For our group project assignment, Team Cucumber was assigned to map out the surrounding areas of the streets Lương Đinh Của and Hoàng Tích Trí. As usual of Viet Nam, in all this humidity, the people of this country are still doing what they do, living their lives. Although the area we were assigned didn't have the fast pace of the busiest part of the city, the place was still very alive with movement. For the UCHANU class, this area is a familiar scene because it was very near where we went bowling during orientation week :) The feeling of these streets made it feel very community like. For our group we were able to find nearly everything on some level. We weren't able to find the shoe shiners and the knife sharpener because they were jobs that were more on the go and they changed places where they work often around the area. (but they exist on those streets!)
Because everything was in reach and able to find, this part of Ha Noi seemed like a very reasonable place to live because the necessities of life were very near in walking distance. The hospital was even just a kilometer away. Many of the shops that were near by were second hand stores instead of boutiques which were very interesting because it called to the fact on how this area was quite affordable. Something that I found interest in was the elementary school! (I think kids are so cute.) This added a touch of a real community with adults and children, which made it a place for family life to grow. Food, education, and health resources were all readily available and accessible.
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