May 18, 2011:

Today, our group visited CBRE, a well-known real estate agency in Ho Chi Minh City. We met with a woman named Patty, who took us to a cafe called Jaspa to talk about the real estate world in Vietnam and the MANY challenges they face daily. She pretty much told us that because the government is so reluctant to make decisions that many processes that would take a short time in America can take up to 3 TIMES as long in 'Nam. She seemed to talk a lot about the government, politics, and Typical ways of life in Vietnam from what she has experienced. After our meeting with Patty was over, some of us ventured on over to Hai Bai Trung Street which is a large shopping district to have some fun! Tomorrow our group will be traveling  to the Cu Chi tunnels, the 75 mile long tunnel system the Vietcong hid in during times of war. Im very excited, but im not sure as to if I will get stuck in the tunnels or not. I guess time will tell......