Yesterday we started off the day at UEF doing a Vietnamese language class. Right before class I had a cup of coffee and I really think that was a great start to my day. The class was super fun and energetic trying to learn some bargaining phrases to later be used. After the language class…

Today was a lot of learning in a meaningful way. We started the day with class at UEF where we spent time learning about Buddhism. From there we then took what we learned and went over to the Ngoc Hoang Pagoda. The first thing I felt walking in was peace. It was special to watch…

First day of week 2! We started the day off with a visit to Cat Lai terminal, though it was very very hot their process and structure for work was interesting. From the outside their systems look like chaos but all the workers know where they should be and what they should be doing at…

The Mekong delta weekend trip was definitely one to remember. The weekend started off driving to the Mekong delta and getting ready to play water games. I was nervous for the games but wasn’t quite sure what to expect at first. Changing into the traditional outfits began to make the experience come to life.  Going…

Starting off the day in a bit of a hurry let me stop and think on the bus that I really didn’t know too much about Glass Egg other than that they worked on super famous games that I knew. I have a very limited background in the gaming industry as growing up my bother…

Going into today I was nervous about entering these tight tunnels but curious to learn more about their function and see what they looked like first hand. Feeling both nervous and excited lead for an interesting way to step into these tunnels. The first tunnel I went into I was scared, with nothing to compare…

Today we took our site visit to Dien Quang. Being able to hear and see from employees of the company about what they do and see how they do it gave a different perspective about what it takes to manufacture tangible goods. One thing from the site visit which was my favorite to see was…

Today when attending the site visit at the Park Hyatt I really resonated with all of the small details that the hotel follows very strictly that really do add up to make a difference. I thought it was interesting how they said the main wall straight ahead when you walk into the building was placed…

Today was a great first day. It was super nice to meet everyone with the welcome celebrations and dinner. Something that stood out to me when talking with the UEF students was that they don’t use the traditional Vietnamese word for hello, they instead just say common greetings in English. This came about when we…