Shopping Spree!

This week I went back to Hoi An for a shopping trip with A., my fellow volunteer from Thien Phuoc. Upon my last visit, the sheer number of shops made me slightly nauseous and I quickly retreated to the beautiful beaches that surround Hoi An. This time around, I had no such luck as the main reason for our visit to Hoi An was to shop. And did we ever! Quite honestly, shopping is exhausting so we split up our days as follows: in the morning we checked on the tailored clothes/shoes from the day before, then we spent the late morning/early afternoon at the beach (complete with amazing seafood lunches!), and then in the late afternoon -- once the sun was almost set -- more shopping! My tally:

• 3 dresses
• 1 skirt
• 5 pairs of earrings
• 1 sweater
• 7 rice paper paintings
• 2 pairs of Aladdin pants
• 3 pairs of sandals

All for about 100$! Not too bad... A. was just as productive and here is a picture of our combined loot:

This was my second big shopping indulgence, the first being Sapa. I received a few emails asking to see what I bought on that particular trip, so here it is:

Once A. and I got back to Hue, we celebrated by watching "Confessions of a Shopaholic" a painful and hilarious movie to watch, though very appropriate considering the circumstances. Most of these things are gifts without any particular owner as of yet, so if something catches your eye please let me know! Two weeks to my flight back to Canada, I can hardly wait! The weather's been ridiculously hot...