The long weekend is a unique opportunity for us students to explore some of Vietnams wonders outside of Hoi An, while at the same time allowing for a break between intensive study periods. Me and a friend from the course spent the three days going north, first to the old capital of Hue, then further
The whole class vent on a field trip to a Katu Village! Katu is a ethic minority in Vietnam and this is a village that hosts tourists to see how life is in rural Vietnam. The trip to the village took about four hours over blue rivers and green hills. We did fieldwork in the
We have been studying in Hoi An for a month already, the days fly by so fast. This town is filled with great food, happy people and beautiful scenery. It’s quite a small place and walking around is easy. Our usual day is getting up to the sound of the local farm animals, just in
Vietnam came with many challenges, laughs, smiles, experiences and opportunities. In this post, I want to share with you the absolute best moments of the trip – for me personally. As I might have mentioned in one of the other blogposts, for me, the authentic feeling of Vietnam is what really made me feel like
In addition to our studies, we also get to go to different activities that are pre-arranged by field-manager Vinh or our course leaders. One of these ‘activities’ was Farming Day! Our original farming day was cancelled due to bad weather, but the second one was a success! We all met up at the Balance Café
What is up in Vietnam?? Quite a few remarkable things have happened lately, and I want to tell you all about it. First of all, after several days of rain (which you might expect during the rain-season), they have finally released water from the hydro-power dams up in the mountains. This has consequences for people
Looking back a couple of weeks, I wanted to write a short blog post about our trip to Ba Na Hills! It all started with just a couple of people who wanted to go, but after some excellent recruiting by some, and reading the Ba Na Hills description from the website, we quickly became a
Being and studying in another country means that your everyday life is going to be different! In a country like Vietnam that is so full of new sights, adventures and things to experience, it takes a while to settle in. So, what do you do when you have been getting used to the new circumstances?
Xin Chao! Hello everyone! It’s Margrethe writing from Hoi An. We are already in Vietnam – how awesome is that!! After a couple of weeks, we have now gotten to know the city a little better, and it is wonderful here. Having arrived on a crazy hot day, we initially all thought we were going
I left Hoi An only a few days after our goodbye party. Me and Cecilie travelled together, first night spent in a nice hotel in Da Nang before our flight to Bali, Denpasar. We booked a few nights in Uluwatu at the south coast. I did not take too many pictures, however, I have collected
