This week I wanted to learn some basics about what to experience in Myanmar. I know that it will be quite different than anything I could imagine because of the government that they have been under for so many years. Here are some of the things that I have found: -Press in Myanmar has taken off. The government used to regulate everything that was published, but now there is … [Read more...] about Jumping into Myanmar
Starting this week, I'm looking up about Myanmar, which is the second country we will be going to for this Asian trip. I found a lot of similarities between Vietnam and Myanmar, or even South of China. This week is actually the Thingyan Water Festival, which I assume is the same thing as the water festival in Yunnan province of China. This festival marks the beginning of … [Read more...] about Myanmar Water Festival
In order to understand parts of a culture, you must have knowledge of the language as well. Realistically speaking, we will only be spending two weeks in SE Asia, one week in each country. That definitely is a short time and not even enough time to get use to listening to the language. We won't be able to tell the difference between dialects of each country yet, but it's … [Read more...] about Language is part of the culture
Yangon is Myanmar’s largest city and used to be the capital of the country. Yangon is also known by its former name Rangoon. While overcrowded and parts in poor condition, Yangon is seeing investment and rising real estate prices. Not surprisingly, there is a lot to do in Yangon, but you aren’t going to find the modernity of many other large Asian cities. A lot of the … [Read more...] about Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar Accessible Data and Fast Food This week has been a bit frustrating attempting to find consumer data for our Cultural Snap shot presentation. It occurs to me the challenges and risk businesses take when investing in nations with limited transparency and political uncertainty. Considering how might the cautious investor proceed in this landscape? Small steps I … [Read more...] about Myanmar Accessible Data and Fast Food