Day 10

After our French pastry breakfast Tuesday morning, we had another Vietnamese breakfast at the Victory Hotel on Wednesday. The same lecturer spoke to us about more Vietnamese culture and history. One thing that he emphasized is the ying and yang element of Vietnamese, and many other Asian cultures. This was something I had known of before, but had not learned in as much detail. This was followed by another language class at UEF. We were all slightly nervous at the end because the teacher announced a language quiz for Friday, and Vietnamese was not getting any easier for me! We ate lunch at the UEF canteen again, and dressed in business casual attire for our final site visit. Mark Oakley, who is British, but lives and works in HCMC, spoke on behalf of the law firm Duane Morris Viet Nam LLC. Specifically, he discussed why Vietnam has become a hotspot for new businesses and international companies looking to globalize. It was interesting that he would not discuss anything concerning politics with us, noting that in a communist country like Vietnam, one cannot freely make politically-opinionated comments.

On another note, I have mentioned HCMC's traffic a few times. Here are a few pictures: