hospital me to go to the hospital me to go to the hospital and have an ultrasound. He and have an ultrasound. He and have an ultrasound. He said, "Something is said, "Something is said, "Something is happening, and there's happening, and there's happening, and there's swelling." I swelling." I swelling." I was examined. They was examined. They was examined. They said, “Nothing, said, “Nothing, said, “Nothing, nothing serious. " nothing serious. " nothing serious. " Here is your medicine." I didn't Here is your medicine." I didn't Here is your medicine." I didn't get a prescription and I get a prescription and I get a prescription and I spoke to the spoke to the spoke to the osteopath and he osteopath and he osteopath and he said, "Okay, said, "Okay, said, "Okay, bring your bring your bring your results, but I'll be results, but I'll be results, but I'll be out of town for 3 days out of town for 3 days ." So bring them ." So bring them ." So bring them when I get back. "We'll

when I get back. "We'll when I get back. "We'll see." I see." I see." I decided to rule decided to rule decided to rule everything out. I ate what the everything out. I ate what the everything out. I ate what the Vietnamese eat. And especially Vietnamese eat. And especially Vietnamese eat. And especially Vietnamese women. Vietnamese women. Vietnamese women. They are energetic. They are They are energetic. They are They are energetic. They are on the beach at 5 am. on the beach at 5 am. on the beach at 5 am. They are lying on the sand. They are lying on the sand. They are lying on the sand. They are watching the They are watching the They are watching the sunrise. They are sunrise. They are sunrise. They are moving. They moving. They moving. They move their qi. And move their qi. And move their qi. And they dance at night with they dance at night with they dance at night with speakers on the speakers on the speakers on the waterfront. So I waterfront. So I waterfront. So I ruled everything out. All. ruled everything out. All. ruled everything out. All. No magnesium before No magnesium before No magnesium before bed. Nothing. After 48 bed. Nothing. After 48 bed. Nothing. After 48 hours I was completely hours I was completely hours I was completely healthy. And that's why I never healthy. And that's why I never healthy. And that's why I never went back. went back. Um, so that's the long Um, so that's the long answer to the question of should answer to the question of should answer to the question of should I take I take I take supplements? No. I'm supplements? No. I'm supplements? No. I'm not taking anything right now. I drink my not taking anything right now. I drink my not taking anything right now. I drink my morning coffee. When morning coffee. When morning coffee. When I get hungry, I eat rice, I get hungry, I eat rice, I get hungry, I eat rice, chicken, whatever at chicken, whatever at chicken, whatever at local restaurants, local restaurants, local restaurants, run to the nearest run to the nearest run to the nearest place, grab a bite to eat, and place, grab a bite to eat, and place, grab a bite to eat, and move on. Fruits. move on. Fruits. I get tired at night, I I get tired at night, I go to bed. Have a good go to bed. Have a good go to bed. Have a good sleep. I get my sleep. I get my sleep. I get my REM sleep phase, REM sleep phase, REM sleep phase, my light phase.

my light phase. my light phase. I have, um, an I have, um, an I have, um, an Oura ring. I don't know if that's Oura ring. I don't know if that's Oura ring. I don't know if that's always the best thing to have. always the best thing to have. Um, you know, a tracker on Um, you know, a tracker on your body, but I your body, but I your body, but I really like to really like to really like to see what it see what it see what it shows, like shows, like shows, like deep sleep, deep sleep, deep sleep, REM sleep, light REM sleep, light REM sleep, light sleep. I also noticed sleep. I also noticed sleep. I also noticed what's really interesting about what's really interesting about what's really interesting about these rings is that these rings is that these rings is that they notice changes they notice changes they notice changes in me that I in me that I in me that I don't even notice. And I don't even notice. And I don't even notice. And I remember remember remember waking up one day and waking up one day and waking up one day and it said, “Hey, it said, “Hey, it said, “Hey, you have a little you have a little you have a little fever. "Maybe fever. "Maybe fever. "Maybe you should you should you should rest today." And I rest today." And I rest today." And I thought, “This is strange. I thought, “This is strange. I thought, “This is strange. I feel good. " feel good. " feel good. " Maybe it's because of the Maybe it's because of the Maybe it's because of the heat outside." heat outside." heat outside." The next day it was the The next day it was the The next day it was the same. A little higher. same. A little higher. same. A little higher. Like, “Maybe you Like, “Maybe you Like, “Maybe you shouldn’t shouldn’t shouldn’t stress yourself out. "You have a stress yourself out. "You have a stress yourself out. "You have a slight slight slight fever." Nothing like that fever." Nothing like that fever." Nothing like that appeared appeared appeared on my personal on my personal on my personal radar. I radar. I radar. I ignored it. On ignored it. On ignored it. On the third day, the third day, the third day, I woke up with a I woke up with a I woke up with a fever. I fever. I fever. I thought, “Oh, okay. thought, “Oh, okay. thought, “Oh, okay. It hasn't reached the point where It hasn't reached the point where I feel anything I feel anything . It's a pity that I didn't take . It's a pity that I didn't take . It's a pity that I didn't take everything everything everything a little more calmly these 2 a little more calmly these 2 a little more calmly these 2 days. "Maybe I wouldn't have days. "Maybe I wouldn't have days. "Maybe I wouldn't have woken up woken up woken up with a fever today."

with a fever today." Okay, let's see. Okay, let's see. Greetings. Greetings. Em. Do Greetings. Greetings. Em. Do Greetings. Greetings. Em. Do I take I take I take precautions when leaving the precautions when leaving the precautions when leaving the house? Em. Do you house? Em. Do you house? Em. Do you mean, for example, mean, for example, mean, for example, sunscreen? Is that what sunscreen? Is that what sunscreen? Is that what you mean? you mean? you mean? So, um, not to So, um, not to So, um, not to start an argument, start an argument, start an argument, everyone does their everyone does their everyone does their own research own research own research and does what and does what and does what works for you, but I'll works for you, but I'll works for you, but I'll share what share what share what works for me, which is what works for me, which is what I try, I try, I try, knowing that our body is knowing that our body is our largest organ, our largest organ, our largest organ, and that whatever I put on my and that whatever I put on my and that whatever I put on my skin is going to get into skin is going to get into skin is going to get into my bloodstream, I think my bloodstream, I think my bloodstream, I think about before I about before I about before I put something on my skin put something on my skin , am I going to put it in my mouth , am I going to put it in my mouth ? Em. And if not, I'll ? Em. And if not, I'll ? Em. And if not, I'll think twice. I also know think twice. I also know think twice. I also know that coconut oil has that coconut oil has that coconut oil has natural SPF. And when I natural SPF. And when I natural SPF. And when I was in Los Angeles, I was in Los Angeles, I was in Los Angeles, I ran with a group of ran with a group of ran with a group of runners who runners who runners who were training for a were training for a were training for a marathon, and we marathon, and we marathon, and we met at 6:30 in met at 6:30 in met at 6:30 in the morning. And as the season the morning. And as the season the morning. And as the season progressed, we progressed, we progressed, we ran...Is everyone still here? ran...Is everyone still here? It had been there for a It had been there for a minute. I think I'm minute. I think I'm minute. I think I'm frozen. I hope frozen. I hope frozen. I hope I was still in I was still in I was still in touch. Someone touch. Someone touch. Someone told me you were still told me you were still told me you were still here. Greetings from here. Greetings from here. Greetings from Michigan, Susan and Michigan, Susan and Michigan, Susan and company. Greetings.

company. Greetings. company. Greetings. Hello, Michigan. I'll Hello, Michigan. I'll Hello, Michigan. I'll scroll back and scroll back and scroll back and look at some of these look at some of these look at some of these other comments. Uh, other comments. Uh, other comments. Uh, but since the Wi-Fi but since the Wi-Fi but since the Wi-Fi is down for a moment, can is down for a moment, can is down for a moment, can someone just someone just someone just comment briefly? comment briefly? Let me know that I'm Let me know that I'm not just talking to the not just talking to the not just talking to the air. Yes, you are air. Yes, you are air. Yes, you are back. Okay, back. Okay, back. Okay, great. Wonderful, great. Wonderful, great. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. I wonderful, wonderful. I wonderful, wonderful. I had a situation. It had a situation. It had a situation. It was when I was spending was when I was spending was when I was spending that weekend that weekend that weekend glamping and it glamping and it glamping and it went out for a moment and then went out for a moment and then went out for a moment and then came back on. I'm came back on. I'm came back on. I'm talking and I can't talking and I can't talking and I can't understand why no one is understand why no one is understand why no one is commenting. I didn't commenting. I didn't commenting. I didn't talk to anyone, so talk to anyone, so talk to anyone, so lesson learned. I lesson learned. I lesson learned. I thought I'd just thought I'd just thought I'd just ask. So, I ask. So, I ask. So, I use use use coconut oil on my coconut oil on my coconut oil on my skin as a natural skin as a natural skin as a natural sunscreen. sunscreen. sunscreen. I also always have a I also always have a I also always have a linen shirt that I linen shirt that I linen shirt that I tie around my tie around my tie around my waist. I throw it over my waist. I throw it over my waist. I throw it over my shoulders. We wear shoulders. We wear shoulders. We wear hats. Um, I haven't hats. Um, I haven't hats. Um, I haven't bought commercial bought commercial , uh, sunscreen , uh, sunscreen , uh, sunscreen in decades. in decades. Again, evaluate Again, evaluate the information.

the information. the information. Listen to Listen to Listen to your intuition. your intuition. your intuition. Do what is Do what is Do what is best for you. This is what best for you. This is what best for you. This is what I do. Good. I do. Good. Come back here Come back here a little higher. And hello. a little higher. And hello. a little higher. And hello. Greetings. Greetings. My Greetings. Greetings. My Greetings. Greetings. My mother and I are watching. mother and I are watching. mother and I are watching. Today we are wearing the Today we are wearing the Today we are wearing the same clothes. Oh, same clothes. Oh, same clothes. Oh, this is so wonderful. Okay, this is so wonderful. Okay, this is so wonderful. Okay, for those of you who for those of you who for those of you who just joined, I just joined, I just joined, I just got back from a just got back from a just got back from a 4th of July party at 4th of July party at 4th of July party at one of my one of my one of my friends' houses. So, she and friends' houses. So, she and friends' houses. So, she and her husband grew up in the her husband grew up in the her husband grew up in the USA. She is actually USA. She is actually USA. She is actually Vietnamese by Vietnamese by Vietnamese by origin, but origin, but origin, but left when she was left when she was left when she was so young that she doesn't so young that she doesn't so young that she doesn't remember. He is originally from remember. He is originally from remember. He is originally from Bangladesh and also Bangladesh and also Bangladesh and also left very young. left very young. They grew up in the States . Um, I met . Um, I met . Um, I met them in 2019 when them in 2019 when them in 2019 when we all lived in the same we all lived in the same we all lived in the same house, and we became fast house, and we became fast house, and we became fast friends. I friends. I friends. I traveled with them. traveled with them. traveled with them. They are so funny. They are so funny. They are so funny. They are wonderful. They They are wonderful. They They are wonderful. They feel like feel like feel like family. Uh, other people family. Uh, other people family. Uh, other people at the dinner party, a at the dinner party, a at the dinner party, a guy from Spain, uh guy from Spain, uh , a few more , a few more , a few more Americans and Americans and Americans and four Vietnamese.

four Vietnamese. So, every age So, every age range, every...Well, range, every...Well, range, every...Well, let's see. Probably the let's see. Probably the let's see. Probably the youngest Luna, youngest Luna, youngest Luna, maybe. 20 years. Uh, maybe. 20 years. Uh, maybe. 20 years. Uh, this is about one this is about one this is about one of our Vietnamese of our Vietnamese of our Vietnamese friends, I think she's in her friends, I think she's in her friends, I think she's in her 60s. Not every 60s. Not every 60s. Not every event seems to... It's a event seems to... It's a event seems to... It's a very inclusive very inclusive very inclusive place. There is no place. There is no specific age or specific age or anything. It's anything. It's anything. It's always...It's every always...It's every always...It's every country, every age, country, every age, country, every age, everyone, everything. Uh, there's not a everyone, everything. Uh, there's not a everyone, everything. Uh, there's not a lot of lot of lot of American American American influence here, so even influence here, so even influence here, so even Americans here Americans here Americans here said that we forgot it was the said that we forgot it was the said that we forgot it was the 4th of July because we, you 4th of July because we, you 4th of July because we, you know, live in... know, live in... we see what we see what we see what people are doing around us, and if people are doing around us, and if people are doing around us, and if you're not looking at your you're not looking at your you're not looking at your phone or phone or phone or following following following American American American topics, it's easy to topics, it's easy to topics, it's easy to forget because you're forget because you're forget because you're absorbed in the life absorbed in the life absorbed in the life around you. But one around you. But one around you. But one great thing about great thing about great thing about Vietnamese people is that they are Vietnamese people is that they are Vietnamese people is that they are gentle with everything. And so gentle with everything. And so gentle with everything. And so they have their own they have their own they have their own holiday, such as Tet, holiday, such as Tet, holiday, such as Tet, which marks which marks which marks the end of the year and the the end of the year and the the end of the year and the beginning of the New Year.

