Vietnam is a country? I thought it was just a war.

I was talking to George a few weeks ago about my upcoming trip. I told her I was thinking about putting up a map of Southeast Asia on my blog because some people don't know where all the countries are that I'm going to. Her reply: "When you say 'some people', do you mean me?"

Later, when I mentioned taking a train from the north to the south of Vietnam she said, "How can you go there? I didn't know Vietnam was a place. I thought it was just a war." I'm so glad George is a math teacher and not a geography teacher.

So, for all of you that don't know where Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam are located, here is a map just for you!