Leg two of my Asia Trip: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh is a place unlike any I’ve seen before. As a developing country, it’s a totally different world than the U.S. or Japan—think of crumbling buildings and sidewalks paired with brand new communist posters on the streets and chaotic traffic flows, all under a blistering hot sun, and you’ll have an idea of what the city is like. I thought that most of Ho Chi Minh was charming and pleasant to walk through, though some of the living conditions I observed in the poorer parts of town were unimaginable and truly eye-opening. Go to Singapore if you’d like to see incredibly beautiful things and explore several different cultures, but go to Vietnam if you feel you need to gain some perspective on the past and present. Here’s what I'd recommend in HCMC:
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Daxton Mironoff
My name is Daxton and I'm from NYC. I'm a senior studying the social sciences, entrepreneurship and film. Outside of class, I enjoy doing film photography, traveling, conducting interdisciplinary research, and DJing at my campus radio station!