beginning of the New Year. beginning of the New Year. But at Christmas they But at Christmas they But at Christmas they go all out go all out go all out . They love . They love . They love to celebrate. They to celebrate. They to celebrate. They say: let's say: let's say: let's celebrate Christmas. celebrate Christmas. celebrate Christmas. Let's celebrate Let's celebrate Let's celebrate New Year's, New Year's, New Year's, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day, any Halloween. any Halloween. any Halloween. Um, just to give you Um, just to give you Um, just to give you more reasons, more reasons, more reasons, come on. Um, and I want come on. Um, and I want come on. Um, and I want everyone to feel everyone to feel everyone to feel happy, everyone to happy, everyone to happy, everyone to feel respected feel respected feel respected in their culture, and in their culture, and in their culture, and we definitely we definitely we definitely put up a Christmas tree in the put up a Christmas tree in the put up a Christmas tree in the lobby of my lobby of my lobby of my house. For example, house. For example, house. For example, we have American we have American we have American guests and we want to guests and we want to guests and we want to make sure we make sure we make sure we celebrate with them. So this is a celebrate with them. So this is a celebrate with them. So this is a really, really, really really, really, really really, really, really nice attitude towards nice attitude towards nice attitude towards people from other countries. people from other countries. Um, you disappeared for a few Um, you disappeared for a few seconds. Yes, yes, I seconds. Yes, yes, I seconds. Yes, yes, I hope the recording is hope the recording is hope the recording is still going on. Um, mom still going on. Um, mom still going on. Um, mom says "hello." Hello says "hello." Hello , hello. So for those , hello. So for those , hello. So for those who missed it, at a potluck who missed it, at a potluck who missed it, at a potluck dinner dinner dinner I went to, the girl I went to, the girl I went to, the girl who was hosting the party who was hosting the party who was hosting the party mentioned that it was the 4th of July, mentioned that it was the 4th of July, mentioned that it was the 4th of July, said, "Okay, the potluck theme is said, "Okay, the potluck theme is American food," and American food," and everyone just write in everyone just write in everyone just write in the comments what you're the comments what you're the comments what you're bringing. And bringing. And bringing. And immediately immediately immediately hot dogs, pizza, hot dogs, pizza, hot dogs, pizza, fried chicken appeared. And when fried chicken appeared. And when fried chicken appeared. And when I saw that, I had a I saw that, I had a I saw that, I had a little little little feeling like, no, there's feeling like, no, there's feeling like, no, there's nothing healthy here nothing healthy here nothing healthy here . "And tonight at . "And tonight at . "And tonight at dinner we said, ' dinner we said, ' Why is American Why is American Why is American food so unhealthy?'" It's food so unhealthy?'" It's just a shame when the just a shame when the just a shame when the Vietnamese food Vietnamese food Vietnamese food we're used to here is we're used to here is we're used to here is so delicious, so so delicious, so so delicious, so simple, and you feel so simple, and you feel so simple, and you feel so good eating it. Hmm, I'm

good eating it. Hmm, I'm good eating it. Hmm, I'm so grateful to so grateful to so grateful to have so much have so much have so much local food, and you local food, and you local food, and you sit down at a table in a sit down at a table in a sit down at a table in a restaurant, you order, restaurant, you order, restaurant, you order, and since it's rice and since it's rice and since it's rice noodles, fried noodles, fried noodles, fried chicken, everything is already in the chicken, everything is already in the chicken, everything is already in the kitchen, ready. That's just how kitchen, ready. That's just how kitchen, ready. That's just how they cook it. they cook it. they cook it. The food is brought in 5 The food is brought in 5 The food is brought in 5 minutes. You go into a minutes. You go into a minutes. You go into a restaurant and leave in restaurant and leave in restaurant and leave in 15 minutes if you want. 15 minutes if you want. Hmm, but it was a fun Hmm, but it was a fun time. A little funny time. A little funny time. A little funny story about one of story about one of story about one of my first visits my first visits my first visits to celebrate the 4th of to celebrate the 4th of to celebrate the 4th of July here: a lot of July here: a lot of July here: a lot of the resorts along the resorts along the resorts along the beach go out of their way the beach go out of their way the beach go out of their way to to to celebrate, whether it's the celebrate, whether it's the celebrate, whether it's the Indian festival of Indian festival of Indian festival of Holi or, you know, Holi or, you know, Holi or, you know, Christmas, and they Christmas, and they Christmas, and they throw a big throw a big throw a big party. And my first 4th of party. And my first 4th of party. And my first 4th of July here, I remember July here, I remember July here, I remember seeing a big seeing a big seeing a big advertisement for one of the advertisement for one of the advertisement for one of the resorts, and there was, resorts, and there was, resorts, and there was, you know, American you know, American you know, American Independence." Day, Independence." Day, Independence." Day, and the whole poster was and the whole poster was and the whole poster was red, white and red, white and red, white and blue, stars, a checkered blue, stars, a checkered blue, stars, a checkered tablecloth, and they tablecloth, and they tablecloth, and they said we would be said we would be said we would be serving barbecue.

serving barbecue. serving barbecue. We'll have country We'll have country music, beer and whiskey, music, beer and whiskey, music, beer and whiskey, and it's such an and it's such an and it's such an American image, you know, an American image, you know, an American image, you know, an American 4th of July. American 4th of July. And so I read what they were And so I read what they were proposing for proposing for proposing for this big this big Independence Day celebration, and then I Independence Day celebration, and then I got to the end, and it got to the end, and it got to the end, and it said said said July 7th celebration. And July 7th celebration. And July 7th celebration. And I stopped and said, I stopped and said, I stopped and said, "You can't...We didn't "You can't...We didn't "You can't...We didn't know..." The Fourth of July holiday. know..." The Fourth of July holiday. You can't You can't celebrate it on celebrate it on celebrate it on July 7th. This is not...This is not the 4th of July 7th. This is not...This is not the 4th of July 7th. This is not...This is not the 4th of July. But they July. But they July. But they called it called it called it American American American Independence Day, and that Independence Day, and that Independence Day, and that July 4th that year was July 4th that year was July 4th that year was on a Wednesday, and they on a Wednesday, and they on a Wednesday, and they wanted to celebrate wanted to celebrate wanted to celebrate it on Saturday. So it on Saturday. So it on Saturday. So they celebrated the 4th of they celebrated the 4th of they celebrated the 4th of July on Saturday, and this is what July on Saturday, and this is what July on Saturday, and this is what they did. But it's they did. But it's they did. But it's also funny to think, also funny to think, also funny to think, you know, American you know, American you know, American to them is country to them is country western, barbecue, western, barbecue, western, barbecue, beer and whiskey. Something beer and whiskey. Something beer and whiskey. Something like a cowboy like a cowboy like a cowboy theme. And yes, it was theme. And yes, it was theme. And yes, it was pretty cute. Uh, pretty cute. Uh, pretty cute. Uh, let's see let's see let's see what else we...I have. I'm so what else we...I have. I'm so what else we...I have. I'm so tired of the rain in tired of the rain in tired of the rain in Seattle. I can't Seattle. I can't Seattle. I can't wait to wait to wait to go to Vietnam. It go to Vietnam. It rained here all day yesterday, but it was a rained here all day yesterday, but it was a warm rain. I warm rain. I warm rain. I actually have a pretty actually have a pretty actually have a pretty funny story from funny story from funny story from yesterday. We'll see. We yesterday. We'll see. We yesterday. We'll see. We will come back to this later.

will come back to this later. will come back to this later. American food is American food is American food is unhealthy. Yes, unhealthy. Yes, unhealthy. Yes, you know, it's a shame. you know, it's a shame. Junk food is Junk food is the most expensive here. If the most expensive here. If the most expensive here. If you want to spend two or you want to spend two or three dollars on lunch, three dollars on lunch, three dollars on lunch, go to go to any local any local any local restaurant. There restaurant. There restaurant. There are restaurants along and down are restaurants along and down are restaurants along and down every street. You every street. You every street. You come in, sit down, come in, sit down, come in, sit down, look at the menu, the food look at the menu, the food look at the menu, the food appears, you appears, you appears, you eat it, you pay two or eat it, you pay two or three dollars, it's three dollars, it's three dollars, it's healthy, it's healthy, it's healthy, it's incredibly tasty. There are incredibly tasty. There are incredibly tasty. There are chilies, garlic, chilies, garlic, chilies, garlic, pickled ginger, and pickled ginger, and pickled ginger, and pickled onions. pickled onions. pickled onions. Each table will have Each table will have Each table will have some accessories so some accessories so some accessories so you can add you can add you can add spices. You can spices. You can spices. You can squeeze lime on your squeeze lime on your squeeze lime on your things. And that's why they are things. And that's why they are things. And that's why they are simply delicious. And simply delicious. And simply delicious. And then you wrap it up, you then you wrap it up, you then you wrap it up, you go your way, go your way, go your way, you pay, you go you pay, you go you pay, you go your way, and very, your way, and very, your way, and very, very quickly. So, this is It's very quickly. So, this is It's very quickly. So, this is It's abundant, it's easy, it's abundant, it's easy, it's abundant, it's easy, it's useful. And for me, useful. And for me, useful. And for me, as a fan of a healthy as a fan of a healthy as a fan of a healthy lifestyle, it lifestyle, it lifestyle, it feels like I don't have to feels like I don't have to feels like I don't have to think about food.

think about food. I don't need to I don't need to go to the store, go to the store, go to the store, I don't need to I don't need to I don't need to read labels. I read labels. I read labels. I don't have to carry the don't have to carry the don't have to carry the packages home, put packages home, put packages home, put them in the fridge, them in the fridge, them in the fridge, make sure they don't make sure they don't make sure they don't spoil, spoil, spoil, cook, wash dishes, cook, wash dishes, cook, wash dishes, anything like that. And for anything like that. And for anything like that. And for someone who doesn't cook, it's someone who doesn't cook, it's someone who doesn't cook, it's something like a something like a something like a miracle from heaven. miracle from heaven. miracle from heaven. Enough of the heavenly Enough of the heavenly Enough of the heavenly miracle. Hmm, yes. miracle. Hmm, yes. Let's see. Scroll down. Sorry for the jab Sorry for the jab if you're not familiar with if you're not familiar with YouTube live streams, because I'm YouTube live streams, because I'm learning about it with you learning about it with you learning about it with you on my channel: you on my channel: you on my channel: you tap your finger on tap your finger on tap your finger on the screen, and then the screen, and then the comments appear, and I can the comments appear, and I can lean forward without lean forward without lean forward without wearing my glasses to wearing my glasses to wearing my glasses to read them. Hmm, read them. Hmm, read them. Hmm, yeah, we had a great yeah, we had a great yeah, we had a great 4th of July. Yesterday was 4th of July. Yesterday was 4th of July. Yesterday was one of those days where one of those days where one of those days where I talk about it in I talk about it in I talk about it in some of my videos, some of my videos, some of my videos, where one thing leads to where one thing leads to where one thing leads to another and you can have another and you can have another and you can have fun and get out fun and get out fun and get out of the house. all day long, of the house. all day long, of the house. all day long, if you're not, if you're not, if you're not, if you want to be, and if you want to be, and if you want to be, and if you're not if you're not if you're not careful. So yesterday I careful. So yesterday I careful. So yesterday I met with one of met with one of met with one of my friends. There's a my friends. There's a my friends. There's a YouTube channel called YouTube channel called Americans Living Americans Living Americans Living Abroad that Abroad that Abroad that my friends Ross my friends Ross my friends Ross and Corey run, and they were and Corey run, and they were and Corey run, and they were actually the first people actually the first people actually the first people I interviewed, I interviewed, I interviewed, told them my told them my told them my story, and asked them story, and asked them story, and asked them to post it on to post it on to post it on their channel. I

their channel. I their channel. I did a second interview with them did a second interview with them did a second interview with them on their on their on their channel, "Americans channel, "Americans channel, "Americans Living Abroad, Living Abroad, " and that really " and that really " and that really inspired me to inspired me to inspired me to start my channel, start my channel, start my channel, because they because they because they interviewed me, they interviewed me, they interviewed me, they posted a video, and posted a video, and posted a video, and there were a lot of there were a lot of there were a lot of comments like, "Hey, we'd comments like, "Hey, we'd comments like, "Hey, we'd love to hear love to hear love to hear more about it, and how does it work more about it, and how does it work , and how did you go , and how did you go , and how did you go from being a professional from being a professional software developer software developer in in in corporate Santa corporate Santa Monica to traveling, Monica to traveling, Monica to traveling, you know, adventuring, and you know, adventuring, and you know, adventuring, and visiting visiting visiting waterfalls in Vietnam waterfalls in Vietnam ?" How did that happen?” “And ?" How did that happen?” “And ?" How did that happen?” “And he was the one who said that there are he was the one who said that there are he was the one who said that there are people who are interested in people who are interested in people who are interested in what your experiences are, your what your experiences are, your what your experiences are, your views, and what you views, and what you views, and what you have to say, and he have to say, and he have to say, and he really encouraged really encouraged really encouraged me to start my me to start my me to start my channel. Their channel is channel. Their channel is amazing because of amazing because of what they share. what they share. They launched it, They launched it, I want to say, I want to say, I want to say, last October, and last October, and last October, and they have 80-3,000 subscribers, they have 80-3,000 subscribers, they have 80-3,000 subscribers, which is which is which is astronomical in the astronomical in the astronomical in the YouTube world. It often takes, YouTube world. It often takes, YouTube world. It often takes, I mean, a year to I mean, a year to I mean, a year to get a thousand get a thousand get a thousand subscribers. It's subscribers. It's subscribers. It's just an indicator of just an indicator of just an indicator of how well they how well they how well they edit, that they edit, that they edit, that they really really really connect with their connect with their connect with their audience, they audience, they audience, they really share really share really share information from information from information from people with people who are people with people who are people with people who are really interested really interested really interested in the content. So, I, in the content. So, I, in the content. So, I, Ross, was in town. He Ross, was in town. He Ross, was in town. He actually lives in actually lives in actually lives in Spain. He is an Spain. He is an Spain. He is an American American American living in Spain. He's living in Spain. He's living in Spain. He's been in town for the past been in town for the past been in town for the past few weeks. So I

few weeks. So I few weeks. So I met him yesterday met him yesterday because he was because he was because he was flying out today and I wanted to flying out today and I wanted to flying out today and I wanted to spend a little spend a little spend a little more time with him before more time with him before more time with him before he left. And we had such a he left. And we had such a he left. And we had such a great great great conversation that I was conversation that I was conversation that I was standing there with my standing there with my standing there with my backpack, with my laptop backpack, with my laptop backpack, with my laptop in my hand." this, all sorts of in my hand." this, all sorts of in my hand." this, all sorts of heavy stuff, not heavy stuff, not heavy stuff, not dressed for dressed for dressed for beach dancing, but I was beach dancing, but I was beach dancing, but I was running so late, and I running so late, and I running so late, and I told people I would told people I would told people I would meet them at the meet them at the meet them at the beach dancing, I beach dancing, I beach dancing, I just went there right away just went there right away just went there right away . The people . The people . The people I met at the I met at the I met at the beach dances were beach dances were beach dances were people who watched people who watched people who watched this YouTube channel, my this YouTube channel, my this YouTube channel, my YouTube channel, and they wrote to YouTube channel, and they wrote to YouTube channel, and they wrote to me saying they were in the me saying they were in the me saying they were in the Philippines, Philippines, Philippines, passing through passing through passing through Da Nang, and they would like to Da Nang, and they would like to Da Nang, and they would like to meet up. And I was meet up. And I was meet up. And I was so busy so busy so busy during their 3 days during their 3 days during their 3 days here, I said, " here, I said, " See you at the See you at the See you at the beach dance." " beach dance." " So I went straight So I went straight So I went straight there and we were dancing, it there and we were dancing, it there and we were dancing, it started started started drizzling outside, jumping drizzling outside, jumping , it was hot, and you , it was hot, and you , it was hot, and you weren't sure if weren't sure if weren't sure if you were wet from the rain or you were wet from the rain or you were wet from the rain or from sweat, and nobody from sweat, and nobody from sweat, and nobody cared." And that's one of the cared." And that's one of the cared." And that's one of the just great things just great things just great things about life here—everyone's about life here—everyone's about life here—everyone's just having fun, just having fun, just having fun, and you know you're going to and you know you're going to and you know you're going to dry out. Uh-huh. So, dry out. Uh-huh. So, dry out. Uh-huh. So, remember, we remember, we remember, we started at 2:00 p.m. Then started at 2:00 p.m. Then started at 2:00 p.m. Then my friends that I my friends that I my friends that I met there, I had never met there, I had never met there, I had never seen before, but seen before, but seen before, but then we all went to then we all went to then we all went to dinner, and then we dinner, and then we dinner, and then we went to a very went to a very went to a very local local local homemade coconut homemade coconut homemade coconut ice cream stand with ice cream stand with ice cream stand with little little little plastic plastic plastic tables and tables and tables and chairs on the chairs on the chairs on the sidewalk, like on a sidewalk, like on a sidewalk, like on a beaten path, and beaten path, and beaten path, and we had fresh we had fresh we had fresh homemade coconut homemade coconut homemade coconut ice cream, and they ice cream, and they ice cream, and they said it was the

said it was the said it was the best they had best they had best they had ever ever ever tasted. We tasted. We tasted. We returned to the returned to the returned to the area where I live and where area where I live and where area where I live and where their their their hotel is located. It started to hotel is located. It started to hotel is located. It started to rain heavily. At rain heavily. At rain heavily. At some point, I some point, I some point, I put on my put on my put on my motorcycle helmet, motorcycle helmet, motorcycle helmet, which I had with me which I had with me which I had with me along with my backpack. I along with my backpack. I along with my backpack. I pulled down the curtains, those pulled down the curtains, those pulled down the curtains, those sheer curtains, so sheer curtains, so sheer curtains, so we got soaked through, we got soaked through, we got soaked through, but..." At least it does but..." At least it does but..." At least it does n't hit me in the face. n't hit me in the face. n't hit me in the face. I walk down the street wearing a I walk down the street wearing a I walk down the street wearing a motorcycle motorcycle motorcycle helmet, because again helmet, because again helmet, because again , no one cares. , no one cares. , no one cares. Um, but these days you Um, but these days you Um, but these days you think you're going think you're going think you're going somewhere at 2:00 PM, and the somewhere at 2:00 PM, and the somewhere at 2:00 PM, and the next thing you know, you next thing you know, you next thing you know, you don't even don't even don't even get back to your get back to your get back to your apartment, you're already apartment, you're already apartment, you're already dancing, sweating, dancing, sweating, dancing, sweating, laughing, talking, laughing, talking, laughing, talking, meeting new meeting new meeting new friends, eating ice cream, friends, eating ice cream, friends, eating ice cream, and walking in the rain, and and walking in the rain, and and walking in the rain, and you're back home at you're back home at you're back home at 10:30. Therefore. Today 10:30. Therefore. Today 10:30. Therefore. Today was...I was was...I was was...I was pretty exhausted today, pretty exhausted today, pretty exhausted today, so I had coffee with a so I had coffee with a so I had coffee with a friend at 5pm, and someone is friend at 5pm, and someone is friend at 5pm, and someone is now not tired now not tired now not tired before bed. What before bed. What before bed. What time is it? 23:00. It's 11:00 PM time is it? 23:00. It's 11:00 PM time is it? 23:00. It's 11:00 PM and I'm awake. Coffee at 5:00 p.m.

and I'm awake. Coffee at 5:00 p.m. The good news about the The good news about the 5pm coffee is 5pm coffee is 5pm coffee is that I can that I can that I can chat with chat with chat with you all, because if I'm you all, because if I'm you all, because if I'm going to stay up going to stay up going to stay up longer than necessary, longer than necessary, longer than necessary, um, I'm glad to be on um, I'm glad to be on um, I'm glad to be on this...it's this...it's this...it's live. Hello from the live. Hello from the live. Hello from the command center. command center. I hope I hope to join you to join you to join you in 2 years after in 2 years after in 2 years after retirement. This is retirement. This is retirement. This is exciting. Pension. exciting. Pension. exciting. Pension. Pension is really like that Pension is really like that . I think depending . I think depending . I think depending on how you on how you on how you do it, when there are do it, when there are do it, when there are continuous activities, continuous activities, continuous activities, it's best. The food is so it's best. The food is so it's best. The food is so different from different from different from European food. Hmm, and I'll European food. Hmm, and I'll European food. Hmm, and I'll tell you in a tell you in a tell you in a minute about some of the minute about some of the minute about some of the activities we're activities we're activities we're doing here. Additives. Hmm. doing here. Additives. Hmm. doing here. Additives. Hmm. I love hearing about the I love hearing about the I love hearing about the healthy food available healthy food available healthy food available in Da Nang. My in Da Nang. My in Da Nang. My favorite video is favorite video is favorite video is yours with the camp yours with the camp yours with the camp hut. Good. hut. Good. Adaptability. Fun. Adaptability. Fun. It was so much fun. It was so much fun. It was so much fun. Yes, it's easy Yes, it's easy Yes, it's easy to have fun here when everyone is to have fun here when everyone is to have fun here when everyone is having fun. It's just having fun. It's just having fun. It's just lighthearted, lighthearted, lighthearted, good-natured, good-natured, good-natured, inclusive. In this inclusive. In this inclusive. In this video about the camp, if video about the camp, if video about the camp, if you notice, I'm standing you notice, I'm standing you notice, I'm standing there and just filming there and just filming there and just filming what's what's what's going on, and people going on, and people going on, and people see me, they see me, they see me, they run up, grab run up, grab run up, grab my wrist, like, my wrist, like, "Come on, you're part of "Come on, you're part of "Come on, you're part of this." Let's this." Let's this." Let's dance, and, um, it's dance, and, um, it's dance, and, um, it's still raining and our still raining and our still raining and our sandals are splashing splash sandals are splashing splash sandals are splashing splash splashing on the splashing on the splashing on the grass. It's...Everyone was grass. It's...Everyone was grass. It's...Everyone was dirty, everyone was laughing,

dirty, everyone was laughing, dirty, everyone was laughing, and all these families and all these families and all these families emerged as separate emerged as separate emerged as separate families. No one knew families. No one knew families. No one knew each other, but in the each other, but in the each other, but in the ideal ideal ideal Vietnamese Vietnamese Vietnamese culture, everyone culture, everyone culture, everyone starts laughing starts laughing starts laughing and having fun, and now the and having fun, and now the and having fun, and now the tables are intertwined tables are intertwined and the children are playing. This is and the children are playing. This is and the children are playing. This is really cool. Hmm, so really cool. Hmm, so really cool. Hmm, so some of the activities here have some of the activities here have some of the activities here have really gotten pretty really gotten pretty really gotten pretty cool. Today I cool. Today I cool. Today I was at a meeting of was at a meeting of was at a meeting of leading leading leading content creators where I was content creators where I was content creators where I was invited, and there was a invited, and there was a invited, and there was a guy there who is an guy there who is an guy there who is an AI guru. He said he had a AI guru. He said he had a AI guru. He said he had a chocolate chocolate chocolate business. He burned business. He burned business. He burned his business to the ground 3 his business to the ground 3 his business to the ground 3 years ago when he years ago when he years ago when he discovered AI discovered AI discovered AI and thought it was the and thought it was the and thought it was the future, so he future, so he future, so he hung his head. hung his head. hung his head. He has inspiring He has inspiring He has inspiring people and communities, as people and communities, as people and communities, as always, the latest always, the latest always, the latest news and best of news and best of news and best of all things AI, and he's all things AI, and he's all things AI, and he's just a treasure trove of just a treasure trove of just a treasure trove of knowledge. And he knowledge. And he knowledge. And he does kind of a does kind of a does kind of a brainstorming session brainstorming session brainstorming session , but he , but he , but he does a lot of these does a lot of these does a lot of these meetings, and I'm meetings, and I'm meetings, and I'm lucky to have such a lucky to have such a lucky to have such a variety of variety of variety of experts to experts to experts to learn from every day, learn from every day, learn from every day, and in some of these and in some of these and in some of these meetings you can meetings you can meetings you can ask any ask any ask any question to the group, question to the group, question to the group, like, here's my like, here's my like, here's my problem, here's my problem, here's my problem, here's my question. But we...

question. But we... get into some pretty get into some pretty get into some pretty deep discussions, deep discussions, deep discussions, like like like delving into what delving into what delving into what your "why" is and what's your "why" is and what's your "why" is and what's behind your "why, behind your "why, " what you " what you " what you hope to achieve hope to achieve hope to achieve and why. And a lot of and why. And a lot of and why. And a lot of philosophy and what is philosophy and what is philosophy and what is important to people. It's important to people. It's important to people. It's so really...We had so really...We had so really...We had really, really, really, really great really great really great conversations. Uh, a conversations. Uh, a conversations. Uh, a few days before that few days before that few days before that I took a I took a I took a public speaking course. public speaking course. Our friend who Our friend who teaches at a local teaches at a local teaches at a local university university university teaches public teaches public teaches public speaking. He speaking. He speaking. He collaborates with TEDx Talks collaborates with TEDx Talks collaborates with TEDx Talks here. And he gave a here. And he gave a here. And he gave a free free free six-part seminar on six-part seminar on six-part seminar on public speaking, public speaking, public speaking, which made it which made it which made it really fun and really fun and really fun and interesting. And so it interesting. And so it interesting. And so it happened. Tomorrow... happened. Tomorrow... Tomorrow...Sunday. And Tomorrow...Sunday. And Tomorrow...Sunday. And we have Sundays for we have Sundays for we have Sundays for skill sharing, from skill sharing, from skill sharing, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. And what about tomorrow? Oh my 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. And what about tomorrow? Oh my God, wait. I God, wait. I will search. But this...all will search. But this...all will search. But this...all these topics are so these topics are so these topics are so interesting that I visit interesting that I visit interesting that I visit as many of them as possible.

as many of them as possible. And they can be And they can be about building about building about building community, or about community, or about community, or about telling stories on a telling stories on a telling stories on a Wednesday night. You Wednesday night. You Wednesday night. You add your name to add your name to add your name to the list, like you would the list, like you would the list, like you would for karaoke for karaoke for karaoke and...You get to go and...You get to go and...You get to go on stage for 10 minutes on stage for 10 minutes on stage for 10 minutes or less and or less and or less and tell a story. tell a story. It's to It's to practice practice practice public speaking public speaking public speaking and storytelling, and storytelling, and storytelling, and it's inspiring. This is a and it's inspiring. This is a and it's inspiring. This is a small open small open small open stage called a stage called a stage called a master class. So for master class. So for master class. So for all my friends who don't all my friends who don't all my friends who don't want to retire want to retire want to retire because they think there's because they think there's because they think there's nothing to do. nothing to do. If you visit If you visit any of these any of these any of these hubs, which are home to a lot of hubs, which are home to a lot of hubs, which are home to a lot of expats and digital expats and digital expats and digital nomads, there is plenty to do nomads, there is plenty to do nomads, there is plenty to do all day, all day, all day, every day. In addition to sharing every day. In addition to sharing every day. In addition to sharing skills at master skills at master classes, there are groups that classes, there are groups that classes, there are groups that gather for coffee, gather for coffee, gather for coffee, pickleball, and then pickleball, and then pickleball, and then people leave. So there's a people leave. So there's a people leave. So there's a farewell party, farewell party, farewell party, people coming back, there's a people coming back, there's a people coming back, there's a "Let's "Let's "Let's meet up in meet up in meet up in town" party, town" party, town" party, birthdays. Who wants to birthdays. Who wants to birthdays. Who wants to go hiking? Who wants to go hiking? Who wants to go hiking? Who wants to go out to dinner go out to dinner go out to dinner after the hike? This is you after the hike? This is you after the hike? This is you if, like me, you like to if, like me, you like to if, like me, you like to do everything. It can do everything. It can do everything. It can get to the point where I get to the point where I get to the point where I just feel just feel just feel overly exhausted overly exhausted overly exhausted and need to and need to and need to recover. Like mine recover. Like mine ...I've just been so ...I've just been so ...I've just been so tired all day. On a tired all day. On a tired all day. On a day like day like day like today, I today, I today, I returned home from returned home from returned home from my second...

my second... meeting. It was 2:00 PM. I meeting. It was 2:00 PM. I meeting. It was 2:00 PM. I thought I almost thought I almost thought I almost needed a nap. needed a nap. needed a nap. Even though I Even though I Even though I slept well last slept well last slept well last night, I'm just really, night, I'm just really, really tired. Em. really tired. Em. really tired. Em. So I met up with a So I met up with a So I met up with a friend at 5:00 PM before friend at 5:00 PM before friend at 5:00 PM before we went to we went to we went to dinner together, and I dinner together, and I dinner together, and I ordered an ordered an ordered an orange orange orange Americano, and I'm a little Americano, and I'm a little Americano, and I'm a little worried that I won't be able worried that I won't be able worried that I won't be able to sleep for long. Em. One of the to sleep for long. Em. One of the to sleep for long. Em. One of the great things here is the great things here is the great things here is the coffee culture. They coffee culture. They coffee culture. They give you anything you give you anything you give you anything you want with coffee. want with coffee. Banana coffee, Banana coffee, avocado coffee, coconut avocado coffee, coconut avocado coffee, coconut coffee, orange coffee, orange coffee, orange coffee, coffee, coffee, peanut butter coffee, peanut butter coffee, peanut butter coffee, salty coffee, salty coffee, salty coffee, egg coffee, and it all sounds egg coffee, and it all sounds egg coffee, and it all sounds so weird. And they are so so weird. And they are so so weird. And they are so delicious. I've never delicious. I've never delicious. I've never tasted coffee that tasted coffee that tasted coffee that I didn't like I didn't like . I even saw . I even saw . I even saw passion fruit coffee on the menu. I passion fruit coffee on the menu. I passion fruit coffee on the menu. I have to try have to try have to try the passion fruit, but the passion fruit, but the passion fruit, but today I had the today I had the today I had the orange orange orange cold coffee cold coffee cold coffee drink, which is drink, which is drink, which is orange juice orange juice orange juice mixed with a cold mixed with a cold mixed with a cold coffee drink, and it's coffee drink, and it's coffee drink, and it's delicious. Who would have delicious. Who would have delicious. Who would have thought? Who would have thought? Who would have thought? Who would have thought? Em. The thought? Em. The thought? Em. The campfire dancing was campfire dancing was campfire dancing was the best.

the best. the best. Wasn't that so much fun? And Wasn't that so much fun? And Wasn't that so much fun? And the funniest thing about that the funniest thing about that the funniest thing about that weekend was us... The three weekend was us... The three weekend was us... The three girls literally girls literally girls literally said: "Let's said: "Let's said: "Let's have a quiet have a quiet have a quiet weekend getaway." weekend getaway." And we looked at And we looked at And we looked at photos of this photos of this photos of this campsite on the Internet. campsite on the Internet. campsite on the Internet. We saw tents. And We saw tents. And We saw tents. And I said, "You know, I said, "You know, if it's really hot at night if it's really hot at night , and it can be , and it can be , and it can be really hot, I really hot, I really hot, I think I'd better think I'd better think I'd better take the cabin and take the cabin and take the cabin and look at the look at the look at the cabins along the cabins along the cabins along the creek." And you creek." And you creek." And you saw these beautiful saw these beautiful saw these beautiful houses with a houses with a houses with a stream and greenery stream and greenery stream and greenery everywhere, and I thought it would be everywhere, and I thought it would be everywhere, and I thought it would be dead quiet. And dead quiet. And dead quiet. And we can just have we can just have we can just have so much quiet, because so much quiet, because so much quiet, because this city can be this city can be this city can be quite noisy with quite noisy with quite noisy with construction, buzzing, construction, buzzing, construction, buzzing, people, dogs, and so on people, dogs, and so on people, dogs, and so on . It's not good or . It's not good or . It's not good or bad, it's just bad, it's just bad, it's just noisy there. There is energy there. noisy there. There is energy there. noisy there. There is energy there. So this is exactly what we So this is exactly what we So this is exactly what we expected. And then expected. And then expected. And then that first morning that first morning that first morning , a bus , a bus , a bus full of children showed up. I full of children showed up. I full of children showed up. I thought, "Oh, right outside thought, "Oh, right outside thought, "Oh, right outside my my my house, there are children house, there are children house, there are children splashing, screaming, splashing, screaming, splashing, screaming, and having fun." And here we and having fun." And here we and having fun." And here we go, okay. We need to go, okay. We need to go, okay. We need to turn around.

turn around. Sorry". And then again Sorry". And then again that night, that night, that night, I think, oh, a quiet dinner, I think, oh, a quiet dinner, I think, oh, a quiet dinner, you know, going back to you know, going back to you know, going back to my hut and my hut and my hut and relaxing, but this relaxing, but this relaxing, but this was even better. Heavy was even better. Heavy was even better. Heavy heavy rain. And I don't heavy rain. And I don't heavy rain. And I don't know if you could know if you could know if you could understand that from that understand that from that understand that from that video. It was just a video. It was just a video. It was just a warm, muggy night, warm, muggy night, warm, muggy night, and we walked to the edge of and we walked to the edge of and we walked to the edge of some observation some observation some observation deck because the sky deck because the sky deck because the sky was the color of my was the color of my was the color of my shirt. It was shirt. It was shirt. It was just a bright just a bright royal royal royal blue color, and we blue color, and we blue color, and we were in the wild. were in the wild. were in the wild. So you didn't see the So you didn't see the So you didn't see the city lights. And we city lights. And we city lights. And we were looking at it, and were looking at it, and were looking at it, and you heard this sound, like a you heard this sound, like a you heard this sound, like a train, like a crash. My train, like a crash. My train, like a crash. My friend and I turned around friend and I turned around friend and I turned around and we looked and and we looked and and we looked and people were jumping up from people were jumping up from people were jumping up from their tables, screaming their tables, screaming their tables, screaming and running. And suddenly, and running. And suddenly, and running. And suddenly, boom, it's like someone boom, it's like someone boom, it's like someone just took a shower and just took a shower and just took a shower and said shh. And it was a said shh. And it was a said shh. And it was a real tropical real tropical real tropical rain, and we ran rain, and we ran rain, and we ran back to our table back to our table . We were only soaked . We were only soaked . We were only soaked through while we were through while we were through while we were just running across the just running across the just running across the field. All my field. All my field. All my electronics were electronics were electronics were on the table, I gathered them on the table, I gathered them on the table, I gathered them all up, ran for cover.

all up, ran for cover. all up, ran for cover. And the guys who And the guys who And the guys who work there just work there just work there just start pulling up start pulling up start pulling up all the picnic tables all the picnic tables , covered with food, and , covered with food, and , covered with food, and putting the grills putting the grills putting the grills under the covers. They get under the covers. They get under the covers. They get wet. Then the wet. Then the roof starts leaking, so we roof starts leaking, so we rearrange the tables rearrange the tables rearrange the tables so we're not sitting under the so we're not sitting under the so we're not sitting under the leaking roof. And leaking roof. And leaking roof. And then the stream, which then the stream, which then the stream, which now looks like a mini- now looks like a mini- river, rises river, rises river, rises so quickly that some of the so quickly that some of the so quickly that some of the tents standing on tents standing on tents standing on platforms next to the platforms next to the platforms next to the stream stream stream fill with water. fill with water. So the staff runs So the staff runs there and starts there and starts there and starts pouring out the contents of these pouring out the contents of these pouring out the contents of these tents to take tents to take tents to take them out. And the meal them out. And the meal them out. And the meal continues, everyone is continues, everyone is continues, everyone is happy, then everyone happy, then everyone happy, then everyone starts cheering, starts cheering, starts cheering, like, “Hurray, we like, “Hurray, we like, “Hurray, we fixed it, we’ll fixed it, we’ll fixed it, we’ll fix it. "We all fix it. "We all fix it. "We all escaped the rain, escaped the rain, escaped the rain, we have food." And this we have food." And this we have food." And this builds a sense of builds a sense of builds a sense of camaraderie. And everyone camaraderie. And everyone camaraderie. And everyone just laughs, just laughs, just laughs, shares food. People shares food. People shares food. People encourage each encourage each encourage each other. This...And no one is other. This...And no one is other. This...And no one is grumpy, no one is grumpy, no one is grumpy, no one is upset. This...how do upset. This...how do upset. This...how do we make sure we make sure we make sure everyone, everyone, everyone is okay?

everyone, everyone, everyone is okay? I just I just like the like the like the attitude here. attitude here. attitude here. I like the I like the I like the camping video. I am so camping video. I am so camping video. I am so happy. I am so happy. Eh happy. I am so happy. Eh , let's see. I'm going to put on my , let's see. I'm going to put on my , let's see. I'm going to put on my glasses now. glasses now. glasses now. Let's see. Well, it's easier Let's see. Well, it's easier Let's see. Well, it's easier to read without to read without to read without trying trying trying to squint. Yes, the to squint. Yes, the to squint. Yes, the general happiness general happiness general happiness of the community. Yes, thank you for of the community. Yes, thank you for of the community. Yes, thank you for everything you share. everything you share. everything you share. I love hearing about I love hearing about I love hearing about healthy food. Hut. healthy food. Hut. healthy food. Hut. My God, everything is My God, everything is My God, everything is fine again. Okay, one of the fine again. Okay, one of the fine again. Okay, one of the trickiest things trickiest things trickiest things here is Wi-Fi. So, here is Wi-Fi. So, here is Wi-Fi. So, they are working on it. Let they are working on it. Let they are working on it. Let me know if you're still me know if you're still me know if you're still here. Let's see if here. Let's see if here. Let's see if anyone is back. anyone is back. anyone is back. What time is it? If What time is it? If What time is it? If you can, just you can, just you can, just let me know you're let me know you're let me know you're here and that I haven't lost here and that I haven't lost here and that I haven't lost everyone. The Wi-Fi just everyone. The Wi-Fi just everyone. The Wi-Fi just went out went out went out for about 30 seconds for about 30 seconds , and I don't know if my , and I don't know if my , and I don't know if my call is still active. call is still active. call is still active. You are here. Okay, great. You are here. Okay, great. You are here. Okay, great. So, one common So, one common So, one common thing that is a problem thing that is a problem thing that is a problem here is unstable here is unstable here is unstable Wi-Fi. So, my wifi...

