We started the day with a fun Vietnamese class that taught us the alphabet, numbers, and specific market sayings. Roy already showed me these in the last language class so it was great to see it again. We then moved into a Vietnamese history and culture class where we got to paint farmers’ hats. We…
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Day 9: Buddhism & Battle
We started day nine with a quick lesson on Buddhism at the UEF. Tuan surprised us as our teacher for the day, and I got to sit with my pal Roy. After learning about the Buddhist culture, we argued whether it is a religion or a philosophy. I could use the entire blog post to…
Day 8: Shipping Containers and Shelling Cashews
Today we traveled to Cat Lai terminal to investigate their shipping and logistics, while taking a deeper look at their sustainability. What surprised me most about Cat Lai is that the port is required to be open for every day of the year, and they only have two hours where no work is being done…
Simple Men
Our weekend trip to the Mekong Delta was incredibly impactful and meaningful to me. The trip kicked off with a beautiful 3 and a half hour bus trip through the outer skirts of Saigon and into the rural farmland and rice paddies of the Delta. Time moves slow in the Mekong, but life here moves…
Day 5: BoxCars
Day 5 was full of both excitement and exhaustion. We attended a site visit to GlassEgg, a game art studio that has been in the game for over 25 years. They create all sorts of different art for a plethora of different video game genres. From the characters in Lego Fortnite to dinosaurs in racing…
Day 4: Down and Dirty
Day 4 was incredibly hot and water seemed scarce. We started the day off with meeting Tuan, our comedic and humorous tour guide for the day. Tuan showed us everything from new names for the bathroom and the act of using it (the happy place and singing a song) to the history and navigation of…
Day 3: My Eyes Hurt
Another day in Vietnam means another day starting with a UEF lecture about sustainability, adaptability, and resilience. Today, we worked with a different group of Vietnamese students. I worked with Caden, Teedie, Linda, and Yuna to create a pitch on how PepsiCo could recover from a global disaster. Caden and I showed the UEF students…
Day 2: Speaking & Service
The first day in Vietnam was phenomenal, but the second is not far behind. Today, we started with a trip to the University of Economics and Finance for a lecture on sustainability and resilience in businesses. We were taught about the pillars of resilience and how going green can help with economic sustainability for businesses…
Day 1: The Daily Drivers of Vietnam
After spending my first day out of the United States, Vietnam has surprised me in many different ways culturally. The first thing I noticed when getting up this morning was the abundance of motorcycles and scooters that seemed to take up the entire road in fleets. They dodged and weaved between cars and beside the…
Mull In The Mekong
Hello, everyone! My name is Davis Mull, and I am a freshman studying accounting and business information systems here at Pitt Business. I grew up around Charlotte, North Carolina, but have lived in Pittsburgh for the past four years. In the future, I believe I would like to work as a forensic accountant here in…