As Brian said in the episode, we are practically family.  We live together, we work together, we play together.  We’re friends, colleagues, roommates, and fellow travelers, and in such circumstances, friendship must intensify.  Rob’s divorce hit the entire team…hard.  It was heartbreaking to see our best friend go through such an ordeal.  Everything was put on hold, and we pulled together to act simply like the band of friends we were when this whole crazy idea was born.

After Buon Me Thuot, we grew to dread the words “100%,” even though it became a routine part of our lives.  To me though, the phrase doesn’t just mean “finish your glass.”  I think it accurately describes the camaraderie in this team – we’re in this together one-hundred percent.  Vietnam has been 100% in so many ways, and friendship is definitely one of them.