Wi-Fi. So, my wifi... Wi-Fi. So, my wifi... I have my own wifi for I have my own wifi for I have my own wifi for my room, but it my room, but it my room, but it turns off and then turns off and then turns off and then jumps to the jumps to the jumps to the room next to mine. room next to mine. room next to mine. Uh, it's coming back. Mine Uh, it's coming back. Mine Uh, it's coming back. Mine cannot be found cannot be found . You know, sometimes I . You know, sometimes I . You know, sometimes I try to try to try to upload a video and upload a video and upload a video and it takes 15 minutes it takes 15 minutes it takes 15 minutes for a really big for a really big for a really big video, and sometimes it's video, and sometimes it's video, and sometimes it's like 4 hours. So, uh like 4 hours. So, uh , we're , we're , we're trying to trying to trying to figure this out right now, I'm in my figure this out right now, I'm in my figure this out right now, I'm in my house. And I'm at, uh, where house. And I'm at, uh, where house. And I'm at, uh, where I'm at right now, I'm getting a I'm at right now, I'm getting a I'm at right now, I'm getting a new router, and if new router, and if new router, and if that doesn't work, we're that doesn't work, we're that doesn't work, we're going to work on going to work on going to work on just just just connecting to my connecting to my connecting to my separate line separate line separate line directly to directly to directly to my room from the my room from the my room from the operator, because I operator, because I operator, because I just can't...can't just can't...can't just can't...can't work to work to work to make these live make these live make these live calls if they calls if they calls if they lose connection. So lose connection. So lose connection. So I know a few of my I know a few of my I know a few of my friends in different friends in different friends in different homes who homes who homes who are working on the same thing are working on the same thing are working on the same thing . Uh, for example, . Uh, for example, . Uh, for example, when you cross the when you cross the when you cross the border into Cambodia? Do border into Cambodia? Do border into Cambodia? Do you get a visa to you get a visa to you get a visa to Laos or Cambodia Laos or Cambodia Laos or Cambodia in advance, or can you in advance, or can you in advance, or can you get in at the border?

get in at the border? To Laos or Cambodia To Laos or Cambodia in advance. Uh, I haven't in advance. Uh, I haven't in advance. Uh, I haven't been to Cambodia in years been to Cambodia in years . So, when I . So, when I . So, when I cross the border or cross the border or cross the border or have a visa, for have a visa, for have a visa, for anyone new here, that anyone new here, that anyone new here, that means every 90 means every 90 means every 90 days I have to days I have to days I have to leave the country and leave the country and leave the country and then apply then apply then apply for a new visa to for a new visa to for a new visa to come back into the come back into the come back into the country. So, unless you are country. So, unless you are country. So, unless you are married to a married to a married to a local or have a local or have a local or have a work work work visa, you are here on a 90- visa, you are here on a 90- day visa and day visa and day visa and must leave must leave must leave the country and then the country and then the country and then apply for a new apply for a new apply for a new visa to return visa to return . You can . You can . You can contact an agent contact an agent contact an agent to get a new to get a new to get a new visa within 4 hours visa within 4 hours visa within 4 hours if you just want if you just want if you just want to do a day to do a day to do a day trip, or I trip, or I trip, or I usually go usually go usually go somewhere nearby. There are somewhere nearby. There are somewhere nearby. There are so many neighboring so many neighboring so many neighboring countries nearby. Bangkok countries nearby. Bangkok countries nearby. Bangkok is less than a is less than a is less than a 2-hour flight away. 2-hour flight away. 2-hour flight away. Hong Kong is Hong Kong is Hong Kong is less than a 2-hour less than a 2-hour less than a 2-hour flight away, and you can flight away, and you can flight away, and you can go on a mini- go on a mini- vacation. Um, very vacation. Um, very vacation. Um, very good, you can good, you can good, you can go to Laos. This is the go to Laos. This is the go to Laos. This is the closest border that closest border that closest border that can be can be can be reached by road.

reached by road. So there are buses and So there are buses and cars that are cars that are cars that are scheduled to do the scheduled to do the scheduled to do the same thing - get on the same thing - get on the same thing - get on the bus at 6:00 AM. You bus at 6:00 AM. You bus at 6:00 AM. You drive 6 hours to the drive 6 hours to the drive 6 hours to the Laos border. You Laos border. You Laos border. You work with an agent – work with an agent – this is the easiest this is the easiest this is the easiest way to do it. You way to do it. You way to do it. You leave Vietnam leave Vietnam , go through the , go through the , go through the parking lot, go to parking lot, go to parking lot, go to Laos, get a stamp Laos, get a stamp Laos, get a stamp at the entrance, go around at the entrance, go around at the entrance, go around the building, get a the building, get a the building, get a stamp at the exit, stamp at the exit, stamp at the exit, go back through go back through go back through the parking lot, get a the parking lot, get a the parking lot, get a stamp at the entrance, stamp at the entrance, stamp at the entrance, have lunch, 6-hour have lunch, 6-hour have lunch, 6-hour bus ride bus ride bus ride home. Nowadays, home. Nowadays, home. Nowadays, buses, as far as I buses, as far as I buses, as far as I understand, are very understand, are very understand, are very luxurious. They luxurious. They luxurious. They even have even have even have back massagers, you can sit in the back massagers, you can sit in the back massagers, you can sit in the sleeping area, you sleeping area, you sleeping area, you have your own little have your own little have your own little sleeping area. I haven't sleeping area. I haven't sleeping area. I haven't done this since 2022. done this since 2022. I prefer to just take the I prefer to just take the bus. Always bus. Always bus. Always work with a work with a work with a visa agent to visa agent to visa agent to get my visa. You get my visa. You get my visa. You can do it can do it can do it yourself on the yourself on the yourself on the government website, government website, government website, but you need to but you need to but you need to do things like do things like do things like fill in the dates of fill in the dates of fill in the dates of every exit and every exit and every exit and entry into Vietnam in the entry into Vietnam in the entry into Vietnam in the last year, etc. I would last year, etc. I would last year, etc. I would just prefer a just prefer a just prefer a visa agent to do it.

visa agent to do it. visa agent to do it. This is a nominal fee This is a nominal fee This is a nominal fee for their help. I for their help. I for their help. I know they know they know they will do it perfectly. will do it perfectly. will do it perfectly. They will monitor They will monitor They will monitor it and provide it and provide it and provide me with information, and me with information, and me with information, and then I can then I can then I can arrange my arrange my arrange my flight back because I know flight back because I know flight back because I know they will do it they will do it they will do it properly. So, this is what properly. So, this is what properly. So, this is what I do. This is I do. This is I do. This is the cost of the visa plus the cost of the visa plus the cost of the visa plus somewhere around $10, $20, $50, somewhere around $10, $20, $50, somewhere around $10, $20, $50, depending on how depending on how depending on how quickly you need to quickly you need to quickly you need to expedite it. Okay expedite it. Okay . Oh, I'm so glad. Um, . Oh, I'm so glad. Um, . Oh, I'm so glad. Um, Susan, I'm planning to Susan, I'm planning to Susan, I'm planning to go to your place somewhere... go to your place somewhere... I'll exchange I'll exchange I'll exchange information via information via information via email. email. email. Um, yeah, my Um, yeah, my Um, yeah, my email address is email address is email address is on my YouTube as on my YouTube as on my YouTube as [email protected]. Um, [email protected]. Um, [email protected]. Um, still here. Is there a still here. Is there a still here. Is there a big big big World Cup in Vietnam? Do World Cup in Vietnam? Do World Cup in Vietnam? Do people watch people watch people watch games there? Yes. So games there? Yes. So games there? Yes. So a lot of the bars here have a lot of the bars here have a lot of the bars here have big TVs and big TVs and big TVs and I hear applause at 8:00 in I hear applause at 8:00 in I hear applause at 8:00 in the morning. I think the morning. I think the morning. I think if you walk around at 1:00 if you walk around at 1:00 if you walk around at 1:00 AM, you'll see AM, you'll see AM, you'll see different places with different places with different places with applause. Many applause. Many applause. Many games are happening at games are happening at games are happening at very strange times, like very strange times, like very strange times, like recently from the US at 7:00 recently from the US at 7:00 recently from the US at 7:00 AM. Or people in AM. Or people in AM. Or people in various chat rooms various chat rooms various chat rooms ask, "Hey, who's ask, "Hey, who's ask, "Hey, who's watching the UK game watching the UK game watching the UK game at 3:00 AM?"

at 3:00 AM?" at 3:00 AM?" I say, "I am not me." That's I say, "I am not me." That's I say, "I am not me." That's true, but yes, they are true, but yes, they are true, but yes, they are popular here. Oh, popular here. Oh, popular here. Oh, thank you very much. I am here. Perfectly. Are thank you very much. I am here. Perfectly. Are thank you very much. I am here. Perfectly. Are you planning you planning to visit other to visit other parts of Vietnam soon? parts of Vietnam soon? parts of Vietnam soon? I don't have any I don't have any I don't have any plans to travel to plans to travel to plans to travel to other parts of other parts of other parts of Vietnam anytime soon Vietnam anytime soon Vietnam anytime soon . I have traveled to . I have traveled to . I have traveled to other parts of other parts of other parts of Vietnam. So, in Vietnam. So, in Vietnam. So, in 2017, I landed in 2017, I landed in 2017, I landed in Hanoi. This was my Hanoi. This was my Hanoi. This was my first trip to first trip to first trip to Vietnam. I Vietnam. I Vietnam. I traveled traveled traveled south for 2 south for 2 south for 2 months: Hoi An, months: Hoi An, months: Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, and Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, and Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, and then ended up on an then ended up on an then ended up on an island near the south of island near the south of island near the south of Vietnam called Vietnam called Vietnam called Phu Quoc, where I ended up Phu Quoc, where I ended up Phu Quoc, where I ended up staying for a month. I staying for a month. I staying for a month. I really liked it. And really liked it. And really liked it. And then since I then since I then since I came back, came back, staying briefly, for staying briefly, for about 3 months about 3 months about 3 months or longer, during COVID, or longer, during COVID, or longer, during COVID, here in Da Nang, we here in Da Nang, we here in Da Nang, we went to Hanoi, went to Hanoi, went to Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Ninh Binh, uh Ho Chi Minh City, Ninh Binh, uh , Ha Giang Loop three times. Uh , Ha Giang Loop three times. Uh , a while ago I , a while ago I , a while ago I went back to went back to went back to Nha Trang to Nha Trang to Nha Trang to meet up with a friend meet up with a friend meet up with a friend who came there from who came there from who came there from Australia. Uh, I've Australia. Uh, I've traveled quite a bit here in traveled quite a bit here in Vietnam. And here, off Vietnam. And here, off Vietnam. And here, off the coast, there are also the coast, there are also the coast, there are also islands, small islands, small islands, small islands. And there is islands. And there is islands. And there is Cham Island, which is Cham Island, which is Cham Island, which is nearby. Uh, nearby. Uh, nearby. Uh, about 6 months about 6 months about 6 months ago, my friends and I

ago, my friends and I ago, my friends and I went to went to went to Lishon Island, which Lishon Island, which Lishon Island, which was first Lishon, then was first Lishon, then was first Lishon, then Space, and then Son. And Space, and then Son. And Space, and then Son. And there's Big Lisa, who's there's Big Lisa, who's there's Big Lisa, who's not big. And then you not big. And then you not big. And then you get on a small get on a small get on a small boat to Little Lisa. I boat to Little Lisa. I boat to Little Lisa. I think there are three homestays on think there are three homestays on think there are three homestays on this entire small this entire small this entire small island within walking distance island within walking distance . And you're sitting in a little you're sitting in a little hut and they hut and they hut and they ask you what you ask you what you ask you what you want for dinner because want for dinner because want for dinner because they're going to go they're going to go they're going to go fishing that day. fishing that day. fishing that day. And they will dive for And they will dive for And they will dive for sea urchins. And sea urchins. And sea urchins. And my friend ordered my friend ordered my friend ordered sea urchins sea urchins sea urchins in advance. And we had a in advance. And we had a whole tower of them on our dining table. And the cost of one And the cost of one sea urchin sea urchin sea urchin was a dollar apiece was a dollar apiece was a dollar apiece . So at the end of . So at the end of . So at the end of our our our weekend trip, we weekend trip, we weekend trip, we counted counted counted the number of sea the number of sea the number of sea urchins we had eaten. urchins we had eaten. And then we looked And then we looked at the price at Nobu Malibu and at the price at Nobu Malibu and at the price at Nobu Malibu and thought: whatever it thought: whatever it thought: whatever it was, $37 would be was, $37 would be was, $37 would be like thousands of like thousands of like thousands of dollars. Uh, sea dollars. Uh, sea dollars. Uh, sea urchins at Nobu, if urchins at Nobu, if urchins at Nobu, if you add tax and you add tax and you add tax and tip, it was tip, it was tip, it was crazy. Yes, it's really crazy. Yes, it's really crazy. Yes, it's really cool to cool to cool to just go to just go to just go to some of these little some of these little some of these little fishing towns fishing towns . Hmm, nothing . Hmm, nothing . Hmm, nothing special special special going on, they are going on, they are going on, they are quite deserted in the quite deserted in the quite deserted in the off-season, really, a off-season, really, a off-season, really, a very impressive very impressive very impressive experience. Let's take experience. Let's take experience. Let's take a look here in a look here in a look here in Texas. Hello in Texas. Hello in

