The adventures of Lan and Nate

How we met...

I guess our story is not your typical love story. I should start by saying that I am not someone who jumps into things easily. I am very cautious, and so I've always been a bit commitment phobic. I take forever to decide if I like someone enough to really give them my heart and soul. I have always maintained that I would never marry someone unless I'd lived with them for at least 2 years first. I have taught Romeo & Juliet for several years, and I always thought that rushing into love like they did was foolish and stupid. I swore that I would never rush love, and then I met Lan.

It was my Mom that set me up...which is another thing I swore I'd never do, let my Mom set me up with someone, but when my Mom's right she's right. Anyway my Mom had a friend named Christine who was from Vietnam and Christine had a niece living in Vietnam who wanted an American pen pal. She was studying english and wanted to practice her english, at least that was the official story. My Mom asked me if I would write her a letter. I was naturally suspicious, knowing that there was probably more to the story than what I was hearing, but I also thought that one letter wouldn't hurt anything, and I was curious to know someone from that part of the world. So I wrote her a letter...