I can’t believe today is the last blog. These two weeks have been some of the fastest, most jam packed, fun weeks I’ve ever had. We started today with our final site visit to the Cat Lai Terminals. I thought the tour was pretty fun with hopping on and off the cart. I couldn’t imagine…
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Big Baller Blogs Day 9
After breakfast today, we headed to the Cat Lai Terminal. When we arrived, we were struck by how large and busy it was,and the heat made it even more intense. We eventually made our way to an area where workers were loading bags of rice into shipping containers. It was impressive to see how efficient…
Final Blog Post: Boats and Bargaining
It doesn’t feel real how fast the days have gone by. Today was our last site visit at the Cat Lai Terminal and it was definitely different than the rest. I’ve never been to a shipping container shipyard before and it was interesting to see how the supply chain of imports and exports works. The…
Day 10: Cat Lai Terminal, US Consulate, and Banh Thanh Market
Xin Chao! Once again started the day off with a bowl of pho for breakfast as usual. On today’s agenda was the Cat Lai Terminal company visit, the US Consulate, and the Banh Thanh market. Our first stop of the day was the Cat Lai Terminal. Cat Lai Terminal is Vietnam’s largest and most modern…
Exporting Expectations, Importing Insight
Cat Lai Terminal Tour Going into this tour I had high expectations. As a part of this course, I am writing a paper focused on the future of Vietnam’s global trade as it is impacted by sustainable logistics. I was disappointed as I listened to the opening presentation, finding myself raising a brow more than…
Day 8: Ben Thanh and Ports
Our last official blog has come. It is quite surreal writing this last blog as my time in Vietnam is nearing its end. It has truly been one of the most incredible experiences of my life, making lifelong memories and friends that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Now that we got…
Barges, Bargaining, and the Last Blog
Today started bright and early as we headed out to Cat Lai Terminal, a port here in Ho Chi Minh City. This was more interesting for me than expected; the boats being loaded and unloaded were huge. Throughout the port, there was very much so a sense of organized chaos. We got to watch rice…
Day 10: Cat Lai Port and the US Consulate
This morning, we started our day with a visit to the Cat Lai shipping port. Shipping ports are the cornerstone of any economy and nation, providing access to imported goods. They accept and process massive volumes of crates every single day, and visiting one perspective on how much they process and how important they are….
Day 10: Wrapping up and shipping out
Oh my goodness, I’m actually sobbing at the fact that this is our last blog post. 10 days goes by way too quickly. All the days have blurred together but I know each of them was so unique and incredible. Today was an… interesting wrap up of our professional experience here in Vietnam. We visited…
Vietnam Day 10: Final Blog
Today will be my last blog of this trip since tomorrow is our last day. This morning we went the Cat Lai terminal where we visited the company Tan Cang – STC. I was shocked to find out when got there of how big of an operation they have got going on in the terminal….
Day 10: One Last Blog and Some Final Shopping
Today, we started our day out by going to the Cat Lai Terminal to learn about the logistics of Vietnam. At this port, we wore hard hats and neon vests as we drove around on a tour. The port was absolutely massive, with giant shipping crates stacked on top of each other forming a maze-like…
Day 10: A Final Look at Vietnam
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,…
Day 10: Can I Bargain For One More Day?
Today was all about economics on various scales: from broad geopolitical trends to local port logistics to bartering at a local market. We started the day with a visit to Cat Lai terminal, an absolutely massive shipping port on the coast of HCMC. Visiting this port provided a very authentic glimpse into the economic engine…
Barges, Bessent, and Bargaining: Day 10
The Cat Lai Terminal welcomed us with the sweet sounds of commerce. Trucks and creaking shipping containers accompanied the intense heat. We learned about the port’s capacity and expansion plans. Vietnam’s rapid growth puts major stress on ports as they struggle to keep up with the volume of shipping traffic. Cat Lai has to expand…
Day 9: Ports, Policies and Purchased
We wrapped up our Vietnam trip with a jam-packed day that started at Cat Lai Terminal. port, it was mind-blowing to witness the scale of operations. The sheer volume, 81 containers moved per hour and 18 hours to process a single ship, really put into perspective how complex and fast-paced global trade logistics can be….
Day 10 – Bargaining at the Banh Thanh Market
We started off today by going to the Cat Lai Terminal which is the largest and most modern shipping port in all of Vietnam. This was really fascinating to see rows and rows of shipping containers that were ready to be loaded onto ships. They do have plans for expansion because of the increasing production…
Day 10: Barges and Bargaining
Last blog! Sadly, tomorrow is our last day here in Ho Chi Minh City. I have had an amazing time learning about the Vietnamese culture and history, and visiting companies here. This has really been a life changing experience, and I would recommend it to anyone who is on the fence. My day started with…
Day 9: Peace and Suffering
I learned about the origins of Buddhism this morning and explored a Buddhist pagoda. The pagoda itself was beautifully constructed, with vibrant, saturated colors and elaborate statues and artwork. The temple-goers were reverent during their rituals and respectful towards our group of foreigners. While I found the buildings and rituals themselves to be beautiful, I…
Day 9: Peace and War
Today was a super calming as it started out with a history lesson at UEF about Buddhism and where it came from. The origins were really fascinating and I found it strange how only about 14% of the population of Vietnam is Buddhist when it seems like such an important part of their culture. After…
Tunnels to Temples
Buddhism Today was the most educational for me as we explored Buddhism and different perspectives of the Vietnam War. Growing up Catholic, I wasn’t really exposed to many religions, so learning about Buddhist philosophy and its origins was intriguing. What I find interesting is that Buddhism doesn’t revolve around a god or gods, rather centering…