The Banh Thanh market was a lot different than I expected. Each stall had roughly the exact same items. Every stall selling shirts only sold these lame shirts of random TV characters with Supreme or a Labubu on a Stüssy shirt or a shirt with the same pho pun on it. I wonder why they…
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Day 9: Bombs and Buddhism
Today was a day of learning. The morning consisted of Buddhism class paired with a trip to a pagoda. It was interesting to learn more about Buddhism and how it compares to the Abrahamic religions that are most common in America. For starters, Buddhism acts more like a philosophy than other religions like Christianity, which…
Day 8: Double Trouble
Today we had two company site visits. The first one was to a port in Cat Lai. The first thing they did was give a presentation, where they went through an overview of their network of port terminals and how this terminal was only the second largest class of port, which was hard to believe…
Day 6-7: Mekong Delta Doozie
What an amazing weekend! My favorite part of Plus3 was the excursion to the Cu Chi tunnels, so I was really looking forward to our two-day trip to the Mekong delta. After just four hours of sitting on the bus to get to the hotel we were staying at, I realized that I’m not ready…
Day 5: Video Games and Boxing Gloves
Over the last week, we’ve been going on site visits to companies. These site visits will provide us with the necessary information for our final presentation. The company assigned to my group was Glass Egg, which we got to tour today. Glass Egg is a video game development studio that prioritizes outsourced model creation. They…
Day 4: Secret Tunnel
This whole trip, I’d been looking forward to the Cu Chi tunnels, so I started my day very excitedly. Unfortunately, I didn’t take into account the early start and long bus ride to the tunnels. Regardless, it was a lot of fun on the bus singing karaoke, and I learned that Davis has a second…
Day 3: Lost in Translation
Every day keeps getting more interesting in Vietnam! Today we adventured out for breakfast at a little bakery called Merci. It was very quaint and had a select few items, but they were all very delicious. I think it might have been a bit touristy since there were only foreigners inside and everything was in…
Day 2: Lessons in Vietnamese
Today we had a very interesting site visit at the Park Hyatt! This is my second ever site visit, and it was much more interesting and unique than the first. When we approached the building, I thought it was another Vietnamese palace or political building, so it was surreal to be able to step in…
Day 1: A Warm Welcome
One of the most interesting things I noticed during the tour of Ho Chi Minh City was the street vendors. It was very different than what I’m used to because there were so many of them, but they were also very informal. I’m used to big booths or stands, but some of these vendors just…
Port-pho-lio Diversification: James Moynagh
Hello! My name is James Moynagh, and I am from Berwyn, Pennsylvania. I’m currently a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh studying finance and economics. On campus I’m involved in the Panther Equity Investment Fund, where I research and pitch tech stocks, and am also heavily involved in the Undergraduate Finance Club and Corporate Connections…