Today we went to STU and hung out with the Troy students. This is usually the highlight of the trip. We played volleyball with the STU students while waiting for them to finish setting up the room. We even had a little volleyball match with the students. It was so much fun. It didn't matter if it was hot and humid and that I was wearing wedges, it was a great experience playing … [Read more...] about Day 4 – 5/17/16 – Tuesday – “STU friends”
We landed in HCMC this morning at 10am. It feels amazing to be back in HCMC. After living here for a short time last year, it felt like returning home in a sense. It's unfortunate we aren't staying very long in Vietnam. I won't be able to see all my friends this year but I'm glad to be able to meet up with the STU friends again tomorrow. After we arrived, we checked in and … [Read more...] about Day 3 – 5/16/16 – Monday – “In the City”
We spent the whole time up in the air. I spent most of the time on the flight sleeping which was good. I think everyone needed their rest. When I woke up, I watched "Joy" which was really interesting. I went back to sleep and when I woke up we had about 3 more hours before landing in Taipei. It's good to get up and walk around the plane to help wake up your legs and get … [Read more...] about Day 2 – 5/15/16 – Sunday “Up in the air”
It finally came! We left on the 5:00am flight to LAX in the morning and arrived at 10:00am. After the bus driver came to pick us up we headed towards PVNF's meeting point for our PPT presentation. Before getting there, we stopped by In and Out for a quick snack/bite. It was my first time eating there. I'll have to say, it does live up to it's name. I had the cheeseburger combo … [Read more...] about Day 1 – 5/14/16 – Saturday
As the world becomes more flat, due to the heavy influence of technology, there is a push for digital marketing content. Younger generation in Asia, just like the generation in America, are exposed to information fed to them through social media platforms and online websites. We will be spending some time in KL after the two week portion of the trip and so the following are … [Read more...] about Marketing – Focus on Malaysia