Bye schoolbag, hello backpack: how traveling abroad can test your friendships - with Nhi in Vietnam

Another way of spending time abroad is travelling in a country
for a significant amount of time. So did my guest Nhi who is
talking about her experiences of travelling to Vietnam for 2
months after graduating from high school. Travelling for a longer
amount of time in Vietnam helped her learn a lot about herself,
but also about her two friends that accompanied her.

Listen to this episode if you want to learn:


The importance of setting expectations with travel buddies to
reduce conflict

The perks of travelling with friends vs. solo travelling

How to experience other cultures the best way possible 

How to juggle planning a trip vs. adjusting to unexpected
changes 

What you can learn from travelling

Vietnam travel tips that you need to remember 



Nhi and I met during our exchange semester in Malaysia, studying
at the University of Kuala Lumpur. In the next episode, we will
talk about our experiences studying in Malaysia as well.

These are my favorite quotes of the episode:


"In the end it's the memories that you can never get back, or
it's just an experience that will be forever in your memory."

"A talk before you go travelling together and just talk about
your expectations."

"..Because I thought I knew these people so well and then
when you get there it's like everything annoys you.."

"Of course I am going to remember that moment as something
positive. I am not gonna think back about all the times we had to
go around in the middle of the night to find a hostel.."



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