At 1pm, we met with the manager for United Airlines for both Thailand and Vietnam. He informed us that when doing business in different countries, culture needs to be taken into consideration. For example, United Airlines adapts their food menus (like including rice) in order to better meet taste preferences for flights in Asia. United Airlines continues to be a strong … [Read more...] about Day 12: Saigon-Business Trip with United Airlines
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This morning, we packed our luggage and took the mini bus back to Saigon. After checking into the hotel and relaxing a little bit, we ate at Pho 2000 with the Troy students from STU. It was definitely tasty. I was surprised to see a picture of Bill Clinton with the Pho 2000 staff on the wall of the restaurant. I thought that was really neat that he ate at that restaurant. … [Read more...] about Day 11: Back to Saigon
Today was our last full day in Saigon, and it was my birthday! It was a great day. We had the morning free so I met up with a fellow Springfield friend who was in Saigon to visit his family. We went with his aunt to have breakfast and coffee. She treated us to the meal because she owns the restaurant we were at. Our next stop was for me to finish souvenir shopping so we … [Read more...] about Twelfth day: Last day in Saigon
Today we drove back to Ho Chi Minh. The drive took around 4-5 hours to complete with lunch included. We arrived at Eden Saigon Hotel around 15:00. The rest of the day was free so we made plans to meet up with the students from Troy. At 19:00 we ended up deciding to go to Pho2000 which is a pho restaurant that Clinton went to when he was in Vietnam. It was a good time with … [Read more...] about Eleventh Day: Back to Ho Chi Minh
We had the morning as free time so we had breakfast at the hotel and then took a cab to the downtown of muine. They had three streets of market that sold raw meat, fresh fish, fruits, and souvenirs. Dr. Pham and I tried the cashew fruit. It was a tart like taste but the flesh of the fruit was hard to bite down on. The heat and the stench of the market place made it hard to … [Read more...] about Tenth day: Mui Ne