Thank you for this short interview designed for webpage news feeds.   You used to work in the HCM head office over one year, if you are proposed to work away from home again, what will you miss most?
Reply: You see, the answer is right in the question that you asked. The most challenging part of working away from home is missing home. But for me, challenge means opportunity to experience a new working and living environment, to conquer new limits within myself and to make my character stronger.

If you are sad what do you do to change your mood?
Reply: Overall, I consider myself to be a very optimistic and positive person.   I like to live a life in a cheerful way with a very low level of stress and sadness.  However; when I am in a sad mood, I then share my feelings with my family and friends to cheer up.  They are my biggest support network!

Do you have any bad habits?
Reply: I sometimes am too much of a perfectionist.

What do you do for relaxation in your free time?
Reply: My family is always my first priority!  Then meeting friends occasionally to experience different perspectives in life.   If I am alone, I like to read books and listen to music.

Do you have a favorite book?
Reply: One of my favorite books is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

Do you have any idols that you look up too?
Reply: My Dad is my #1 idol in my life!

Company offered you a year to Japan for training, can you share with us interesting experience about people, life and study there?

Reply:
I feel lucky for a year to study in Japan. Life and learning were great, apart from improving my skills and professional knowledge, I also experience interesting life, people and traditional Japanese culture.
 
You have never learned Japanese before, but to get N3 in a very short time, how did you study?

Reply:
With determination, persistence and trying to learn more about Japanese culture, I think N3 is not too difficult to achieve.

What was your first impression when you arrived in Japan?

Reply:
A country is safe and clean from the air, the street to everything around; people are so friendly and kind

Many new discoveries at first time, the Japanese people are more polite than your imagination, the sceneries are beautiful as anime, ... Japan in the eyes of most Vietnamese people is truly a lovely land, but communication and behavior are so different from us, do you encounter any culture shock? Do you have any advices for those who will be going to Japan for training next year?

Reply:
Japan has a big difference in regions, so within japan, there are different from languages, customs and rules. At first I was a little worried. However, everyone was very good and the instructors were very helpful, so after a short time I was used to these principles. I hope that those who are going to study in the near future should learn about Japanese people and culture first. This really helps you learn Japanese better and integrate well with the community.

Which hometown dishes you miss most when you were in Japan? Which Japanese food do you like best?

Reply:
The Japanese food is yummy and healthy which beautifully decorated, I especially like sushi and sashimi. However, I always remember the taste of Bun Bo of Vietnam

Can you share your travel, eating, shopping, ... and your life in general during the training year?

Reply:
Public transport in Japan is very developed and modern, convenient and safe; go shopping at weekend and experience life here.

What are the most memorable memories of your training year?

Reply:
I think being able to sit under Sakura tree for enjoying sake is the best memory