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Blog 3:Leadership, rules, punishments and values!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With the strike and the snow and the generous offer of a free ride to school, Myko and I discussed in the car the importance of guiding in leadership instead of punishing. The values of respect and the ability to teach and guide instead of shame and punish.The vocabulary used in the discussion was rich but I didn't gather as much new Vietnamese words but we were able to have a fruitful conversation and I realized that Myko's vocabulary and English pronunciation had improved. We managed to keep the conversation going and came to the conclusion that leadership between adults is not about punishments but about getting to understand each others needs and values and how to establish respectful boundaries and rules that enable synergetic cooperation. Talking with Myko using professional jargon is really helping herimprove and we are getting to know each other so much better. After we spoke I google translated some key words like values, respect and leadership in Vietnamese. I repeated them many times to help me remember.

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Blog 9: Finance and business: Today we walked and talked about the business ideas that we have to open a sandwich shop. I learned the words money, bank and dreams in Vietnamese. We had a fantastic walk and discussed so much that I barely remember to take notes on my Vietnamese but luckily we were able to revise my new financial vocabulary later on the tram home. Dong is the word for money and I think now that I have been able to collect so many Vietnamese words over these last weeks that I will try to book a trip to Vietnam so that I remember everything that I have learned. Walking and talking about finances made me realize how lucky we are in Finland that we dont have to pay for education. In Canada as well as Vietnam, it is very expensive to study but this how now created a new business idea for Myko and I. We have so much to learn and discover about one another. This was a lovely brisk walk!

Blog 8: Vegetables and Beef, important words in Vietnam: Today I learned the words for onion and carrot as well as beef and chicken. The improvement in both of our pronunciations has surpassed my expectations. We went around the table and Myko pointed out all the different names of the vegetables. I repeated many times and started to think that I might get the hang of this language very soon. Myko taught me how to use different verbs like eat and walk and talk. The verbs in different tenses was quite fun, we laughed a lot as my pronunciations made no real consistent sense. Now I can list the food that I eat and say that I am hungry, tired and or am going for a walk. I feel like I learned so much today. I have expanded my vocabulary and took action on pronouncing full sentences with the new verbs that I have learned. I feel confident that I could definitely go to a restaurant and order a Pho soup!