WALKING AROUND HCM CITY WITH INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Participating and enjoying weekend activities at Cresent Lake area
K2015 group of international students studying at the HCMUT-OISP include 4 students:
- Lungsee Soukphathai, from Lao PDR, majoring in Industrial Management
- Sixanamoungkhoun Xaylinh, from Lao PDR, majoring in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- Pau Van Lian, from the Federal Republic of Myanmar, majoring in Petroleum Engineering
- Victor Oluwadamilare Ogedengbe, from the Federal Republic of Nigeria, majoring in Petroleum Engineering
Visiting the Campus 2 – Thu Duc District
In the spirit of a promising tour, they were present at the campus since 7 am to prepare for the city tour. Each of them is paired with a student Vietnam, then they move to the first location of the tour: Urban City National University, Thu Duc District.
Transported on motorbikes, some of them are very excited by new experience. Across the road from the downtown to suburban areas, they do not stop admiring the beauty of Ho Chi Minh City.
Looking the beauty of Saigon River from the roof of Thu Thiem Tunnel
In Thu Duc District, they visited the Campus 2 of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, and also visited the campuses of other members of VNU-HCM. On this occasion, they had chance to taste the “famous” sticky rice iceream of Thu Duc district, to look through the National Defense Education Centre – VNU-HCM, and to enjoy the beauty of Rocky Lake.
After visting the suburbs, the group came back to the city center to visit some well-known tourist spots of HCMC such as Notre Dame Cathedral, the Central Post Office, Reunification Palace, Ben Thanh Market, etc. Particularly, they crossed Thu Thiem Tunnel and enjoyed the beautiful views of the Saigon river from the roof of the tunnel.
Moreover, they were very excited about the idea of visiting the Crescent Mall to participate in the weekend activities there. Before returning to the dormitory, they had a trip to Phu My Bridge, looking at the city on the motorbikes.
Most of the time during the trip, the international students expressed their interest in the tourist spots and the activities there.
Hopefully, this trip has left good impression for international students, created memorable experience while studying at HCMUT, Vietnam.
