This was our first real day of Plus 3, and it certainly lived up to expectations. We arrived at UEF around 9:00 AM for the welcoming ceremony. I think our excitement as a group was surpassed only by the Vietnamese students, an amazing group of people that I was so happy to meet. After being treated to several examples of Vietnamese dance at the welcoming ceremony and getting to know our Vietnamese friends, we went off to our first language class. Some things were easy to keep track of (greetings) while others not so much (six tones, which can make the same word mean six different things). All in all it was a lot of fun. Next we had a great family style lunch and got to enjoy some nice views of the city before going to HUTECH for a presentation on the Vietnamese economy. Upon our return to the hotel, we went to the Co-Op (a local grocery store with fantastically low prices on everything) and the pool. Our first day ended with an awesome dinner at Nha Hang Ngon. Here, we got to walk around and see how all the food was prepared at over a dozen individual stations before being treated to a variety of different foods. Relatively exhausted given our short recovery from our long day of travel, I went to bed shortly after returning from dinner to get ready for another exciting day tomorrow.
Sounds like an amazing day! The food looks fascinating, I can't wait to hear what it all is😄
ReplyDeleteSo exited to be "traveling" with you. Everything looks fantastic. All the interesting food you're eating reminds me of how brave you were when we cruised in 2012 and you were willing to try everything. So proud to be your Gramma.
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