Learning Vietnamese transformed my life

Before

- Being truly Singaporean
- Uninterested in travelling and foreign languages
- Enjoy being trapped in a tiny shell of the snail
- Living in a small,small world
- Totally uninterested in foreign cultures

After

- Being a true global citizen
- Possess a Vietnamese name ( You are able to name yourself! in Vietnamese!)
- Met a bunch of nice Vietnamese people
- Crazy about trying to speak in a different tongue

- Being obsessed with Vietnamese cuisine and Vietnamese Coffee
- Meeting 4 awesome Vietnamese teachers who are really passionate about what they are doing
- Endless laughter and jokes during Vietnamese class
- Learning how to cook Vietnamese Food
- Able to hold a conversation with Taxi drivers in Ho Chi Minh City
- Developing close friendships with my classmates taking Vietnamese!

Deenise Yang , Life Science Student, Vietnamese level 5 ( Semester 2 AY 2009/2010)