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…
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Floating on History
After talking about it for months, we finally experienced the Mekong Delta River. It was more than I thought it would be. The river and surrounding it was full of culture. Today was the day I felt the most like I was in a different country. The buses left at 8:00 am for the Mekong…
Vietnam: Buddhism and other history
Today, our main focus of the day was on history and religion, specifically Buddhism. We started off our day at the University of Economics and Finance (UEF), watching a lecture about Buddhism and the origins of the religion. Afterwards we visited a Buddhist temple, where we were immersed into the religion/philosophy. While we were touring…
Two Company Visits in One Day?
Instead of attending classes during one part of the day, and a company visit during the other, we did two rounds of company visits today. The first one was Saigon Hi-tech Park, which provides resources to companies that are part of this association, and they can send their employees to this place to create products….
A Weekend of Fun and Sun!
This weekend was filled with lots of fun experiences. We woke up early Saturday morning and headed to Vung Tau beach. Before we arrived there, we took a pitstop at a tall mountain with a huge statue of Jesus at the top. The heat was even more unbearable because most of us had two layers…
Day 3: Sustainability in Vietnam
As an engineering student who plans to go into sustainability, I found today to be a riveting day. In the morning, before our language class, we had a person come in and do a presentation about the role of green transportation. The presentation was good, however, I feel like the presenter was overly explaining the…
Our First Company Visit: TTT Corporation
TTT Corporation is a company that specializes in interior design and manufacturing. One major difference I noticed while touring the factory was the factory culture. The workers were wearing flip-flops and other open-toed shoes while they were cutting wood and gluing pieces together. In the United States, we emphasize the importance of wearing close-toed shoes…
First Day in Vietnam
We started and ended our day in Vietnam today! When I mean started, I mean Monday, May 5th, at around 12 am, we arrived in Vietnam . It was a busy day. We woke up at around eight to get our breakfast, because it ended at 9 am. It was interesting, because breakfast wasn’t the…
Vietnam, here I come!
Hi everyone! My name is Claire Barrios and I am a freshman in the Swanson School of Engineering. I just declared chemical engineering as my major a few weeks ago! I’m minoring in chemistry and potentially industrial engineering, with a certificate in sustainability. I’m not really sure what I want to do with chemical engineering,…