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Steaming Saigon

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top 1000The Songs of Sapa
The Songs of Sapa

By Luke Nguyen

Published 2009

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I STAND ALONE ON THE CORNER OF DONG HOI STREET AND LAM SON SQUARE. MY ARMS HANG HEAVY FROM MY SHOULDERS, MY SHIRT IS WET AND STICKING TO MY BACK, AND A MILLION MOTORBIKES AROUND ME ARE IN GRIDLOCK. I BREATHE IN HOT FUMES AND AM DEAF FROM THE CONTINUOUS BLARING OF HORNS.
I do know how to cross a road in Saigon but I’m just not ready. I need to grow accustomed to this chaotic, electric, magnetic and frustrating city. I remember Saigon ten years ago, when the streets moved gracefully with thousands of bicycles, there were kerbside cafés on every corner, and endless streetfood stalls lined the walls.

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