I'm beginning to prepare for my departure for the short term study abroad trip to Vietnam, Laos, and Paris. This will be the first time I have ever left the United States. To start preparing for the trip I spoke with other students and friends of mine that have previously participated in a short term trip to Vietnam. Some of the best advice my friends have given me is to not be … [Read more...] about Preparing to go Abroad
The first stop on the list of things we will be doing is visiting the University of Economics - HCMC. I did a little bit of research on the school and it is one of the 15 key national universities of Vietnam and is a member of The Best 1,000 Business Schools in the World, which is pretty amazing! I am excited to get to see how the Vietnamese college student spends their day, … [Read more...] about University of Economics – HCMC
This trip to Vietnam, Laos, and France will be my first time traveling outside of the United States. With that being said I am a little nervous about being on such a long flight, the longest flight I have ever been on was a three and half hour flight to California. I've been trying to think of some ways to calm my nervous and pass the time, I probably will bring a book to read, … [Read more...] about Flying
One of the first steps of traveling before the departure is knowing what is important to pack. I got a better insight on how and what to pack for this trip at the fist meeting. One tip Professor Pham gave is to use packing cubes, I was worried about how I was going to pack for three weeks in one suit case, but Professor Pham said this is an amazing product that will help … [Read more...] about Packing
Building off of yesterday's post about our first meeting, I wanted to talk about the packing list. I am nervous about what to pack and what not to pack, because you never know what type of weather will pop up. I'm glad we have a checklist, so I have a good guideline of what to bring and different options that are recommended. With United we are able to track our luggage, which … [Read more...] about Packing pt.1