Monday, June 16, 2008

Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City

We arrived yesterday. This city is beautiful and wonderful. After getting checked in to the hotel we gathered for a working dinner at the Sheraton which has this world famous Sunday evening buffet. We had everything: black caviar, shrimp, lobster, crab, steak, lots of salads, Pho', excellent breads and the best: amazing desserts including ice cream!
We had spent the afternoon wondering around the city and we ran into these students who have been here a month in Vietnam doing service work and touring. It was so helpful to speak with them. We actually later in the day met up with their professor who organized the trip and their Vietnamese guide. Once we get home we are going to contact them and see what else we can learn about how they organized their trip. They are from the University of Michigan. We also toured the hotel they are staying at and it seemed like it would work out well for students.
It is Monday and we are off to meet with a technical university to discuss programs and services and then to dinner with them. I will post more tomorrow.

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