APU students’ days at Ton Duc Thang University

From February 19 to March 10, 2018, the Center for Vietnamese Studies and Language (Ton Duc Thang University) welcomed the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University students to the Winter Vietnamese Immersion Program.
Winter Vietnamese Immersion Program consists of three weeks of studying Vietnamese language and field trips in Ho Chi Minh City, the Mekong Delta and Phan Thiet.
In Ho Chi Minh City, the students visited several famous places such as Ben Thanh Market, the Museum of History...
While Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) gave them an exciting experience of a young, developing urban, the Mekong Delta offered receptiveness and honesty; then Phan Thiet brought them a different experience. In the sunshine at the land of pink sand and emerald sea, they enjoyed the full atmosphere of a typical coastal area in Vietnam.

Figure 1. The trip to the Museum of History (Ho Chi Minh City)

Figure 2. ‘We know some new things about the history of Vietnam’

Figure 3. On the boat on the Tien River in a beautiful sunny morning.

Figure 4. Visiting the farm of export fish.

Figure 5. The milk fruit garden in harvesting season.

Figure 6. ‘What a beautiful and useful ‘nón lá’!’

Figure 7. The fishing village in early morning.

Figure 8. Sunshine, wind and sand give people a sense of freedom

Figure 9. "We will long remember these moments!"