Chào các bạn! Mình tên là Quang Hải. Năm nay sinh viên năm thứ nhầt. Mình rất thích học tiếng Việt với các bạn! ♥
I have been to Vietnam once with my high school friends before I entered University. We travelled to Hanoi, Sapa, Ha Long Bay before taking an internal flight to Ho Chi Minh. I especially enjoyed my trip to Sapa because I got to interact with the locals and understood a bit more of the different ethic groups in Sapa. We believed in immersing in the culture so we did a lot of hiking like a true local and avoided well worn paths. In addition, taking the train to Lao Cai from Hanoi before reaching Sapa was one of the highlights of our trip. To save on accommodation, we did not book a hotel before leaving Hanoi because we will be sleeping on the train anyway and so we did not shower until we got to Sapa. The experience of showering at Sapa was indescribable! Most of the food we ate was mediocre based on recommendations of various guidebooks. I highly suggest friends who are going Vietnam to consult the teachers in the NUS Vietnamese Language Department before making your travel plans to Vietnam. They are friendly and highly approachable. Lastly, I would like to thank all my fellow Vietnamese classmates and Vietnamese language teachers for making this module so awesome! Cảm ơn các bạn và các cô!
Mình tên là Quang Hòa. Mình là sinh viên nam thứ nhầt, học ngành khoa học xã hội. I have been to Ho Chi Minh city once with some friends but we did not really visit any tourist attractions. Instead we went to village which was about 2 hours drive away from the city. The people were warm and hospitable and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay there. We had the opportunity to interact with the people there to learn about their lifestyle and culture. It was a pity that i did not know any Vietnamese and so had to go through my Vietnamese friend to talk to them. Therefore i am glad that i can learn Vietnamese in NUS and hopefully next time, i can go back to Vietnam again.
Mình tên là Quang Dũng. Mình là sinh viên nam thứ nhầt, học ngành khoa học xã hội. Quang Hòa là em trai mình.Unlike my brother, I have never been to Vietnam. =( Hearing his experience in Vietnam makes me want to go Vietnam. Hence I want to learn Vietnamese and go Vietnam some day soon.
Why did we choose this place and what did we learn?
We chose to do Sapa because it is a place that we firmly believe that anyone travelling to Vietnam should go! Most of the places in Sapa are highly recommended to go other than Cat Cat village because personally, we feel that it is too touristy. For adrenaline junkies, Mount Fansipan is definitely the place to go. It is the highest peak of Indochina with a height of 3143m above sea level. Usually, people take 2-3 days to trek so once you have reached the peak, you will experience a great sense of satisfaction. For a reasonable fee, one can get a personal tour guide who can speak to you in English, which is especially helpful when you want to know more about the place you are in and to help you take group photos. Doing this project has broadened our horizons about Sapa and other places around Vietnam that were introduced to us during the group presentation. We hope to be given more opportunities as such, which we feel is a much more interesting form of assessment.
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