Before viewing out itinerary for the upcoming trip, I don't think I had ever even heard of pagodas. After researching them, I realized that I had known of them but did not know what they were called. Pagodas are tiered towers with multiple overhanding edges. They're found throughout East Asia. I was interested to find out that most of them are used for religious purposes. They … [Read more...] about Pagodas
Yesterday professor Pham had a former study away student come speak with us. His name was Dalton and he was a great person to come speak with us. When we would ask questions he always went into a lot of depth in his answers, and he had some funny stories to share. Dalton's phone was lost/stolen on the trip, but he said that it was a blessing in disguise as his lack of phone … [Read more...] about Class #7
Netflix has come out with a documentary style show called Street Food. Seeing the intricacies and history of street food got me very excited for the food in Vietnam and Laos (not that I wasn't already excited. I'm not sure how abundant street food is in Laos, but I know it is all over the place in Vietnam and other SE Asian countries, so I assume Laos has a good amount as well. … [Read more...] about Street Food
I had completely glossed over this location when going over the itinerary. It will be interesting to visit the largest city in Laos. A lot of the architecture looks very interesting as well. We won't be able to explore the city for long, but I'm still looking forward to looking around and taking in the area. Vientiane is also right on the Thailand border. From what I can tell, … [Read more...] about Vientiane
I realized that I hadn't looked into the Heineken tour yet, so I decided to do so. I expected the place to be pretty interesting considering they give tours, but after looking up pictures I'm pretty surprised at how unique it is. I'm also looking forward to it because the art of brewing is pretty fascinating. I've actually made wine and mead in the past, though most of it … [Read more...] about Heineken Visit