Today we had the opportunity to hang out and meet students from Saigon Tech University. When we arrived at the campus they were playing volleyball and relaxing outside. What better way to connect with other students then through sports so of course we joined in! I used to play volleyball but it has been several years, regardless I jumped in right off the bat. After about 2o min … [Read more...] about Day 2 – STU
Today was our free day and we spent it going to the War Remnants museum. This was extremely important as my father was in the war, he worked support training in Korea for troops and later his unit was stationed just north of Saigon and my mother was a protester of the war (wonder why their marriage didn’t last). It was extremely difficult to see the US in such a negative light, … [Read more...] about Free Day!
There are so many words to describe seeing Vietnam for the first time but the most prevalent one is dense. There is so much and so many in such a small space. We landed at the airport around 9:45 am and able to get through customs and get our luggage with ease. Ms. Pham's friend met us at the airport with our transportation and a mangosteen (hello why are these not in the … [Read more...] about Day one – 5/16 – Saigon, Vietnam
Sitting in the airport in Taipe, Taiwan is a surreal experience. The last 24 hrs have been a whirlwind to say the least. We met up at the airport in Springfield at 4am Saturday morning to board our flight to LA. Seven of us worked on our presentation for the group Project Vietnam instead of getting much needed sleep! PVNF were great and met us with wonderful food! The reception … [Read more...] about Waiting in Taiwan
Today was a long but productive day. It started at 7:30am to get fuel for everyone and lasted until we called it a night at 11:00pm. The mission, should we choose to accept, was to start from scratch with the marketing plan and work through brain storming and collaboration in order to provide a better product. We worked for the better part of the morning on research and idea … [Read more...] about 15 hrs in total….the condensed version