Today was quite long but still very fun. We began the day learning more Vietnamese to get ready for our trip to the Ben Thanh Market later. We learned the alphabet and the tone indicators which is quite different from English but at the same time the alphabet is almost identical to the English alphabet…
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Day 9: A Vietnamese Perspective on Things
Today was split into 2 very different halves. The first half of the day was spent on Buddhism and specifically its place in Vietnam and how it is different in other Southeastern Asian countries. I’ve always liked learning about other religions and it helps me understand people from different backgrounds better so I’m very glad…
Day 8: Nuts and Bolts
Today we didn’t get to hang out with our friends from UEF as much which was unfortunate but our site visits more than made up for that! Our first stop was at the Cat Lai terminal where an unfathomable amount of cargo is loaded and shipped off all over the world. The sheer size of…
Days 6 7!!!!! 🤣🤣💀💀
Over the weekend we spent our time in the Mekong Delta region and it was a blast! We stayed at the Lang Du Lich My Khanh Resort and it was beautiful! Right after we arrived on Saturday, we were taken to their activities area which had a water park kind of thing where there was…
Day 5: This is Why I Stick to Video Games
Today we visited the video game art company known as Glass Egg. A company that is very, very successful in their field as they have worked with many companies on all kinds of games. We learned about their company structure and saw their strategies as to how they are able to competitive in the video…
Day 4: In the Belly of the Beast
Today was a slight change of pace from our previous days as we ventured far further than before to the Cu Chu tunnels. Along the way our guide, Tuan, taught us much about the Vietnam War as well as the history of Ho Chi Minh City. One thing I’ve really noticed is how even though…
Day 3: Let There be Light (and Humidity)
Today began with another lecture by Professor Minh at UEF and it was great! We learned about global supply chains and how they can be made sustainable and resilient. It was very interesting to hear about real problems companies have faced in the past and how they reacted to them as well as hearing about…
Day 2: Feeling Humble in the Humblest Place on Earth
The Park Hyatt Saigon may be the nicest place I have been in at the very least the past 5 years. It was so fancy, I would have felt underdressed in anything. It was interesting to see an American business operate in Vietnam as I imagine there would be some trouble with American standards differing…
Day 1: A Taste of What’s to Come
Today we met and were welcomed by UEF (University of Economics and Finance) in an incredible ceremony! It was a ton of fun meeting students and getting seeing part of the Vietnamese culture as well as getting to eat some incredible food! The biggest difference in culture I noticed today was the driving culture. I…
A Very Victorious Venture into Vietnam
Hello! I am Andrew Buzard and I am a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh School of Business, where I plan on majoring in marketing. I’m from Pittsburgh and live just about 20 minutes away from the Pitt campus. I am unsure exactly what I want my future career to look like so I’m trying…