First business contact



Today was our first day of business visits. I was still somewhat unclear as to how these meetings would go and having to wear business clothes in hundred degree weather isn't something I was looking forward too. All this aside... I LOVED getting to meet with these people. We first visited an accounting firm called Deloitte where I learned a  bunch about Vietnam's economy of all things. Next came a business called METRO. It is somewhat comparable to Costco or Cash & Carry. The operations manager of all 17 Vietnam METRO locations came to talk with us and he was extremely knowledgable with Operations Management and how to run a more efficient company. Following his teachings, we were able to walk around this particular store and see all of the products they have to offer. Let me just tell you... Asian countries stock some extremely strange things in their markets. The live seafood and fruits sections were pretty incredible, with some very strange items. It was here that I saw Dragonfruit for the first time in my life! Tonight is our last in HCM so we decided to spend it altogether as a group. We went to a restaurant that was on the 51st floor of the Financial Tower and the views were incredible. Following this, I went back to the same SkyBar I had mentioned in previous posts, this time with most of the group members. We danced to the DJ up there and had a blast late into the night! HCM is a city I have grown to love greatly over these last few days, but I am also very excited to move on and see something new! Off to Hanoi tomorrow night!