Day 35: final preez and manila bound

21Jan09

Knocked out the final preez today.  Sixty minutes of powerpoint followed by five minutes of questionless Q&A.   Awkward?
We capped off the day with a celebratory dinner with our sponsor at “The Black Cat” just around the corner from the make-out alley.  Oh… did I not mention this before?  The side street that borders our dormitory [...]

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Day 34: defending our fishbowl

20Jan09

So we’re crunching hard right now.  Trying to push out our final presentation before 5pm today so we can have a relaxing dinner, work a little more, then watch the inauguration.  Everything was going smoothly.  Youtube was open on 3 out of 4 of our screens, Facebook messengers were buzzing incessantly, and Skype calls were [...]

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Day 33: practicing the vietnam squat

19Jan09

One of the most recognizable Vietnamese skills outside of Vietnam.  Doesn’t matter where you go, it’s a skill they all have and few can replicate it.  From the moment their born, they’re masters at this skill.  Me?  My knees can’t take it for longer than 10 seconds.  The rest of the team?  YC decided to [...]

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