Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Chien's graduation
I was very happy to attend my student Chien's graduation last week. Chien graduated from the Transportation and Communications University. Chien is an outstanding student; she's received top honors from the University and is fantastic in English. I work with her on a regular basis to help her achieve her dream of taking a master's program overseas.
The graduation is interesting because there wasn't a "cap and gown" ceremony. Basically I just attended her presentation of a thesis she did on traffic problems in Hanoi. Although I'm still not fluent in Vietnamese, her confidence and well put together power point spoke for themselves.
I had the pleasure of visiting her parents and hometown. Chien's family is not wealthy, they don't have running water and run a small farm growing tea. She is the most hardworking student I've ever met and I love teaching her!
