Traditional Vietnamese Textitles
Vietnam • Summer & Fall 2022
Vietnam is home to 54 distinct ethnic groups making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries in South-East Asia. Most of these groups have their own language, ways of life, and long traditions that have been passed down through generations, including the clothes they wear and how to make them. Anyone passionate about textiles and ethnology is highly encouraged to participate in this program.
INCLUSION
- First-hand experience of traditional silk-making and embroidery techniques from local artisans
- Learn how to weave and do batik, a technique using wax and dye to create patterns on cloth, the H’mong way
- Discover Halong Bay, its emerald calm water and many hidden islets on a kayak
- Trek through Sapa’s most picturesque terraced rice fields, streams and local minority villages which are all incredibly unique in their own way
Tentative schedule
- Day 1: Arrival in Hanoi, hotel check-in, welcome dinner
- Day 2: Hanoi city tour, including visits to a traditional silk village and markets
- Day 3: Day trip to Ha Long Bay, UNESCO World Heritage Site and 1 of the new 7 Natural Wonders of the world
- Day 4: Day tour to Museum of Ethnology and Vietnamese Women’s Museum; overnight train to Sapa, home to the Everest of Vietnam and several minority tribes
- Day 5: Handicraft workshop – get some work done before trekking to the homestay
- Day 6: Experience life at the homestay, learn about embroidery techniques of the H’mong people and trek a little more
- Day 7: Learn about Embroidery techniques of the Red Dao people; a little shopping time in Sapa Downtown; overnight train back to Hanoi
- Day 8: Departure from Hanoi, end of program
*Notes: All activities listed above are subject to change in case of unexpected circumstances or companies/organizations’ unavailability.
Tentative locations
Hanoi, Vietnam
Duration
08 days
What’s usually included in our price
We customize the itinerary to best meet your needs and objectives. Program fee depends on duration, number of participants and in detailed inquiries for each program, thus we do not have a fixed program fee for all. With a group of 10 students, the program fee in the location(s) of 01 faculty staff will be free of charge.
Our standard full program fee covers:
- Airport transfer
- Accommodation: 3-star hotel, twin room, same-gender/room, single room for university faculty, free Wi-Fi and room service
- Meals: Breakfast at hotel; welcome and farewell dinners; other meals as listed in the itinerary
- Program development
- Program coordinator accompanies the group in every activity for the whole program;
- Local buddies arrangement (if requested)
- On-site orientation;
- Company visits arrangement;
- Guide and entrance fees for all excursions as listed in the itinerary
- Transportation as described in the program itinerary
- 24/7 emergency contact number (SOS card);
- All gratuities to bus drivers, tour guides and/ or similar.
INCLUSION
1: Faculty sends an inquiry to ABROADER.
2: ABROADER gets in touch with faculty within 02 working days for more details if it is needed.
3: A proposal with a program fee will be sent to faculty for approval in the next 02 weeks.
4: ABROADER supports providing necessary information to promote the program on campus channels or collecting program fees from participants if requested.
5: ABROADER starts logistical procedures to run the program (visa, student information and health & safety, and pre-departure orientation, etc.)
We endeavor to guarantee that through every stage of our process, issues like power and privilege, diversity and inclusion, community voice and reciprocity are taken into full consideration to make sure that every stakeholder is heard and included.
If you still have questions, feel free to contact us!
REVIEWs ON US
Featured educators
“Working with ABROADER has been a delight; their partnership in building a program that works for both our model and local realities has been top notch. Over the last few years, we have worked closely together to open a new location for Northwestern’s Global Engagement Studies Institute (GESI) in Hanoi. This eight-week program sends small groups of Northwestern students to intern directly with community-based organizations in Hanoi to partner on work prioritized by the host organization. ABROADER builds and maintains relationships with a wide variety of organizations that are passionate about their missions, as well as hosting students.”
COREY ANNE PORTELL
Northwestern University, United States
Senior Program Manager, Global Engagement Programs, Global Learning Office
Featured educators
“I thank you for your warm greetings ever since my first visit to Hanoi in 2015. We mainly deal with study tours for Japanese university students, but it is not unusual for students to go abroad for the first time. In an environment where individualized care is required for such students, sincere support has always been provided. Also, seeing our students interact with local students and host families in English, which is not their native language, allows for communication from the heart, which extends beyond just language. That experience has led to their confidence, and this is always touching. All of this is thanks to the pre-training of local students and host families and your efforts as a team.”
YUKO TAKAMOCHI
Ryugaku Journal Inc., Japan
Corporate Sales Manager, Private Organization for Overseas Education
Featured educators
“ABROADER has an extensive industry network that they utilise to provide the students with industry tours relevant to their classroom work. They have well established links to a number of Vietnamese Universities and use them such that coordinated activities and learning experiences are shared between Vietnamese students and students from Newcastle. ABROADER also maintains a local buddy system which providé an amazing insight into the Vietnamese people and culture. Students from Newcastle also appreciate the culture and volunteer days, not only as a break from their classroom studies, but as a learning experience as well as a chance to give a little back to Vietnam.”
JAMES WELSH
University of Newcastle, Australia
Associate Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Featured educators
“For many years, ABROADER has been my trusted partner when I send my students to Vietnam. From ABROADER’s vast network of relationships with great industry leaders to their ability to pair students with local buddies, ABROADER ensures that my students gain a learning experience of a lifetime through deep immersion into the local businesses and culture. In helping with getting my students’ visas processed and from a risk management perspective as well, their team is reliably efficient, thorough, flexible, and highly professional. My heart-felt thanks to Lucy Nguyen and her excellent team for all that you do for my students!”
PROFESSOR LYNN IMAI
Ivey Business School, Western University, Canada
Counsellor & Coach | Global Leadership Expert
Featured educators
“I would like to thank you for your leadership, guidance and support of our pre-service teachers. Your thorough planning, preparation and attention to detail, along with your outstanding leadership during this professional experience, ensured that it was a great success for all concerned. The experiences that you enabled our pre-service teachers to have, and the relationships that you have built with collaborating schools, are vital to the work of the Faculty Education at Monash University. Your wealth of knowledge and experience in supporting the organization of quality International Professional Experience for our students is highly appreciated and valued.”
DOCTOR REBECCA COOPER
Monash University, Australia
Senior Lecturer
Featured educators
“I was part of the Ohio University Global Engagement team that visited Vietnam in 2019. Lucy and her team made the trip a never-to-forget trip. Though we were a bunch of faculty and staff, not the usual exchange students that ABROADER handles, they still were there for us. From the stroll in the central market of Ho Chi Minh City, boat-ride down the Mekong Delta, interaction with local business leaders and university faculty – ABROADER did an excellent job! When it comes to groups, exchange students, study-abroad students’ trips to Vietnam intending to have an authentic worthy Vietnamese experience, then without a shade of doubt, I would recommend ABROADER!”
GREG-VICTOR C. OBI, PH.D.
Ohio University, United States
Professor of Business Management Tech – College of Business
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