Hi all,
So I departed Dublin Airport early on Wednesday morning. After numerous transfers and many airplane movies I arrived into Hanoi on Friday afternoon. The heat and humidity is definitely something I will have to get used to. One of the first things I noticed even from the plane was the Haze that covers Hanoi and its surrounding areas. It was interesting to see first hand what I will be spending the next few months studying.
As I expected. The city center is a mass of mopeds, business, food and humanity.. especially mopeds. Before I arrived I had convinced myself I would hire a moped to get around but now I think I might have to rethink that decision! We seem to have found a nice apartment which is close to CIAT and close to the city center.
Today is my first day in the office and I have been set up with a desk. I met with Luis Molina who showed me around and we had a brief meeting about the project. Pablo, my supervisor over here, is away for a few days so I believe that when he gets back I will have a clearer idea of what our plans are over the course of the project. For the moment I will do some more research relating to my literature review.
Other than that, I am eager to get settled in and learn about the culture of Vietnam.
Bye for now,
Éanna