A Day in the Life Living in Vietnam
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มี.ค. 2018
- A kind of regular day of my life as an English teacher in Vietnam. I ran some errands, chilled at the beach, and taught my class from home. Hope this helps give you an idea of what your life might be like if you lived here.
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- LIFE UPDATE -
After six months, at the end of February, we moved out of our awesome apartment in Saigon. We enjoyed living there very much, but we felt like we wanted to change things up. Jake and I both work online and are not tied down anywhere with our job. We wanted to take advantage of that opportunity while we could and have a new experience.
These past two weeks, I've been traveling the Philippines and that is the reason I haven't been posting videos lately. Sorry for the slacking, but I couldn't keep up! I don't understand how people travel full time, vlog, post videos often, and still manage to look like they're enjoying their vacation. I have A LOT of editing to catch up on. Expect to see some great Philippines vlogs soon!
For the remainder of the month, we'll be here in Da Nang so expect to see more Vietnam videos as well! Starting April, we are moving to Bali! And of course I will be making Indonesia travel videos and videos on expat life in Bali.
There's a lot to look forward to with all the new content. Even when I'm not living in Vietnam anymore, I will still be making videos about expat life here, because I felt I have learned a lot during my time here. I hope you guys will stick around to see what's next. I appreciate all the love and support I have been receiving from you guys so far and I hope to continue to make videos to inspire and help people!
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Hello! I'm Alison and I make helpful videos about living in Asia as well as videos of my little adventures around the world. SUBSCRIBE if this is something you're interested in. I upload videos weekly!
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One thing I forgot to add was eating the Vietnamese food here. That coffee shop I went to does an amazing bowl of pho for less than $2. I was too busy trying to film to eat anything that day haha.
hello i like your videos and a people vn and you are sexy girl bye
Alison Linh I love your pronounciation of the language, so nice not to hear Da nangggg 😂
cam on swett friend i like a vn viet nam very nice and a people and a girls in vn sexy
Ave Pi haha thank you! I tried my best. :)
Alison Linh what is your opinion about start small business in Vietnam.
It just hit me that its been 51 years since I was in Vietnam and there are folks in Vietnam who did not experience the war and only know peace. I was so blown away on how things look today. I have wondered what it would be like to go back so I watch videos like yours - thank you.
Vietnam Huey Door Gunner Class of 71 & 73
is incredible how nice seems to be everything in Vietnam, much respect for the Vietnamesse people.
Xin chào 😊 I really love Vietnam,their culture is rich and wonderful. I'm always into traveling and music. Hope I'll get to visit Vietnam someday,have to work hard and saves money. Love from Malaysia 🇲🇾
Hi there!
woah you know Vietnamese?
I like the different coffee shop themes in Vietnam. There's so many!
Me too! This one was really cute :)
Cafe vietnam top1 in the world
Wow!! Your life is so chill!! Working only 3 hours a day?! I would love that! haha
You could totally do it! :)
chị cũng ở đây à
Audrey Nguyen i like ur video
Audrey Nguyen Retired.
I’d hate it
I’ve been traveling to Saigon, Phu Quoc, Vinh Long, Vung Tau, Da Nang, Dalat Vietnam for the last 5yrs.
A beautiful country with great food and people.
The cost of living is so cheap!
I definitely recommend it!
I'm glad you had a great time here! I hope to visit more places around Vietnam also. :) Thanks for the comment!
Hello, I'm also Vietnamese. Hello everyone abroad. Wish you all good health and happiness with your family.
Save money, move to Vietnam that's my life goal lol
Good luck with your move here! :)
Alison Linh my dad's side are from Vietnam. They trying to get me to move there haha wonder what are you mixed with..white and Viet?
Yes. My mother is Vietnamese and my father is American.
Wonderful you looks very attractive. Is your mother Vietnamese American too or she is living in Vietnam?
Phiology She is Vietnamese American. She left Vietnam during the war when she was 9 years old, then got her citizenship when she was older.
2:14 Thirsty boy checking you out 😅
Her legs🥰🥰🥰
βaη ეႬტႮ wtf
ahaha she is one pretty girl! 😊
No war anymore, this country will be better and better really quickly
And if no more communism, this country will become much better even sooner
No
@@k1en376 When I was in Nam during he war it didn't look much different then it does now.