Texas. Hello in Texas. Has Texas. Has Texas. Has life in the houses grown life in the houses grown life in the houses grown since you since you since you were there? Yes, it has increased. were there? Yes, it has increased. were there? Yes, it has increased. So, Da Nang is a So, Da Nang is a popular place, and popular place, and popular place, and prices in Da Nang prices in Da Nang prices in Da Nang will continue will continue will continue to rise rapidly in the to rise rapidly in the to rise rapidly in the tourist areas, tourist areas, tourist areas, and I can go back and I can go back and I can go back to why that is. to why that is. Relatively, it is still an Relatively, it is still an extremely inexpensive extremely inexpensive extremely inexpensive country to live in country to live in country to live in compared to Europe compared to Europe compared to Europe and the USA. Hmm, but yes, and the USA. Hmm, but yes, and the USA. Hmm, but yes, prices in more prices in more prices in more touristy areas are touristy areas are touristy areas are going up a lot. So, going up a lot. So, going up a lot. So, Da Nang specifically Da Nang specifically invested billions invested billions in this promising in this promising in this promising Da Nang. So they Da Nang. So they Da Nang. So they call it mini- call it mini- Dubai. They want to Dubai. They want to Dubai. They want to make it a place of make it a place of make it a place of luxury luxury luxury lifestyle. And he has all the lifestyle. And he has all the lifestyle. And he has all the natural resources for natural resources for natural resources for this. A beautiful long this. A beautiful long this. A beautiful long beach, a beautiful beach, a beautiful beach, a beautiful green peninsula, the green peninsula, the green peninsula, the charming village of Hoi An, charming village of Hoi An, charming village of Hoi An, which is a UNESCO which is a UNESCO which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site World Heritage Site World Heritage Site . There is already a . There is already a . There is already a five-star five-star five-star international airport there international airport there . And so they are building a . And so they are building a . And so they are building a large large large digital digital digital currency financial center, which they currency financial center, which they currency financial center, which they want to make want to make want to make Da Nang the Da Nang the Da Nang the digital digital digital currency financial center of Southeast currency financial center of Southeast Asia. They are Asia. They are Asia. They are building a huge building a huge building a huge flagship building - a flagship building - a Nobu restaurant and Nobu restaurant and Nobu restaurant and residences right on the residences right on the residences right on the main beach. It

main beach. It main beach. It will be 33 stories will be 33 stories will be 33 stories tall, I think. tall, I think. tall, I think. Maybe, maybe 43. Maybe, maybe 43. Maybe, maybe 43. She's huge. It She's huge. It She's huge. It will be the tallest building will be the tallest building will be the tallest building in the area. They have already in the area. They have already in the area. They have already pre-approved pre-approved pre-approved 30 new high-rises 30 new high-rises 30 new high-rises along this beach along this beach along this beach area. Uh, they're area. Uh, they're area. Uh, they're building huge building huge building huge new cities like Sun new cities like Sun new cities like Sun World on Hai World on Hai World on Hai Van Pass. Amusement parks, uh, Van Pass. Amusement parks, uh, Van Pass. Amusement parks, uh, high-speed rail. high-speed rail. Um, so this is...We were Um, so this is...We were on a panel, I was listening to on a panel, I was listening to on a panel, I was listening to a discussion about the a discussion about the a discussion about the future of Da Nang, future of Da Nang, future of Da Nang, because what they're because what they're because what they're trying to do trying to do trying to do with the Department of with the Department of with the Department of Tourism and a group Tourism and a group Tourism and a group called "Fantastic called "Fantastic called "Fantastic Da Nang" is all these Da Nang" is all these Da Nang" is all these big plans for big plans for big plans for this city, and it's this city, and it's this city, and it's happening very happening very happening very quickly. And we want to quickly. And we want to quickly. And we want to hear from digital hear from digital hear from digital nomads, we want nomads, we want nomads, we want to hear from the people who to hear from the people who to hear from the people who live here, so we can all live here, so we can all work together on this work together on this development. development. development. Make sure Make sure Make sure everyone's voices everyone's voices everyone's voices are heard and, um, are heard and, um, are heard and, um, they said if they said if they said if you like Da you like Da you like Da Nang now, it'll be a Nang now, it'll be a Nang now, it'll be a different place in 6 different place in 6 different place in 6 months. It will be a months. It will be a months. It will be a different place in a different place in a different place in a year. Um, so whether year. Um, so whether year. Um, so whether you like it or you like it or you like it or not, it's happening.

not, it's happening. This has already been decided, it is This has already been decided, it is funded very funded very funded very heavily, and it is also heavily, and it is also heavily, and it is also funded by other funded by other funded by other countries. They also countries. They also countries. They also call it the " call it the " Singapore Singapore Singapore Light" and say that Light" and say that Light" and say that other countries other countries other countries are investing in the are investing in the are investing in the area. So yes, we area. So yes, we area. So yes, we will continue to will continue to will continue to see massive see massive see massive development, tons of development, tons of development, tons of construction, and we construction, and we construction, and we just see just see new places popping up all the time, and that's not going new places popping up all the time, and that's not going to change. I think to change. I think to change. I think we are at the very beginning of the we are at the very beginning of the we are at the very beginning of the rocket's takeoff. Um, rocket's takeoff. Um, rocket's takeoff. Um, if you don't if you don't if you don't like something, maybe like something, maybe like something, maybe you want to go you want to go you want to go somewhere else, there are somewhere else, there are somewhere else, there are other places in Vietnam if that other places in Vietnam if that other places in Vietnam if that can make it can make it can make it more appealing. But this is more appealing. But this is more appealing. But this is just a sensation. Um, just a sensation. Um, just a sensation. Um, let's see. I'm going to put on my let's see. I'm going to put on my let's see. I'm going to put on my glasses now. glasses now.

glasses now. Wait. Wait. Wait. Let's see. Yes, Let's see. Yes, Let's see. Yes, the cost of living the cost of living the cost of living has increased. I still has increased. I still has increased. I still think she's think she's think she's extremely intelligent. extremely intelligent. extremely intelligent. When did you move to When did you move to When did you move to Vietnam? I made Vietnam? I made Vietnam? I made the trip from top to bottom the trip from top to bottom the trip from top to bottom as a tourist in 2017. I as a tourist in 2017. I as a tourist in 2017. I came back here in came back here in came back here in 2019, when I was 2019, when I was 2019, when I was traveling slowly traveling slowly , and I came here, and I , and I came here, and I , and I came here, and I was at that point in was at that point in was at that point in my my my travels where I travels where I travels where I thought I just didn't thought I just didn't thought I just didn't want to think about how want to think about how want to think about how long I was going to stay somewhere long I was going to stay somewhere , about currency, and how , about currency, and how , about currency, and how to get around, and to get around, and to get around, and just traveling just traveling is really fun is really fun is really fun until you get to the until you get to the until you get to the point where you feel a point where you feel a point where you feel a little bit of little bit of little bit of travel fatigue. I don't want to travel fatigue. I don't want to travel fatigue. I don't want to see the see the see the sights. I don't want sights. I don't want sights. I don't want to visit to visit to visit tourist places. I tourist places. I tourist places. I just want to sleep just want to sleep just want to sleep longer, wake up and longer, wake up and longer, wake up and go get some coffee, without go get some coffee, without go get some coffee, without any plans any plans any plans for the day I for the day I for the day I have to have to have to start all over again, because I'm start all over again, because I'm start all over again, because I'm only here for 3 days. That's when only here for 3 days. That's when only here for 3 days. That's when I rented an I rented an I rented an apartment here for a apartment here for a apartment here for a month to just month to just relax and relax and enjoy myself, and the enjoy myself, and the enjoy myself, and the longer I stayed, longer I stayed, longer I stayed, the more I the more I the more I liked it, and I liked it, and I liked it, and I came back again in came back again in came back again in 2020, just when 2020, just when 2020, just when COVID started. I was COVID started. I was COVID started. I was only here for a few days and only here for a few days and only here for a few days and they closed the borders.

they closed the borders. they closed the borders. So I was inside. So I was inside. So I was inside. If you were outside, you If you were outside, you If you were outside, you couldn't get in. couldn't get in. couldn't get in. If you are inside, If you are inside, If you are inside, you are allowed to you are allowed to you are allowed to stay. So I stay. So I stay. So I stayed for 5-6 stayed for 5-6 stayed for 5-6 months, and that's when I became months, and that's when I became months, and that's when I became really close to the really close to the really close to the other people who other people who other people who were here. We...We were here. We...We were here. We...We only had each only had each only had each other. There were other. There were no tourists no tourists coming and coming and coming and going in the tourist town. And here going in the tourist town. And here going in the tourist town. And here many people many people many people came and went. came and went. came and went. It just wasn't...It It just wasn't...It It just wasn't...It was us. And, uh...Yeah, that's when was us. And, uh...Yeah, that's when was us. And, uh...Yeah, that's when I started to I started to I started to feel at feel at feel at home. So, I home. So, I home. So, I came back in came back in came back in early 2024, and early 2024, and early 2024, and I've been here ever since. Although I've been here ever since. Although I've been here ever since. Although I still go back I still go back to Southern to Southern California at least once a year. Hmm, I California at least once a year. Hmm, I California at least once a year. Hmm, I still have an apartment there. still have an apartment there. still have an apartment there. I still have my I still have my I still have my car there, my personal car there, my personal car there, my personal belongings are still there too. belongings are still there too. belongings are still there too. So, it's not that So, it's not that So, it's not that I cut all I cut all I cut all ties and came here ties and came here ties and came here . I still have . I still have . I still have this strong, um, strong this strong, um, strong this strong, um, strong connection there, and that's connection there, and that's connection there, and that's what I...There's always the what I...There's always the what I...There's always the option to go back option to go back option to go back if I want to if I want to if I want to do that. Hmm, you do that. Hmm, you do that. Hmm, you get an e- get an e- get an e- visa that doesn't require you visa that doesn't require you visa that doesn't require you to send your passport to send your passport to send your passport to the embassy, to the embassy, to the embassy, right? No, it doesn't require it.

right? No, it doesn't require it. So, when it comes to So, when it comes to visas to Vietnam, each visas to Vietnam, each visas to Vietnam, each country is different. Some country is different. Some country is different. Some countries may countries may countries may issue a visa upon issue a visa upon issue a visa upon arrival. I can't arrival. I can't arrival. I can't do this. Hmm, this is do this. Hmm, this is do this. Hmm, this is not for the US. So we not for the US. So we not for the US. So we need to get a need to get a visa approval letter before we visa approval letter before we can come can come can come here. And you have to here. And you have to here. And you have to apply for it. And apply for it. And apply for it. And you can do this you can do this you can do this through the government website through the government website through the government website or through a visa or through a visa or through a visa agent. You can't... agent. You can't... The airline won't The airline won't The airline won't give you a give you a give you a boarding pass to boarding pass to boarding pass to fly to Vietnam without a fly to Vietnam without a fly to Vietnam without a visa, and they'll visa, and they'll visa, and they'll check it carefully because check it carefully because they don't want you they don't want you to come here, to come here, to come here, you don't have the proper you don't have the proper you don't have the proper visa, you can't get in visa, you can't get in visa, you can't get in , and now , and now , and now they have to they have to they have to take you home. take you home. take you home. So you can't even So you can't even So you can't even get a get a get a boarding pass for your departure boarding pass for your departure boarding pass for your departure flight unless you flight unless you flight unless you do that do that do that first. So yes, first. So yes, first. So yes, make sure you make sure you make sure you get your visa. You get your visa. You get your visa. You apply apply apply online and you get a online and you get a online and you get a letter saying letter saying letter saying your visa your visa your visa starts on this starts on this starts on this day and ends on day and ends on day and ends on this day, and you have these this day, and you have these this day, and you have these documents and they are already documents and they are already documents and they are already pre-approved.

pre-approved. pre-approved. So when you So when you So when you get to get to get to immigration immigration , you show them your , you show them your , you show them your visa, they visa, they visa, they stamp your stamp your stamp your passport, and you passport, and you passport, and you move on. move on. Tell me if there were Tell me if there were any, if it made sense, any, if it made sense, any, if it made sense, if there are any questions about if there are any questions about if there are any questions about it. There are many it. There are many it. There are many people in the city. She has people in the city. She has people in the city. She has one dance one dance one dance group on the beach. Now more and more group on the beach. Now more and more Russians are coming to Danang and Hoi An. The city government Russians are coming to Danang and Hoi An. The city government is worried that they is worried that they is worried that they will come and take over will come and take over will come and take over all of Da Nang. Um, yeah, I all of Da Nang. Um, yeah, I all of Da Nang. Um, yeah, I don't know that, I'm not don't know that, I'm not don't know that, I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure what the sure what the sure what the comment "They're comment "They're comment "They're coming and coming and coming and taking over all of taking over all of taking over all of Da Nang" meant. So, Da Nang is Da Nang" meant. So, Da Nang is Da Nang" meant. So, Da Nang is going through a period of going through a period of going through a period of rapid growth, rapid growth, rapid growth, so this morning so this morning so this morning I met with a I met with a I met with a representative from Fantastic Da representative from Fantastic Da representative from Fantastic Da Nang who works with the Nang who works with the Nang who works with the Department of Department of Department of Tourism. They are very Tourism. They are very Tourism. They are very encouraging tourism to encouraging tourism to encouraging tourism to Da Nang and Da Nang and Da Nang and trying to make trying to make trying to make it a truly it a truly it a truly attractive city attractive city attractive city to travel to. They are to travel to. They are to travel to. They are talking about talking about talking about expanding the visa expanding the visa expanding the visa program to program to program to attract attract attract celebrities, celebrities, celebrities, talent, investment talent, investment talent, investment through wealth.

