Episode 13: Conclusion - The Main Lessons

After two months in production, 6 cities, and over 3,850km, my summer adventure is coming to an end. It would only be fitting to write this conclusion episode to sum up the takeaways I gathered from my summer experience. In this final episode, I will be discussing three main themes that I have noticed throughout my summer adventure: the fluidity of “change,” the role that Vietnamese history has in the formation of national ideology, and the displacement of ideals and its bigger implication on the rise of tourism within the country. Considering the vastness of Vietnam and all it has to offer, it is unlikely that the answer I can give now will be the best answer out there, but by trying to understand different perspectives and use those perspectives to form as best possible an answer, I’m improving my perception of the world around me. That, fundamentally, is the aim.