{"id":916,"date":"2019-08-11T11:49:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T11:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/?p=916"},"modified":"2019-08-11T11:49:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T11:49:03","slug":"goodbye-and-god-bless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/2019\/08\/11\/goodbye-and-god-bless\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye and god bless"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Time to say goodbye to the country that unexpectedly stole my heart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a year ago, before beginning this course, Vietnam was not even on my radar as a place I needed to visit. Now after three months I don&#8217;t want to leave!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between all the research and data analysis over the summer I managed to visit all the corners of the country I could manage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spending most of my time in around the Red River Delta in the North I got to see Ninh Binh, Halong Bay and live lakeside in the bustling city of Hanoi where you&#8217;d often find me in a quirky cafe working or relaxing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2019\/08\/IMG_20190727_175113571.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2019\/08\/IMG_20190727_175113571.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2019\/08\/IMG_20190727_175113571-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><figcaption>Often more relaxing than work by the lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I got the opportunity to visit the provinces of Can Tho and An Giang on the Mekong Delta in the South. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2019\/07\/An-Giang-110-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2019\/07\/An-Giang-110-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2019\/07\/An-Giang-110-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2019\/07\/An-Giang-110-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2019\/07\/An-Giang-110.jpg 1732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally to celebrate the end of my internship I paid a visit to Central Vietnam with Hoi An and Danang! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2019\/08\/IMG_20190803_182840050.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2019\/08\/IMG_20190803_182840050.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2019\/08\/IMG_20190803_182840050-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><figcaption>The famous lanterns of Hoi An<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantagbiosciences.org\/people\/annette-cotter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2019\/08\/20190805_092504-ANIMATION.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-922\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" \/><figcaption>Danang light show<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many things I will miss like the food, the weather, the four newts that forcefully established a home in my room, thus becoming my pets (Newton, Lizardo, Charmander and Lizzie McGuire you will be missed), and the colourful culture! I have only scratched the surface of the things that can be done in Vietnam and will most definitely be back in the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for now I am on the final leg of my journey home to good old Cork!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to say goodbye to the country that unexpectedly stole my heart. Just a year ago, before beginning this course, Vietnam was not even on my radar as a place I needed to visit. Now after three months I don&#8217;t want to leave! 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