Very early start this morning to get to the airport in time to leave for Singapore. Taking off in the plane always makes me think about what experiences I've had in the country I'm leaving, and of course I had just had plenty in Vietnam. What struck me the most was that the people were generally very nice and welcoming, especially those who we officially met and hung out with, … [Read more...] about See ya Vietnam
Today our itinerary was jam packed. Before meeting at the hotel lobby at 6:30am though, I took a walk around the park right by the hotel. It was interesting to see how the locals do things, and pleasantly surprising to see so many active people. Some were doing yoga, some Ti Chi, and some even doing Ti Chi with swords (which I'm sure must be called something else but … [Read more...] about An eventful day
Yep, the story is basically in the title... Today, after visiting the Royal Haskony Vietnamese offices based in Saigon, which is a story in itself, my day became a culinary adventure. For lunch I went with some fellow classmates to a food court that had tables upstairs and down, but was totally surrounded by different venders cooking fresh Vietnamese street food right in … [Read more...] about Food Day
In a previous blog of mine, before leaving for Vietnam, I blogged about the great reviews the war museum in Saigon had received. Today a group of us took the opportunity to visit the museum and take in a strictly Vietnamese perspective of the war. Having learnt only a little about the Vietnam war I was interested to find out the ins and outs of what was a very historic … [Read more...] about Vietnam war museum
An early start this morning found us whistling through the Ho Chi Minh City traffic, across town to STU (Sanoi Tech University). Later, members of our study away group would present information on the US culture and Missouri, along with all the great things Missouri state university has to offer. Before even entering a classroom or being introduced however, we saw a lot of … [Read more...] about Sports – the ultimate ice breaker