Glass Egg: Ho Chi Minh City Day Four

Today at UEF, we had a lecture on the culture of Vietnam. Afterwards, it made more sense as to why the Vietnamese people are not so friendly with the Chinese. The main group of Vietnamese originated from Vietnam, and were eventually pushed out by Chinese invaders. However, it seems that the Vietnaese have never yielded when it comes to the large amount of invaders that attacked their new home. We then had another language class, where we learned a few more phrases. It seems like I'm getting the accent of the language more as I spend more time around people who speak the language. It really makes it a lot easier to learn the language. After that, we visited Glass Egg Digital Media, which is a company that designs 3D car models for video games. Even though they are a small Vietnamese company that employs around 200 people, a lot of famous companies like Microsoft and EA work with them and use their designs in really popular games like Need 4 Speed and Battlefield. The work area was as advanced as a lot of American companies, and the view from the CFO’s office was amazing.

 What’s amazing is that even though Vietnam is a smaller developing company, companies like Glass Egg are the leaders in their field. That just goes to show the potential of the industries in the area. After glass egg, we had some down time at the hotel. Because the Vietnamese students were busy during dinner time, we headed to a small restaurant down the street by ourselves. I ordered the seafood fried rice, and although it was really cheap, the food was really fresh and delicious.

After dinner, the Vietnamese students took us to this cool place to hang out called in the middle of the city on a roof top. It was a small place on a rooftop.

The place wasn’t too fancy, but we talked to some really interesting people. Overall, we talked to a group of French Lawyers and a group of world travelers from Israel, South Africa, and the Netherlands. One part I really enjoy about Ho Chi Minh City is how diverse the culture is. Even though it’s Vietnamese, there are all types of different cultures like French and American because of the involvement of the countries throughout history. After the time at Broma, we headed back to the hotel to get ready for another day.