through wealth. They have They have n't officially announced it. The only n't officially announced it. The only n't officially announced it. The only visas they've visas they've visas they've announced right now are announced right now are announced right now are visas for people and visas for people and visas for people and their families who their families who their families who will be working in will be working in will be working in digital currency, and digital currency, and digital currency, and they'll, uh, they'll, uh, they'll, uh, issue these issue these issue these people visas to people visas to people visas to live here. Is it 5 live here. Is it 5 live here. Is it 5 or 10 years? They're or 10 years? They're or 10 years? They're really, uh, really, uh, really, uh, trying to trying to trying to expand, to reach expand, to reach expand, to reach and attract, uh, and attract, uh, and attract, uh, foreigners and, uh, foreigners and, uh, foreigners and, uh, tourism. So what tourism. So what tourism. So what I met with them about I met with them about I met with them about is that they are is that they are is that they are creating some creating some creating some programs that programs that programs that people can people can people can collaborate with. So, collaborate with. So, collaborate with. So, people don't always people don't always people don't always look for accommodation themselves or look for accommodation themselves or look for accommodation themselves or know where to rent a know where to rent a know where to rent a motorbike, and can motorbike, and can motorbike, and can work with work with work with trusted trusted trusted suppliers who are suppliers who are hardly hardly certified, but certified, but certified, but recommended. And recommended. And recommended. And make sure that all the make sure that all the make sure that all the agents are following agents are following agents are following you up if you're looking for you up if you're looking for you up if you're looking for housing, that the agents are giving housing, that the agents are giving housing, that the agents are giving people a really good people a really good people a really good service, and that people have a service, and that people have a service, and that people have a place to place to place to go and find go and find go and find what they need, as what they need, as what they need, as opposed to opposed to opposed to now having to now having to figure out a lot of figure out a lot of things on their own. So they things on their own. So they things on their own. So they said they really said they really said they really like your YouTube like your YouTube like your YouTube and your message, and your message, and your message, you seem to you seem to you seem to connect us to our connect us to our connect us to our culture, and we see culture, and we see culture, and we see that you know people, that you know people, that you know people, so we would like to so we would like to so we would like to involve you in involve you in involve you in helping us

helping us helping us develop this develop this develop this process from your process from your process from your perspective, your colleagues, and perspective, your colleagues, and perspective, your colleagues, and your demographic your demographic your demographic as a foreigner in as a foreigner in as a foreigner in Da Nang. From July 4th from Da Nang. From July 4th from Da Nang. From July 4th from Georgia. From July 4th. Well, it's the Georgia. From July 4th. Well, it's the Georgia. From July 4th. Well, it's the 4th of July here, just for 20 4th of July here, just for 20 4th of July here, just for 20 minutes. It's 11:38 PM now minutes. It's 11:38 PM now minutes. It's 11:38 PM now if you just if you just if you just joined. I had my joined. I had my joined. I had my coffee at 5:00 PM, and I knew it was a coffee at 5:00 PM, and I knew it was a coffee at 5:00 PM, and I knew it was a mistake, but I'm mistake, but I'm mistake, but I'm already awake, so I'll already awake, so I'll already awake, so I'll stay on this stay on this stay on this call a little longer. call a little longer. call a little longer. I'm over 50, I'd like to I'm over 50, I'd like to I'm over 50, I'd like to move abroad, move abroad, move abroad, but I'm worried that but I'm worried that but I'm worried that I won't have friends and I won't have friends and I won't have friends and I'll be alone. You won't be I'll be alone. You won't be I'll be alone. You won't be alone. You will be alone. You will be alone. You will be alone as long as you alone as long as you alone as long as you want. I'm want. I'm want. I'm only alone when I only alone when I only alone when I go into my go into my go into my apartment and close the apartment and close the apartment and close the door behind me. So, I door behind me. So, I door behind me. So, I go out: the receptionist, the go out: the receptionist, the go out: the receptionist, the security guard, the coffee shops. security guard, the coffee shops. The longer you're here, the The longer you're here, the more impossible it becomes to more impossible it becomes to more impossible it becomes to walk down the block walk down the block walk down the block without running into someone you without running into someone you without running into someone you know. There are any know. There are any know. There are any activities you activities you activities you want to go to: want to go to: want to go to: walking groups, walking groups, walking groups, hikes, language courses, hikes, language courses, hikes, language courses, coffee shops, and they are all coffee shops, and they are all coffee shops, and they are all free. They are free. They are free. They are online. You go to a online. You go to a online. You go to a sound bath, yoga, sound bath, yoga, sound bath, yoga, fitness classes. And fitness classes. And fitness classes. And at each of them you at each of them you at each of them you will meet people, will meet people, will meet people, because people do not because people do not because people do not stay away.

stay away. stay away. Everyone, especially Everyone, especially Everyone, especially foreigners, comes foreigners, comes foreigners, comes here alone to here alone to here alone to chat. So in chat. So in chat. So in every group, but every group, but every group, but most groups, they most groups, they most groups, they sit down. They say, sit down. They say, sit down. They say, "Quickly go around "Quickly go around "Quickly go around the table, name, where are you from, the table, name, where are you from, the table, name, where are you from, how long have you how long have you how long have you lived here." And then people lived here." And then people lived here." And then people chat chat chat afterwards, and there might afterwards, and there might afterwards, and there might be an event where be an event where be an event where we talk about we talk about we talk about artificial intelligence, and artificial intelligence, and artificial intelligence, and everyone asks, "Who everyone asks, "Who everyone asks, "Who wants to have dinner down the wants to have dinner down the wants to have dinner down the street?" And 10 street?" And 10 street?" And 10 people go to people go to people go to dinner together. So don't dinner together. So don't dinner together. So don't worry if I'm worry if I'm worry if I'm alone. I really have to alone. I really have to make time, make time, otherwise I otherwise I otherwise I overdo it myself and get overdo it myself and get overdo it myself and get exhausted. I heard that Da exhausted. I heard that Da exhausted. I heard that Da Nang is full of Nang is full of Nang is full of Russians and Russians and Russians and Russian-speakers. Hmm, the number of Russian-speakers. Hmm, the number of Russian-speakers. Hmm, the number of Russians and Russians and Russians and Russian-speaking Russian-speaking Russian-speaking people is constantly increasing people is constantly increasing people is constantly increasing . I would say . I would say that in Nha Trang, hmm, that in Nha Trang, hmm, that in Nha Trang, hmm, there is a there is a there is a huge huge huge Russian influence. But yes, there Russian influence. But yes, there Russian influence. But yes, there are also a lot of direct are also a lot of direct are also a lot of direct flights to Da Nang from flights to Da Nang from flights to Da Nang from neighboring countries now, and neighboring countries now, and neighboring countries now, and when you see a direct when you see a direct when you see a direct flight, you see an flight, you see an flight, you see an influx of people from those influx of people from those influx of people from those countries. So, there are direct countries. So, there are direct countries. So, there are direct flights from India, flights from India, flights from India, Kazakhstan, we're Kazakhstan, we're Kazakhstan, we're starting to see starting to see starting to see more and more people more and more people more and more people from all these countries. I'm from all these countries. I'm from all these countries. I'm sure there sure there sure there are a few Germans there now too

are a few Germans there now too are a few Germans there now too . Yes, I have . Yes, I have . Yes, I have German friends. German friends. German friends. Of course. Just Of course. Just Of course. Just list the requirements without list the requirements without list the requirements without mentioning the price. What is mentioning the price. What is mentioning the price. What is your opinion? Um, you know your opinion? Um, you know , I haven't looked for , I haven't looked for , I haven't looked for housing in a long time. I think what's housing in a long time. I think what's housing in a long time. I think what's happening is this: happening is this: happening is this: in these rental groups, in these rental groups, in these rental groups, someone says, "Hey, I'd someone says, "Hey, I'd someone says, "Hey, I'd like a two-bedroom like a two-bedroom like a two-bedroom apartment." And maybe what apartment." And maybe what apartment." And maybe what they're looking for they're looking for they're looking for will cost the will cost the will cost the equivalent of $800 equivalent of $800 equivalent of $800 , but they say , but they say , but they say my budget is $1,200. So my budget is $1,200. So my budget is $1,200. So they will be shown an apartment they will be shown an apartment they will be shown an apartment for $800, and they will for $800, and they will for $800, and they will be told that the price is $1,200 be told that the price is $1,200 be told that the price is $1,200 because that was their because that was their because that was their budget. So this is where budget. So this is where budget. So this is where they say, "Don't they say, "Don't they say, "Don't tell me what your tell me what your tell me what your budget is, because that's not how it budget is, because that's not how it budget is, because that's not how it works here." Just works here." Just works here." Just say, "Here, this is what say, "Here, this is what say, "Here, this is what I'm looking for." And then I'm looking for." And then I'm looking for." And then go over and go over and go over and look at these look at these look at these places, and then places, and then places, and then ask what the price is. And ask what the price is. And ask what the price is. And this is the best way to this is the best way to this is the best way to do it. Don't do it. Don't do it. Don't offer a price. This is what they will offer a price. This is what they will offer a price. This is what they will charge you. charge you.

charge you. Emm. So, let Emm. So, let Emm. So, let me know if that made sense. me know if that made sense. me know if that made sense. You 100% want You 100% want You 100% want to see the property to see the property to see the property in person. You don't in person. You don't in person. You don't rent a home based on rent a home based on rent a home based on photos. There photos. There photos. There might be mold, there might might be mold, there might might be mold, there might be a smell, it might be a smell, it might be a smell, it might be a completely different be a completely different be a completely different room, it might be a room, it might be a room, it might be a completely different antique. completely different antique. completely different antique. Photos can Photos can Photos can be 10 years old. So be 10 years old. So be 10 years old. So let's see. Um, I heard let's see. Um, I heard that the that the that the Australian Australian Australian tourist who tourist who tourist who trashed the trashed the Domain cafe outraged people Domain cafe outraged people Domain cafe outraged people because that doesn't because that doesn't because that doesn't happen there. I don't think it happen there. I don't think it happen there. I don't think it really outraged really outraged really outraged people. Um, it happened people. Um, it happened . It was very upsetting, . It was very upsetting, . It was very upsetting, and then it just and then it just and then it just passed. Yeah, I don't passed. Yeah, I don't passed. Yeah, I don't think I really think I really think I really think people are think people are think people are outraged by my outraged by my outraged by my experience. Hmm, it seems like experience. Hmm, it seems like experience. Hmm, it seems like it was a long time ago, and for it was a long time ago, and for it was a long time ago, and for those calling and those calling and those calling and not knowing about this, uh-uh not knowing about this, uh-uh tourist...So what kind of tourist...So what kind of tourist...So what kind of tourist...yeah, I tourist...yeah, I tourist...yeah, I had had had mental health issues mental health issues mental health issues and I went into a cafe late at night and I went into a cafe late at night and I went into a cafe late at night where I where I where I had a mental had a mental had a mental breakdown and I crushed breakdown and I crushed breakdown and I crushed it inside. The cafe it inside. The cafe it inside. The cafe closed for a few closed for a few closed for a few days, renovated, and days, renovated, and days, renovated, and reopened. Uh, I reopened. Uh, I reopened. Uh, I think it was an think it was an think it was an individual individual individual situation. It wasn't a situation. It wasn't a situation. It wasn't a sign of anything sign of anything sign of anything else. Uh, else. Uh,

else. Uh, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco Bay Area, hello, hello. I hello, hello. I hello, hello. I met up with, uh, met up with, uh, met up with, uh, three travelers three travelers three travelers from the San Francisco Bay Area from the San Francisco Bay Area last last last night who were in night who were in night who were in town for a few days. town for a few days. town for a few days. So that was great. So that was great. So that was great. They were from Santa They were from Santa Clara. Uh, please Clara. Uh, please Clara. Uh, please press the press the press the thumbs up. Thank you, thumbs up. Thank you, thumbs up. Thank you, Rocky Donna. Hello, Rocky Donna. Hello, Rocky Donna. Hello, world. I will be in world. I will be in world. I will be in Danang next Danang next Danang next month. Hello, month. Hello, month. Hello, hello. Hello, thank you. hello. Hello, thank you. hello. Hello, thank you. Uh, I'm so glad you Uh, I'm so glad you Uh, I'm so glad you guys are here. Any guys are here. Any guys are here. Any questions for those who questions for those who questions for those who joined late on joined late on joined late on July 4th in Da Nang, July 4th in Da Nang, July 4th in Da Nang, Vietnam, or any Vietnam, or any Vietnam, or any other questions for me? other questions for me? I'm here at 11:43 p.m. I'll say I'm here at 11:43 p.m. I'll say goodbye soon. 65 minutes have passed goodbye soon. 65 minutes have passed goodbye soon. 65 minutes have passed . I'm trying to . I'm trying to . I'm trying to calm down and calm down and calm down and hopefully get a good night's hopefully get a good night's hopefully get a good night's sleep. A really sleep. A really sleep. A really great 4th of July and, uh, a great 4th of July and, uh, a great 4th of July and, uh, a nice time. nice time. nice time. The group consists of The group consists of The group consists of Vietnamese Vietnamese Vietnamese Americans and one Americans and one Americans and one guy from Spain. And guy from Spain. And guy from Spain. And everyone celebrates everyone celebrates everyone celebrates everyone's holidays and just everyone's holidays and just everyone's holidays and just makes it fun.