@@CaptKeo i am rep to the guy above me
@@karllarsen8797 yes, with bombs, "freedom", and democrats just like Lybia, Iraq, Syria .etc..no thanks!
I love how she responds to every comments
I love your video ! I am French and my mom is Vietnamese, we go to Vietnam often and I always enjoy going there
Nails and coffee sounds PERFECT.
You live like a millionaire but dont need to spend a lot of money.
Tam Le Vietnam is wonderful :)
@Tee Nut calm down mr edgelord, 4chan is somewhere else.
Gator Croc r u dumb?
@@Ikiendangi I guess you are if you don't know why what me and Tee Nut are talking about. Like the old saying goes, mind your own fucking business.
Gator Croc i see you edited triggered dog.
Hey there Alison! Justina here ☺️
I actually wanted to message you today personally but just saw that you posted a video and I thought that I’ll just leave a comment here for you ! 🙋🏼♀️
So all I really wanted to say is a MASSIVE THANK YOU because I actually found a job through HiOffer and I have already been teaching for the past two weeks! I am so greatful for you commenting on one of our videos as I was able to discover your channel and see your video on HiOffer! So so so helpful! I actually would love to meet you one day and thank you in person 🙏🏼
And this is why I freakin love TH-cam - you can always find other amazing travel lovers & you can always exchange tips & tricks to make this ‘digital nomad’ lifestyle work 💪🏼
You are amazing, Alison ! Please keep posting these awesome videos, TH-cam Travel Community needs people like you ! ❤️
#cheerstofreedom
Hi Justina! Thank you so much for commenting and telling me this! This means so much to me. Congratulations on the new job!! I am BEYOND happy for you!! :)
TH-cam is seriously the best! I feel like we can learn and connect with people on a different level here. I didn't really think I would make much of a difference in people's lives, but hearing this from you is really motivating and makes me want to work even harder to help people.
I never post my Instagram on here (because I suck at Instagram), but feel free to message me there anytime. I really hope one day our paths will cross in some country and we can finally meet up. :) @pieceofwanderland
Cool!! My family is in Vietnam and I badly want to go visit them.
This makes me homesick even though I wasn’t born there
Ling .t.h I wish I could go back as well!
2:15 peep the kid on the ground as she walks by 😂😂
Like you wouldn't do that as a teenager? What a hypocrite!
Ken Pha where’s the hypocrisy? I simply point out he got caught. I never said I wouldn’t, so way to put words in my mouth. I just wouldn’t get caught, it’s not like she was subtlety videoing
well, what guy WOULDN'T look as she walks by...don't have to be a teenager either...actually the cam wasn't on the kid long enough to see that his reaction was at all unusual, IMO--I don't think his mouth was "gaping", it was just a routine look
nothing wrong with staring at beautiful people, otherwise something is terrible wrong with you
He was thirsty 😂😂😂😂
Thank you so much for this!
Now you have me wanting to go to Vietnam!
Your video is the best one yet!
Kat aw I’m happy you enjoyed it! I hope you make it to Vietnam soon! It’s a great place :)
Da Nang has beaches unlike Saigon. That's a good reason to move there. I passed through there going to Hoi An back in December. It was raining and cold. I could see the beach from the highway all empty of course since it was raining and chilly. Those businesses by the beach probably got wifi which would make a great place to work from for those who work during day time hours. Will make lots of people envious to see someone working with a laptop on the beach.
Wayne Samuel The weather is perfect now! Not too hot, not too cold. I hope you get a chance to visit again during a better time in the year.
Haha I guess I'm bringing my laptop to the beach today! :)
It's Goldilocks weather not too much of either hot or cold but just right. I was there for 11 days starting in Hanoi. stayed at Ha Long Bay one night.. went into the underground caves. Continued on to Hue stayed there a couple days then traveled down a mountain road near the sea..stopped off at a rest stop where it was windy and freezing. Then passed Da Nang on the way to Hoi An and stayed there a few days. Then went to the Da Nang airport and took a flight to Saigon. Stayed there a few days. Visited the Mekong Delta. So many regions for a slim looking country. Met up with a Vietnamese friend I chat with for years but first time we met at Highland Coffee. Then met another friend who had to come escort me to cross the street due to incessant traffic. So that's my second time to Vietnam in two years. Like the Chef Anthony Bourdain says there's something about Vietnam that makes one say "I must return." Yeah you should post a picture of you working on the beach with a laptop with the caption 'This Is My 9-5 Only Thing I Only Work a Few Hours a Day."
