The city tour was a great experience, I feel that the visit to Hoa Lo Prison was among the most memorable experiences I have had so far in Vietnam. I don’t think that anything should necessarily be improved about the city tour, but I do think that it could be expanded to be more of a “tour series” in future years. A city as big as Hanoi has a number of attractions to visit – certainly too many to see in one day. It could be that the program chooses three different Saturdays all to devote to city exploration with the group, thus allowing even more guided contact with Hanoi’s hotspots. As for the local buddies and the on-site staff, I have genuinely loved getting to meet all of you! You all bring such different energies and personalities to the table, and I have loved the opportunity to spend time with everyone (I believe that I have hung out with all of the local buddies individually outside of group activities at least once, if not more) and get to know everyone better. The local buddies have certainly been like friends to me from day 1, and that isn’t something to take for granted. I really appreciate you all and think that you are all wonderful people.

The accommodation is wonderful. If it was any better I would be spoiled. Most dorms at Princeton don’t have an in-room bathroom or AC unit, so this is truly like a luxury hotel.

I think the program has been handled extremely professionally and has facilitated far more wonderful experiences for me (and hopefully the other students as well!) than I would ever have been able to have on my own. I think the best thing about the program is that, for the most part, it is whatever a student makes of it. Rarely are we ever being forced/herded into mandatory group activities, but there is always a group around if you want one. So you have the freedom to choose between exploring alone and sharing company.