makes it fun. We're dressed in red , white, and blue, and yeah, we , white, and blue, and yeah, we , white, and blue, and yeah, we just make everything just make everything just make everything special. We make everything special. We make everything special. We make everything special for ourselves and special for ourselves and special for ourselves and for each other. Um, is it for each other. Um, is it for each other. Um, is it really hot? Yes really hot? Yes , good night, sister. , good night, sister. Let me Let me open the open the open the weather app. 29°C, and if I weather app. 29°C, and if I weather app. 29°C, and if I convert to convert to convert to Fahrenheit, it would be 84 Fahrenheit, it would be 84 Fahrenheit, it would be 84 ° with a real ° with a real ° with a real feel of 85, and it's 11:45 p.m. feel of 85, and it's 11:45 p.m. And the humidity is 72%. So, it's And the humidity is 72%. So, it's And the humidity is 72%. So, it's warm and stuffy. warm and stuffy. warm and stuffy. So, I'm in my room right now So, I'm in my room right now So, I'm in my room right now with the air with the air with the air conditioner on, and if conditioner on, and if conditioner on, and if I went outside, it would be I went outside, it would be I went outside, it would be ...If I ...If I ...If I opened the door, I would opened the door, I would opened the door, I would feel warm, feel warm, feel warm, stuffy, tropical stuffy, tropical stuffy, tropical air. Sometimes these air. Sometimes these air. Sometimes these windows are completely windows are completely windows are completely fogged up because I have fogged up because I have fogged up because I have ...Not really. ...Not really. ...Not really. Probably because I...We are Probably because I...We are Probably because I...We are on...We are on...We are on...The sea on...We are on...We are on...The sea . The last time I looked at this . The last time I looked at this . The last time I looked at this , someone , someone , someone was asking this question.

was asking this question. was asking this question. So, there's an app So, there's an app So, there's an app called AirVisual that called AirVisual that called AirVisual that outputs a number, and that outputs a number, and that outputs a number, and that number falls into a number falls into a number falls into a range of colors. range of colors. So, from 0 to 50 is green, from 50 to 100 is green, from 50 to 100 is yellow. And when I yellow. And when I yellow. And when I looked at it looked at it looked at it last time, uh, Danang last time, uh, Danang last time, uh, Danang was the same size as was the same size as was the same size as Los Angeles, and it Los Angeles, and it Los Angeles, and it was about 48, and they was about 48, and they was about 48, and they were both green. were both green. Uh, if someone Uh, if someone burns trash and the burns trash and the burns trash and the air quality is lower air quality is lower air quality is lower , but let , but let , but let me see if me see if me see if I have the Air Visual app. I have the Air Visual app. Hmm, I know I have the Hmm, I know I have the Air Visual app on my Air Visual app on my Air Visual app on my phone, but I'm phone, but I'm phone, but I'm using it using it using it for YouTube right now. This is a spare, for YouTube right now. This is a spare, for YouTube right now. This is a spare, my old iPhone 11. So, my old iPhone 11. So, my old iPhone 11. So, let me let me let me see if I have it see if I have it see if I have it handy. I do handy. I do handy. I do n't have it, but it's n't have it, but it's n't have it, but it's loading. So loading. So loading. So when the upload when the upload when the upload is complete, I'll is complete, I'll is complete, I'll let you know what the let you know what the let you know what the current air quality conditions are current air quality conditions are current air quality conditions are . I haven't . I haven't . I haven't tried living in tried living in tried living in Dalat. Actually Dalat. Actually , I haven't been to Dalat yet.

, I haven't been to Dalat yet. , I haven't been to Dalat yet. He's on my radar. He's on my radar. He's on my radar. I heard he was I heard he was I heard he was incredibly handsome. incredibly handsome. incredibly handsome. I want to...I've heard that their I want to...I've heard that their I want to...I've heard that their coffee plantations and coffee plantations and coffee plantations and flower fields are second to none flower fields are second to none flower fields are second to none . . . So, for those who don't So, for those who don't So, for those who don't know, Dalat know, Dalat know, Dalat is a is a is a plane ride from where plane ride from where I am now, but not I am now, but not I am now, but not far, and it is far, and it is far, and it is located at a located at a located at a high altitude. This is a high altitude. This is a high altitude. This is a popular destination for popular destination for popular destination for Vietnamese Vietnamese Vietnamese tourists, for example, tourists, for example, tourists, for example, Vietnamese people go there Vietnamese people go there Vietnamese people go there for the weekend. And now for the weekend. And now for the weekend. And now the airport in Dalat the airport in Dalat the airport in Dalat is closed for is closed for is closed for reconstruction and is due to reconstruction and is due to reconstruction and is due to reopen reopen reopen in August. So the only in August. So the only in August. So the only way to get there way to get there way to get there is a long is a long is a long bus ride. There and bus ride. There and bus ride. There and back. So I don't really back. So I don't really back. So I don't really like long like long like long bus rides, so I'll bus rides, so I'll bus rides, so I'll probably wait until probably wait until probably wait until it it it reopens, knowing reopens, knowing reopens, knowing that when it that when it that when it reopens there will be a reopens there will be a reopens there will be a line of all the people who line of all the people who line of all the people who wanted to visit, and wanted to visit, and wanted to visit, and now, you know, let now, you know, let now, you know, let it settle down a bit it settle down a bit it settle down a bit , and then , and then , and then I'll put it on the I'll put it on the I'll put it on the agenda or on my agenda or on my agenda or on my list. And maybe I'll list. And maybe I'll list. And maybe I'll wait until the wait until the wait until the rainy season, like the low rainy season, like the low rainy season, like the low season, then it will be season, then it will be season, then it will be a little nicer.

a little nicer. I hope you'll I hope you'll finish eating finish eating finish eating before I get there before I get there before I get there . I haven't been to . I haven't been to . I haven't been to South Asia since my South Asia since my South Asia since my Chinese Chinese Chinese visa. It's quite visa. It's quite visa. It's quite convenient for convenient for convenient for Americans now, yes. Americans now, yes. Americans now, yes. Thanks for the reply. Thanks for the reply. Thanks for the reply. Of course. I doubt Of course. I doubt Of course. I doubt it will last long it will last long if I give it to you two, if I give it to you two, if I give it to you two, we'll see. Dalat we'll see. Dalat we'll see. Dalat looks pretty looks pretty looks pretty nice, judging by the nice, judging by the nice, judging by the tourist videos on tourist videos on tourist videos on YouTube. Yes, it looks YouTube. Yes, it looks YouTube. Yes, it looks nice. Hmm, are there things that nice. Hmm, are there things that nice. Hmm, are there things that anyone here who is anyone here who is anyone here who is speaking right now speaking right now speaking right now would like to see, um, would like to see, um, would like to see, um, more of in Da Nang? more of in Da Nang? more of in Da Nang? I have many, I have many, many days in my life, many days in my life, many days in my life, hmm, I'll get my hmm, I'll get my hair highlighted on Monday. I can hair highlighted on Monday. I can share some of share some of share some of mine...Hmm, there's so mine...Hmm, there's so mine...Hmm, there's so much to much to much to share. A share. A share. A huge huge huge shopping mall just opened, but it shopping mall just opened, but it shopping mall just opened, but it seems like it seems like it seems like it opened 3 days ago opened 3 days ago opened 3 days ago and everyone said it was and everyone said it was packed inside. There's a Uniqlo packed inside. There's a Uniqlo that opened and that opened and that opened and they said the they said the they said the line to just line to just line to just pay at the checkout pay at the checkout pay at the checkout was 90 minutes. I'm like, was 90 minutes. I'm like, was 90 minutes. I'm like, "I'm not going...I'm not "I'm not going...I'm not "I'm not going...I'm not going to that going to that going to that mall." Does mall." Does mall." Does n't sound like much n't sound like much n't sound like much fun. I was just in fun. I was just in fun. I was just in Bangkok, at a shopping Bangkok, at a shopping Bangkok, at a shopping mall, so let's wait mall, so let's wait until until until all this noisy all this noisy all this noisy opening ceremony is over.

opening ceremony is over. opening ceremony is over. Temples, temples. Oh, Temples, temples. Oh, Temples, temples. Oh, great. OK. Um, great. OK. Um, great. OK. Um, yeah, so I try to yeah, so I try to yeah, so I try to treat temples with treat temples with treat temples with respect, to those temples respect, to those temples that are operating, to those who are that are operating, to those who are that are operating, to those who are there, who sing there, who sing there, who sing or pray, hmm, and not just like or pray, hmm, and not just like or pray, hmm, and not just like anywhere else anywhere else , I don't want to go , I don't want to go , I don't want to go inside and put a inside and put a inside and put a camera in front of someone's camera in front of someone's camera in front of someone's face or face or face or cause anyone any cause anyone any discomfort. And I discomfort. And I really don't like it really don't like it really don't like it when I see someone when I see someone when I see someone taking a camera, and I've seen taking a camera, and I've seen taking a camera, and I've seen it not only here, but throughout it not only here, but throughout it not only here, but throughout all my all my all my travels. Just travels. Just travels. Just putting their cameras up is, putting their cameras up is, putting their cameras up is, um, a little awkward. um, a little awkward. um, a little awkward. So I will be paying close attention So I will be paying close attention So I will be paying close attention when I when I when I pass by pass by pass by temples. And while they're not temples. And while they're not temples. And while they're not working, maybe working, maybe working, maybe I'll film the area, I'll film the area, I'll film the area, and if they are working, and if they are working, and if they are working, and it won't be too and it won't be too and it won't be too intrusive, just intrusive, just intrusive, just film a little bit, you know film a little bit, you know , some singing, um, , some singing, um, , some singing, um, from afar. So, yes, from afar. So, yes, from afar. So, yes, go ahead. If I go ahead. If I go ahead. If I come across something like that, I'll come across something like that, I'll come across something like that, I'll definitely, um, definitely, um, definitely, um, see what I can see what I can see what I can do, which is, um, do, which is, um, do, which is, um, record some of what record some of what record some of what I see, but at the I see, but at the I see, but at the same time be same time be same time be respectful. Where to live respectful. Where to live respectful. Where to live near the beach, not in an near the beach, not in an near the beach, not in an apartment?

apartment? apartment? There is a beach area. There are several villas. These There is a beach area. There are several villas. These There is a beach area. There are several villas. These villas are nearby. Hmm, villas are nearby. Hmm, villas are nearby. Hmm, villas are just more expensive. villas are just more expensive. And sometimes they are not as And sometimes they are not as close to the beach as close to the beach as close to the beach as apartments, but they apartments, but they apartments, but they can still be found. can still be found. So there are housing groups on So there are housing groups on Facebook where you can Facebook where you can Facebook where you can search and search and search and ask for a ask for a ask for a recommended recommended recommended realtor. And they realtor. And they realtor. And they can also can also can also show you what's show you what's show you what's available. Something else? available. Something else? Here. Thank you all for Here. Thank you all for your comments. your comments. your comments. Always great Always great Always great to chat. to chat. to chat. Actually, um, I'm having a lot of Actually, um, I'm having a lot of Actually, um, I'm having a lot of fun. I fun. I fun. I like hearing what like hearing what like hearing what you have to say. I love you have to say. I love you have to say. I love sharing what I sharing what I sharing what I do. And thank you for staying up do. And thank you for staying up do. And thank you for staying up with me on my with me on my with me on my sleepless night sleepless night sleepless night after too much after too much coffee. I think I'll just coffee. I think I'll just say say say good night for now. Happy good night for now. Happy good night for now. Happy Independence Day. It's Independence Day. It's Independence Day. It's almost 5 minutes until almost 5 minutes until almost 5 minutes until July 5th, so I hope July 5th, so I hope you all have a you all have a you all have a great great great 4th of July back home in the States.

4th of July back home in the States. Enjoy. And yes , just appreciate the , just appreciate the , just appreciate the wonderful things wonderful things wonderful things this country has to offer, and there are this country has to offer, and there are this country has to offer, and there are so many of them. She is so many of them. She is so many of them. She is so beautiful. Hmm, so beautiful. Hmm, so beautiful. Hmm, really great people, really great people, really great people, so I sincerely so I sincerely so I sincerely hope you have a hope you have a hope you have a wonderful, happy, wonderful, happy, wonderful, happy, and safe 4th of July, and and safe 4th of July, and and safe 4th of July, and we'll talk to you soon we'll talk to you soon we'll talk to you soon . Thank you for . Thank you for . Thank you for joining us tonight joining us tonight joining us tonight . I turned it off. That's . I turned it off. That's . I turned it off. That's all.