On Friday, we went to class as usual and had business and language class. We are really starting to pick on the language, it is very surprising! lol
I was very excited for the afternoon site visit to ASCENX technologies because it was geared towards the engineering major. Luckily, the visit lived up to my standards. It was been my favorite to date by far. The CEO, Tung Bach, is a VietQ and had the most amazing story about his life. The VietQ are overseas Vietnamese typically from the south who migrated out of the country when the South Vietnamese government fell to communisim. His story of escaping the country and all the history he lived through was so remarkable to hear about. If you want to hear the story just ask, I do not want to blog about it. The hisotry he shared tied in very well to the visit from Duane Morris we had the previous day, since he spoke of the VietQ. It was great to hear a first hand experience of something so important in this culture.
After Tung Bach shared his sotry we were able to mingle with his workers and get to know him better. I talked to several workers, found out educational background, and what their job entails. ASCENX was such a generous company, they treated all of us to coffee and gave us free tshirts. This was definitely one of the highlights of my trip.
The visit lasted longer than expected from Etown , we headed to a family style dinner at a Vietnamese home on the Saigon river. The food was absolutely amazing! We also got the chance to cook too. We made a type of fresh roll using rice paper, beef, and some greens and we ate them with a peanut sauce. So Good! We were served traditional Vietnamese food, it was awesome.
Later that night, all of us didn't feel like venturing out of the hotel so we stayed in. It turned out to be a great time.
....During Tep Offensive
