READY FOR SOME ACTION

My few days here in Vietnam have been wonderful so far. I feel like coming here was a good thing for me. Mark and the other men have just been the sweetest to me. They let me ask all of my annoying questions and give me detailed responses in turn. I want to know so much about this place, I really just can't get over how much I am enjoying it here. Mark even promised to take me into the village later on tomorrow so I can see some of the native people, even though he insisted that it was much too dangerous, I have my heart set on going. The men also promised to let me in on some of the action, since this is a medical compound. I want to get my hands dirty and experience what the guys are doing over here during this war. I've already seen some of the casualties come in and the way the men handle the situations, running on pure adrenaline astonishes me. I happen to be a fast learner and have already picked up some Vietnamese and learned to cook. So I think that I would have no problem with helping out when the next injured soldiers come through.