Last blog! Sadly, tomorrow is our last day here in Ho Chi Minh City. I have had an amazing time learning about the Vietnamese culture and history, and visiting companies here. This has really been a life changing experience, and I would recommend it to anyone who is on the fence. My day started with…
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Day 9: Culture and Coruage
This morning after I ate breakfast, I had some extra time before we had to leave for UEF. So, I went to try coconut coffee for the first time, and it was one of the best drinks I have ever had. I will be getting it every morning from now on until we leave. When…
Day 8: Science and Soccer
We started Quang’s birthday (happy birthday) with a site visit to Coherent. Coherent is a very different company from the ones we have visited so far, as it deals with a lot of very technical and complex manufacturing. They are partnered with many different companies, and supply parts for them, including things you use every…
Day 6: Rain, Reptiles, and Riverways
Today we woke up bright and early for our day at the Mekong Delta! I have been very excited for this day since we got the itinerary for our trip. The bus ride was 2 hours, but it went by very fast because we spent it singing karaoke. When we arrived to the dock, it…
Day 5: Games, and then more Games.
After breakfast this morning we went on our way to the 4th site visit: Glass Egg. Glass egg is a video game production company that focuses on making and designing characters, vehicles, places, etc in your favorite video games. They have worked on very well known games such as Fortnite, Call of Duty, and Need…
Day Pho!
So far on this trip I have eaten the same thing for breakfast every morning, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. A bowl of pho, eggs, and coffee will never get old. After breakfast this morning we headed to Vina capital for our third site visit. Vina capital is a non governmental organization…
Day Three FPT
Our day started again with class at UEF in the morning. Our first class, from professor Minh, was about green transformation of companies in Vietnam, which was similar to what we learned about yesterday on our first company visit at GreenViet. One thing that was similar between the two was that they both talked about…
Day 2 in Vietnam!
Xin chao! Toi ten la Manh. We started our second day with a class at UEF learning about development of the Mekong delta, and its importance to food security in Vietnam. Then, we had a little break for some Vietnamese iced coffee. It is very different from American coffee, much stronger. After, we had a…
Day 1: Welcome to Vietnam!
After a long journey through three different airports and 30 hours of flying, we finally made it to Vietnam. We arrived to our hotel around midnight, exhausted from a long day of travel. Soon after, I was fast asleep excited for our first day in Vietnam. The next morning I woke up to the hustling…
Intro to me
Hi everyone! My name is Angus Penn. I am a first year Industrial Engineering student, and I intend to pursue a minor in economics. I am from Montgomery County, PA. I went to Lower Merion high school, which is about 20 minutes from Philadelphia. I played baseball in high school and am a big Phillies…