Josie Ho

go to a strange place. There were tears in my eyes, I was afraid and homesick, but I was excited about exploring a lot of new and amazing things. However, that was a hard decision for a newly graduated Nguyen Du High School student like myself, from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As an eighteen year old boy I felt I was still to young to make a big decision that would change my life forever. On August 2014, just a typical evening in the big city, I had spent time with my parents walking down the…

eyes, afraid and homesick. But you also may learn a lot of things. That was a hard decision for a Nguyen Du High School’s student form Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam like me just had graduated to study in American. Eighteenth years old is still so young and impartial with a big decision that can change life forever. In May 2014, just a typical evening in big city like Ho Chi Minh city, I had spent time with my parent during walking on street from my school to home. We discussed about studying…

Strengths: 1. Communication As a freelancer for AAS Design Company, Ho Chi Minh City, from 2011 to 2014, I developed my interpersonal and English skills through positions such as document editor, interpreter and translator. As a Library Student Assistant for MacRae Library, Dalhousie Agricultural Campus from September 2015 to present, I have provided a variety of library services to students, staff and faculty at the Library’s Service Point, instructed them how to make use of the library service…

Ngan Huynh Professor Maltman ENGC 1101–09 10 May 2017 Ethnography Essay “Ai mua banh beo hong?” (Who wants to eat banh beo?) Street vending is the must try experience visitors should have when they come to Vietnam. Imagine every morning when you wake up, somebody reaches your home and sells everything you need to cook for today. The long existence of street vending proves that Vietnamese people are really open to old culture while adapting new shifting in their culture. Although the…