After looking over the itinerary I came across a curious pit stop that we will be stopping at on the way to An Giang. I began to wonder, a floating market? Like you float and the markets are on land beside you? No. The market floats by you as you stand on land? No. The market, including the buyers and vendors float in boats along a river? Yes. "This is starting to get … [Read more...] about Cai Rang Floating Market
If you are a coffee fan and start your mornings with a cup of coffee, Vietnam is the place to be! Coffee production is a major source of income in certain regions in Vietnam so you will get to experience the real taste of it! French-styled black dripping coffee and iced coffee with condensed milk are the two most popular Vietnamese coffee that can easily be found in almost … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Coffee! Yummy in the tummy.
One of the many things I'm looking forward to eating in both Myanmar and Vietnam is fresh fruit. They both have great climate to produce delicious mouth watering fruit. Hopefully this post will up your knowledge of the different types they have so when we are out and about you will be able to recognize a few. Durian - aka King of Fruits. You might have heard of its awful … [Read more...] about Fresh Fruits – Hyvee ain’t got nothing on these
One of the group projects we have to work on and present is for the Ho Chi Minh American Center. It is located near the Consulate in District 1. Expect there to be a lot of people coming to listen to the presentation. Last year we had around 80-100 Vietnamese students/English learners there. Hien also mentioned that she was there and that was how she heard of Missouri … [Read more...] about Getting to know the locals – HCM American Center
One of the field trips we will take is going to STU-Troy. Last year we were very confused with the name of the university because we thought we were visiting a Vietnamese university. In fact, STU (Saigon Tech University) is a partner to Ho Chi Minh - Troy University. The university students who took us around were actually from Troy University's Ho Chi Minh campus. Its main … [Read more...] about Getting to know the locals – STU