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Hồ Chí Minh City
November 22-24, 2023

I’ve always wanted to visit HCMC because I have lots of friends there and my huge desire to explore a new city.

After 3 days, even though Sài Gòn treated me well enough, I had to leave to return to my old life. But hey, I’ll come back and visit again.

THE JOURNEY [2/2]

"Thoughts" has arrived.

What was I thinking while applying to ABROADER, about the first time we met, the first outing and our goodbyes?

Full story is now revealed in these 10 slides

It's been 3 weeks since I last physically saw and hugged all of you. The following nights, after finishing all the work, I emptied my mind and sat in the bedroom, staring for a long time at that blinking text cursor on the laptop screen. Then I started typing, the blank Word document began to be filled with both English and Vietnamese words. 2 months may sound like a short time, but I feel that the memories we have together seem to be uncountable. Perhaps because of this, my thoughts and recollections have become endless and it took a long time for me to complete this story.

When I found out that Instagram has a caption limit, I spent a few more days editing The Journey into 10 slides above. Actually, this is also a good idea since I can highlight my favorite words as well as help you avoid eye strain when there are too many lines.

I hope you will read my 2 posts somewhere peaceful or when your mind is at ease. I hope you will feel the same way I do right now: Love, Gratitude and Motivation.

Memories are the past, thoughts are the present, and promises are the future. I'll see what I can do in the following days, months, and years. May the promises come true and wish us all the best 💕

[ADABR2023]

THE JOURNEY [1/2]

Dear Julie, Nam, GESI Team, Anaika, Gaven & Local Buddy Team: If you guys are reading this, please keep doing it.

I've been working on this post for a while. Originally, I wanted to upload these photos and write down my thoughts on our journey. But there was a problem: the Instagram caption limit is 2200 characters, meanwhile my essay is nearly 12000.

So, I decided to divide my "THE JOURNEY" topic into 2 parts: Photos & Thoughts. This post will be for us to look back on the past 2 wonderful months, 'Thoughts' is now in the process of being completed and will be uploaded soon.

Gratitude is always the first word and emotion that comes to my mind when I think of you all. This is truly a life-changing experience, I've learnt so much more than I could imagine, and I am grateful that I've met each of you in my life.

Thank you for everything, I love you for infinity 🧡

[ADABR2023]

My beloved friends 🇻🇳

This summer has been wonderful with you here 🫶🏻 I will cherish every moment we spent together for the past 2 months forever! 🥺

I will miss you guys a whole lot, hope we’ll meet again soon!

All the love to you and best wishes for everything 🩵

#summerinternship #vietnam #abroader

#potnc🩵

Feeling so grateful and loved. Thank you (cảm ơn) to my Vietnamese family for such a special memory. ❤️

Another bittersweet farewell 🥹

Glad to know everyone for the past 2-month here in Vietnam 🇻🇳 I definitely miss you all so much, best of luck with everything my friends! 😊

Hope to see you very soon! 🫶🏻🫰🏻

#summerinternship #vietnam #abroader

#potnc🩵

i can't believe my time is up at STEMax and in Vietnam. I am going to miss all my coworkers and my boss, and the barista who makes the best salted coffee. I don't know how 8 weeks went so quickly but it was one of the best two months of my life. 🙂