Another fun day for me in the books. From decoding a new alphabet to negotiating in bustling market aisles, today was the ultimate crash course in Vietnamese culture and commerce. We started the morning trying to tackle the Vietnamese alphabet. To be honest, mastering those tonal marks felt completely impossible, but it gave us an…
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Day 9: A Zoo, Lecture, Pagoda, Palace, and Museum all in one day
Today was by far one of the best days. I started off my day very early and started it off at the zoo. I’m the biggest animal nerd there is and being able to see some animals that aren’t in any US or European zoo was awesome. It was the only thing I have wanted…
Day 8: Some Nuts Cargo
Today was one long info session because we had two site visits and got inside tours from both. We started off learning about the Cat Lai shipping terminal and how it operates and I loved being able to physically see how importing and exporting works. If there was an award for someone who can only…
Day 6 & 7: The Mekong Delta Retreat
A week-long journey through Vietnam offers a fascinating look at the contrasts between its bustling cities and quiet countryside. Moving from the high-energy streets of Ho Chi Minh City to the traditional, slower pace of the Mekong Delta highlights the complex balance between rapid modernization and deeply rooted traditions. The first five days in Saigon…
Day 5: Glass Egg Virtuos Studios and some Boxing with UEF
The presentation is what we started with, and it was very informative. It talked about all their locations and what exactly they do and I was definitely impressed. It was so weird for me to physically see where all these famous video games are made. Afterwards we walked through their work cubicles on multiple floors…
Day 4: Fortunate Son
Today has been my favorite day so far. I kept to myself a lot more because I was trying to process everything I saw. We had an early start and took the bus out to the countryside and stopped at the Net Viet Handicapped Handicrafts. This was an amazing visit. We were given an introduction…
Day 3: Some Electric Lectures
Once again, we started off the day with a morning lecture from Professor Minh. I wish he became a professor at Pitt; I really love his lectures. I learned more about what makes Vietnam so attractive for business despite neighboring countries like Cambodia and Laos having even cheaper labor. This is actually something I had…
Day 2: Xin chào from the Hyatt Saigon
I started off another amazing day here in Vietnam. We went to UEF and had an amazing lecture. The material was very interesting specifically to me. Talking about organizational resilience in an unpredictable or foreign environment sounds boring, but in an international context which this whole trip is, interests me a lot. I love learning…
Day 1: Gooood Moorning Vietnam
Today was the first full day in Vietnam and it was an absolute blast. The food here is amazing, I ate something from every station of the breakfast buffet bar, had a clean plate for lunch, and at dinner I felt like a king when the courses kept coming. I also felt like a king…
Đồng-term Investment: CJ Wright
Introduction: My name is CJ Wright, and I’m a freshman majoring in Finance here at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Business. I grew up in Moon Township, just outside of Pittsburgh, where I kept busy playing sports and spending as much time outdoors as possible. Staying active and traveling the world never really left…