Today we visited the Cat Lai Terminal as well as the Ben Thanh market. The Lai Terminal is a massive port located at the shore of Saigon. This hub is essential to the shipping and supply lines of all of Vietnam. Gaining the opportunity to see such a massive operation up close is truly special….
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Yonsei University Today’s activity lineup featured a more academic-focused theme. We set out early in the morning to the prestigious Yonsei University. In Korea, there are many colleges, however, there are three universities which are considered to be the Ivy-Leagues of Korea: Yonsei University, Korea University, and Seoul National University. As an overview, our visit…
Visit to Cat Lai Terminal
On our second to last day in Vietnam we visited our first port, the Cat Lai Terminal. This port was enormous spanning over 2km worth of space. The sheer size of the port cannot be put into words. Thousands of crates were housed at the port waiting to be loaded up. Looking into this entire…
Day Ten: Buddha’s Birthday
On our tenth day in Korea, we began our morning by traveling to Bukchon Hanok. While in this traditional Korean village, I viewed some architecture I’d previously learned about in our Plus3 pre-departure meetings. For example, I noticed the wooden roofing was consistent across the majority of the structures. It was unlike any historic buildings…
Importing, Exporting, and Buying Goods
As sad as I am, this is the last blog post of the trip. Today, we focused on products being moved around, both in transportation and through purchasing. We started our day touring the Cat Lai Terminal. It was interesting to see the logistics of how they ensure everything is organized in a way that…
Day 11- The Last Company Visit
Today was the last company visit which is the company that Lili, Claire, Sydney, and I have been assigned to. Saigon Newport Corporation (SNP) is a company that specializes in port operations, logistic services, and shipping/sea services. SNP is state owned by the administration of defense and was founded in 1989. They manage a 16-port…
Day 11 – Cat Lai Terminal & A Market of Madness
Today was our last day of activities in Vietnam, and we began with the Cat Lai Terminal site visit. I have never visited a domestic or international shipping port, so I was incredibly impressed by the scale of operations and procedures within the terminal. I was particularly interested in how the port was able to…
Fun on the Mekong!
Today was spent riding and traveling through sections of the Mekong River. This was one of the days I was most excited for. Once we go to the river, we filed into a small boat that would take us from island to island. On the islands we did many activities from riding in horse carriages…
Day 11 – Last site visit and shopping :)
Today, we visited my team’s company, Tan Cang Terminal. This was my favorite site visit not only because I had done so much research on it previously, but because of the large-scale industrialization that took place. We were given a professional presentation that outlined the main initiatives and mission of the shipping company. I asked…
Vietnam Day 11: Shipping Containers and Bargaining With Strangers
We had our last site visit today as we went to Cat Lai Terminal, a port on the river in Ho Chi Minh City. This was an amazing experience as we were able to drive through and stop at different sections of the port and receive information. Being able to see a working port in…
Day 11 in Vietnam – Our Company : Cat Lai Terminal!
We finally got to visit the company that Hiwot, Lili, Claire, and I are researching for this trip: The Cat Lai Terminal. I was very impressed with the terminal, considering this is just one of many of them. When we first walked into the room to listen to the company’s presentation, there was a huge…
The Mekong Delta: Experiencing Rural Vietnam
The Mekong Delta has been the focus of our class since the beginning, regarding development, climate change, and culture. It has been a day that we have all been long awaiting. I was most excited to get to ride on the small boats through the narrow rivers, which exceeded my expectations. At times, the boat…
Los Museos
Today we had a late start and I started off with going to lunch at Mr. Ho. I love Korean food and believe this was one of the best I ever had. Of course, I had to go to Cafe Mago for my daily coffee. The late start was a huge refresher and I had…
More & More Museums
Today was a more relaxed day and different than the rest. To start it off we got to sleep in and did not have a scheduled event until 1:30. It was so nice to have a break and get to relax in the morning. But we did have to do something productive so at 1:30…
Matzana y mis amigos
Today was one of my favorite days in Argentina. We went to visit the hospital and it was on the poorer side. It looked out dated compared to the private hospitals I have visited so far. I learned it was a tertiary hospital and it has around 303 beds. One of the biggest departments was…
ICBA/MALBA
We started our day of with a lecture and learning about Medife. It’s a private insurance company and an union system. We visited ICBA (Instituto Cardiovascular) and the health director was incredibly knowledgable. First off, the appearance of this institute was beautiful. They had a room where they wanted it ot be like the patients…
Queen Evita: Day 8
Today, we started off with a walking our of Recolecta.I had the opportunity to go to this beautiful church and learned some history about it. The tour guide emphasized the amount of European influence that Argentine architecture has. We also saw the officers and they way they changed positions. Everything was very serious and I…
Day 11: Argentina is for Everyone!
Happy Wednesday! We had the morning free today, so I took the opportunity to do a little bit of solo exploring around Buenos Aires. I wanted to pick up a few postcards from the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, which is in Recoleta, so I decided to walk there. The 20 minute walk is beautiful;…
Immigration Station
Today, we got to sleep in for the first time in a while. After a nice breakfast, we boarded a bus and headed to the Museo de los Inmigrantes, which is similar to Ellis Island in New York. We got to have a tour of the museum and we learned a lot about immigration into…
Immigration in Argentina
We had a very exciting morning as we didn’t have to be anywhere until 1:30 today, which was a very nice break from having to meet at 8 am. So we decided to sleep in a little bit and then head over to La Boca which is a neighborhood here in Buenos Aires. We had…