Yes, I know it's only 2:50 am on Tuesday local time, but I can't go back to bed. I had thought if I could just lie down, I would sleep until the morning and possibly skip breakfast. Well, it didn't happen. What else can one do at three in the morning? I could go get food. There are vendors out there who cater to the late night owls after a night of clubbing. Well, … [Read more...] about Good morning!!
This year, I try to make the process a bit smoother by providing a swag bag (courtesy of the College of Business) for each participant. Each bag contains a t-shirt, luggage tag, flash light (for Myanmar's surprise power outages), and other swags to be used as gifts for their new found friends in Asia. The purpose of the bag is two-fold: 1. The contents of the bag such as the … [Read more...] about Swag bags. Come and get it!
I received our picture this morning from Anna, one of the foreign service officers who helped coordinated our meeting at the American Center in the Diamond Plaza. The event we attended was a "Conversation Hour with the US Students." There was over 100 Vietnamese students who attended the event. Both sides really enjoyed the engaged small group discussion. I think it was a … [Read more...] about Picture of us at the US ConGen in HCMC
We left Hue and the Forbidden Purple City yesterday to arrive in Nha Trang. This city is known as Thành Phố Biển (Beach City) by the Vietnamese locals. It's a city in Central Vietnam known for its white sandy beaches, dotted islands nearby, and of course, fresh seafood. Before it is known as Beach City, it was swampy land that belonged to the Kingdom of Champa, an ancient … [Read more...] about Nha Trang City (means swampy land in Cham language)