Tet Survival

I'm sitting here wearing two pairs of socks, two sweatshirts, and some heavy duty sweatpants. It. Is. Freezing. And since it is the New Year, all stores are closed for a couple days, so I don't even have a blanket. I have a thin sheet on my bed, which really is nowhere near warm enough. Gosh, all I want is my super fluffy blanket from my bed at home! I am really mad at myself for not having bought a blanket the first day I moved in, before everything started shutting down for Tet, and now I'm cold.
I only have some eggs, some rice, and some noodles for the next couple days, so I guess you could say that I am truly in survival mode right now. Oh, the joys of the Lunar New Year.
Speaking of joys, last night was the actual Tet festival, and it was definitely a good time. I met up with my friend Flip who lived in Vietnam with me two years ago; it was so wonderful hanging out with someone I knew very well. We ended up at a Bia Hoi where we met the current Connecticut College SATA abroad group, who are all really nice kids. It was so weird being with CC students in Hanoi, and not being an actual part of the group. The students have been here for about a month, and I clearly remember what it felt like at that stage. They are all loving it, and I'm sure some will come back after the semester is done. Around 11:30 pm the CC reunion made our way to Hoan Kiem Lake to watch the fireworks, which were in a really sad state due to the rain and mist that had been going on since 5pm. Although, being squished in a gigantic crowd of Vietnamese people was fun in itself. Trying to get home afterwards was a major challenge, the streets were packed with families, foreigners, and motorbikes (I had my toe run over once or twice, but it was so cold I didn't feel much).
For now, I am just holding out until families return to their businesses and I can buy the biggest, warmest blanket I can find!