Sunday

Sunday Morning:

We woke up this morning to find the guest house surrounded by water. Somehow, during the night, even though the rain had stopped, the water rose higher and higher. There has been intermittent rain today and since morning we have watched the water level rise another six inches or so.

Bryce found an online article in English this morning that informed us that we are experiencing the worst flooding in the area for 24 years. In Hanoi city the water is chest deep in places. There have been 19 deaths there as a result of the water. The dean of Bryce’s department stopped by this morning to soberly warn us not to let the children play outside. I think he feels somewhat responsible for our safety.

Here, near the university, the water is about knee deep and the atmosphere is still playful. Every time the rain stops the students head outside and start splashing each other with the murky water and shrieking like monkeys.