May 6

On our third day of the program, we started our day at UEF with a lecture on Rural Planning and Development in the Mekong Delta. The professor taught us about the history, culture, and economics of the Mekong Delta and explained future challenges for the region. Following the lecture, we had a short break and went out for an incredible iced coffee. Returning to UEF, we had language class again, and today we got the chance to have some good time one on one with the Vietnamese students to get personal teaching on vocabulary and pronunciation. After going to lunch, we went to our site visit for the day at the US Commercial Service. At the visit, Patrick Wall told us about what he does at the US Commercial Service, helping US companies conduct business successfully in Vietnam and promote American exports to Vietnam. This was an extremely interesting way to learn about how business is really done in Vietnam from an American perspective. In the evening we went out for some barbeque with our fearless Vietnamese student leader Kate and had a great time. After dinner we grabbed some desert and headed for a very cool café. So far, another great day in Vietnam.