The most memorable trip I have ever been on was a family trip to Vietnam. My family went to visit our family friends the Minge’s who have lived all over the world due to Mr. John working for BP and moving every 2-3 years. Travelling to Vietnam took 23 hours of continuous travel from Dallas to JFK to Heathrow to Taipei and finally to Ho Chi Minh. The Minge’s lived in Ho Chi Minh, the largest city in Vietnam, so for a large portion of the trip they showed us around the city. We toured shopping malls, street vendors, shopping and food markets, and so much more. In one market a lady even offered to buy me from my parents (blonde hair and blue eyed children are considered lucky). On the Sunday we were there we went to an illegal underground church, because at that point the country was still under communist rule and freedom of religion was not a thing. For the last handful of days of our trip we went to the Minge’s beach house at a resort owned by expat friends of theirs. This resort was the only place in Vietnam at that point that sold cheeseburgers, which was just what a 7 year old Barrett wanted. The Minge’s have two children, David and Emma, who are both older than my sister and I so they acted as our older siblings whenever we visited. Whenever my family visited the Minge’s growing up we were always met with new places and experiences that have stuck with me and shaped who I am.