Well, lots of things happened this week. This was my first week in the course. After the opening ceremonies on Tuesday we had classes Wednesday – Saturday. Saturday is normally reserved for field trips and this week we went to the National Museum of Vietnamese History located at #1 Trang Tien Street, then we went to the Museum of Military History, also called the Revolution Museum just across the street. On Wednesday we had an introduction to the Vietnamese language which was not new for me so I was able to help assist my fellow students with how to pronounce the letters of the alphabet and some basic words. My whole class is excited to learn Vietnamese so when we go out on the street or talk to the kitchen staff they are always trying to say things in Vietnamese but usually I end up helping out which is fun for me. We also heard Country Briefs from each of the students which was a way for them to introduce themselves, their country and their military to the rest of the class, this was very interesting and we learned new things about each country.
Today is Sunday, a day for washing clothes and uniforms, going out to buy things we need and exploring the city. The school may give us a bus this afternoon to take us all to some shopping sites, then after dinner several of us may take taxis to go out and explore the town.
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