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Day 10 and 11: Woes of Translation

Day 10 and 11 were productive work days. We had a presentation on day 11 (Tuesday) highlighting our preliminary recommendations for Hue Frit. I am happy to report that the presentation was well received and the client was interested in … Continue reading

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Day 9: When it rains, it pours

After the all-day tour yesterday, most of us decided to take it a little easy today and recharge for the long work week ahead. We started the morning with a massage at the local institute for the blind. Unfortunately, I … Continue reading

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Day 8: A Tour of Hue

Day 8 – posting this a little late, but for the amount of the things we did and saw on our tour – this day still deserves its own post! The team took a full-day trip around Hue today. We … Continue reading

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Day 6 and 7: A few snapshots of the locals

Hello all! I went to bed pretty early on Thursday night, so I figured it would make more sense to combine these last two days for you. Of course the day I didn’t actually write a post, I found out … Continue reading

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Day 5: A little break from the heat

#ibmcsc It was so refreshing to work from the hotel today – very productive, so much cooler (and by that I mean because of the temperature) and even a little relaxing. We have created a comprehensive list of recommendations for … Continue reading

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Day 4: Those strange foreigners like to eat with scissors…

#ibmcsc First things first… Our translator surprised me this morning by wearing a UT Austin shirt! She’s amazing! Today, we spent most of the morning continuing to gather data and asking our client detailed questions about their issues. We spent … Continue reading

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Day 3: Pencil skirts in the Factory

Day 3: Today was a very busy and longgg day! We (and the rest of the CSC teams) met our client executives this morning! Our team leadership kicked off the meeting with a quick presentation on the background of the … Continue reading

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Day 2: Our translator went to UT Austin!

Day 2: Not too many pictures to share today, because it was basically a travel / work day for the team. We spent the morning on a long, peaceful drive from Danang to Hue (3.5 hours) and experienced Vietnam’s natural … Continue reading

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Day 1: Tofu for breakfast, beaches, and marble

Good Morning Vietnam! (yes, that was necessary =) ) First things first, breakfast. About half of our team had arrived by Friday night, so we decided to meet up in the morning and get acquainted over our first meal in … Continue reading

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Final Day in Chicago

T-13 hours! This week has literally been a whirlwind of emotions. Just this morning I was in Akron, OH – my second home for over the last 2 years of my life – wrapping up a project and saying goodbye … Continue reading

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