Conversation Course at the Goethe-Institut HCMC

What is it like growing up in Germany as a Vietnamese? What experiences, both positive and negative, do you recollect? How strong is the Vietnamese community abroad?
On October 18, 2022, two of our teachers, Ms. Mai and Ms. Bui, attended the conversation course at the Goethe-Institut in District 3. There was a relaxed exchange between the two German-Vietnamese teachers and the participants at the Goethe-Institut.
Since the participants will soon be leaving Vietnam and some are stepping onto German soil for the first time, they have many questions about life in Germany. Ms Mai and Ms Bui had the idea of taking away the initial fears and talking about clichés  to facilitate the transition between life in Vietnam and life in Germany for these participants. Having grown up abroad as people with a Vietnamese background had shaped the two teachers and they chatted about German food (yes, Germans really love bread!), about studying at universities and the dual training system, but also about xenophobia.
The first exchange between our IGS and the Goethe-Institut was very positive, so that it was universally agreed that another meeting was desired. Of course, we would like to intensify this cooperation in the future.