We had our final company visits today, and it was bittersweet! I won’t miss the 6 AM wake ups, but also the company visits were so interesting and I really enjoyed listening to all the presentations. We visited two companies today. Our first visit was Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park. It’s a joint partnership between the…
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Plus3 Vietnam 2017 Student
MTV, Welcome to My Crib…
This morning, we visited Saigon Newport Corporation, who owns the Cat Lai Terminal. It looked straight out of those scenes in movies where there’s a fight scene in the shipyard between giant cargo crates! Cat Lai is the largest container port in Vietnam and they hold hundreds of cargo containers for imports, exports, storage, and…
The Wake of War
Today was quite a long day. We bartered, had our language and culture lessons, visited a Buddhist Pagoda, and went to the War Remnants Museum. It was a very emotional ending to our day, but I’ll get around to that at the end of my blog. We went to the Ben Tanh Market to practice…
Money, Money, Money
This morning was great because we got to sleep in! Our company visit was at 10, so we all got some well deserved rest. We visited VinaCapital today, one of the biggest asset management firms in Vietnam. A LOT of business terms were thrown at us today in the presentation, and I understood probably about…
Under the C(u Chi)
Today was by far the most serious day of our trip. We drove 2 hours to the Cu Chi tunnels (another early 7:15 departure), a very prominent site in the Vietnam War. We crawled through 3 sets of underground tunnels. These tunnels would lead to a big open space, each with different uses. Some were…
Today was Coco-Nuts
Today was the Mekong Delta trip and it was jam packed, so bear with me! We embarked on our journey at 7:15 AM and got to the harbor about 2 hours later. We boarded a giant boat, life vests and all, and sailed off to the first of many islands that we were visiting. The…
(Existential) Crisis in the Consulate
This morning, we listened to a lecture on Vietnamese history. We had our daily language lesson after, and it was exponentially harder than yesterday! Just when I gotten used to saying “My name is Kendra”, we moved on to saying “My name is Kendra and I’m from America and a student at the University of…
Stairway to Heaven
Today, we hiked up a mountain with a LOT of stairs to reach the famous Jesus statue in Vung Tau, a city about 2 hours outside of Ho Chi Minh. It was about time for some exercise to work off all the food I’ve been eating this trip. The weather was beautiful but a toasty…
Glass Eggs and Ham
So today we visited Glass Egg Digital Media. This was the company visit I was most excited to attend, and it did not disappoint. We walked into the main room and all the artists were sitting at their computers stations working on the next big gaming project. I saw cars and characters in the early…
Tokyo Deli-sh & Development
Our day kicked off with a lecture on Urban Planning and Development in Ho Chi Minh City. Our guest speaker was super engaging and funny, and I learned a lot about the history of Ho Chi Minh and how it got to be the bustling city it is today. Then we had our daily Vietnamese…
A Day in Ho(t) Chi Minh
After an exhausting 27-ish hours of flying and layovers, we finally made it to Vietnam! It was so surreal, overwhelming, and exciting. And super hot, even though it was nearly midnight. Most of us just passed out when we got to the hotel and called it a night. The next morning, we got an extremely warm welcome…
Lights, Camera…
…and action! Hello and welcome to the first post of my travel blog! I’m so excited to be documenting my journey across the world into the lovely country of Vietnam. Traveling is a big part of my life, and I’ve been fortunate enough to have visited around 18 countries, and by the end of this summer…
Meet Plus3 Vietnam 2017!
Welcome to the Vietnam Plus3 Study Abroad Program! During their two weeks in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, students will experience a dynamic mix of educational and cultural activities. Plus 3 participants will have the chance to be immersed into Vietnamese culture during the trip. The main academic portion of the Plus 3 program…