Today marks the last day of my blog posts, and second last day of our stay here at Vietnam. It brings me great sadness to think about how this fun experience is coming to an end, and that I am soon parting ways with all of my Vietnamese friends. Today started as a regular day,…

Today, we began our day with the usual trip to UEF to learn more about Vietnamese culture and religion, focusing on traditional family values and the Buddhist religion. Afterwards, we visited the NgocHoang pagoda close to the university to observe the religion in real life. Upon entering the pagoda, I was surrounded by statues of…

Today, we began our day with a site visit to Coherent, a company that originated from the US that now has sub branches in many parts of the world, including HCMC. Its focus is on a wide range of products, all dealing with electronics and lasers of the sort. According to one of the senior…

Today was an eventful day! We started the day off at 7:20am with a two hour roadtrip to the Mekong region. Along the way, we saw the suburban and rural areas of the country, and significantly less traffic. Upon arrival at the dock, we boarded on a small wooden ship that carried us to the…

Today, we started off the day with a unique and exciting site visit to Glass Egg, A Virtuos Studio that creates certain aspects of games for their developers. More specifically, Glass Egg focuses on the design and production of in-game vehicles, for games including PUBG, Apex Legends, Fortnite, and Forza. What is more surprising and…

Today, we started the day with a site visit. Unlike the firms we visited before, Vina Capital Foundation is a NGO that is responsible for creating multiple ongoing projects that benefit the women and children of Vietnam. To our surprise, the visit session was guided by Mr. Rad Kivette, an American who has been part…

Today, we began the day following a similar schedule as yesterday. After breakfast, we headed to UEF to learn about the role of green transformation in Vietnam, through an enthusiastic lecture from Professor Minh. Relating to what we learned from GreenViet yesterday, Professor Minh reiterated the benefits and necessity of adopting a green transformation for…

For our second day in Ho Chi Minh City, we started out the day at UEF with an intriguing lesson on the economy and challenges of the Mekong Delta, followed by a Vietnamese class where we got our new Vietnamese names. My name is Thuý An! Afterwards, we went for lunch, and the food was…

While it is only our first day in Vietnam, I have already grown to love its culture, food, and most importantly, its people. It is evident how welcoming and polite the Vietnamese people are, visible through every interaction. For example, to start off my day, I had decided to get a bowl of fresh hot…

Hi everyone! My name is Anqi and I am a freshman studying Accounting and Finance at Pitt Business. I am from Allentown, Pennsylvania, but I have also lived in Shanghai, China, for many years. At Pitt, I am active in many clubs and activities, such as Pittsburgh Student Venture Capital, Phi Beta Lambda, Undergraduate Finance…