Wayne Samuel Wayne Samuel haha "Goldilocks weather" yes. It's very surprising how much diverse landscape Vietnam has to offer. I love it!
By the way, I'm totally going to take that picture on the beach and steal that caption. :)
Lol good for you..take the caption..maybe you can print that on T-shirts and sell like some vloggers do to make money for their channel. I read your comment on Philippines. Yes, people are friendly and tend to speak English.. Speaking English helps them find jobs around the world so it's an incentive to learn English. You did not say if they recite a prayer on the ferry before they take off. They usually do.
Haha I will if I ever make it that big! Thanks :)
I believe it's like that all around Asia. If you speak English, you will be more successful or something. I heard that there were so many Philippino dialects that English is a common language for everyone. I was sitting at a coffee shop and listening to these two locals have a business meeting and it was like mostly in their language with some English words every now and then. Interesting.
I do not personally hear a prayer on the ferry, but I'm sure people were praying. A couple of our ferry rides got really wavy and crazy!
So didn’t know any English back in pre k(I only knew how to say “what”) and I grew up speaking Vietnamese with my family and a few years later I got used to speaking English but I noticed I didn’t have an accent compared to my mom, then again, she spoke Vietnamese for half of her life
Short but informative video, very interesting. Keep up the vlogs Alison, can’t wait till the next video.
Kevin N Thanks Kevin! I always appreciate your comments! :)
omg you are such an angel.. beautiful and kind.. luv u from Hanoi Vietnam
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My parents are from Hue, and my cousin's currently live in Da Nang.
I would love to move to Da Nang and live there for 6 months to a year.
I hope you go to all of the tourist sightseeing destinations.
I would love to learn more about those places.
That's cool! We love it here so far and kind of wished we spent a few months here. We plan to be here for two weeks so I'll try to learn/do as much as I can and make a video on it for sure! :)
*I'm from Vietnam, I always complain to my boss about why make us work 24 to 26 days a month while we only need to work 15 days a month to cover our lives.*
I have watched many of your videos and you do great presentations. I like your delivery. You are simply adorable and I can't figure out why you don't have 100k subs. You have one of the most underrated travel channels that I've seen. Just sayin'...
southbound1969 aw thank you so much! It makes me so happy to hear that people like my videos! I'm still new to this, but I hope to keep getting better and appreciate your support along the way :)
I hope to visit Vietnam one day!! Cool video!
3:04 watching while being quarantined 😅
Carlos Hernandez hahah yeah same.
How were you able to find a place together? Was the language barrier hard?
Hi sorry! Just saw this. I made a whole video about finding an apartment in Saigon. It explains everything! Feel free to check it out and let me know if you have any questions.
ok stacie
Hi Everyone, Have a good morning and have a lot of health. It's great to come to Vietnam. Vietnamese people also love your ideas, foreigners, Hope everyone will enjoy. understand and life will try to live more widely. We also really want to get to know foreign friends, exchange is also very easy. Thank you very much everyone.
Awesome as always - Da Nang looks great. Going to be travelling there for the first time next week!
Aaron and Wera That's great! Maybe we'll see each other! :) Wow, I just realized I missed a lot on your channel. Catching up now!
Haha just realized the same for your channel. Yeah would be great to meet up some time and shoot together!
Wow... Vietnam is the new best place to enjoy entrie anyone's life.
things in Vietnam are so cheap for outsiders!!!
Im jealous
I use to live in Vietnam it can be very unsafe to have a iPhone,iPad or what ever out. It can easily be taken away tho this is not a hate comment...
Olivia Hates Life Yes, it can be risky to have your phone out on the streets. I made a video on common scams and things to look out for there. I was lucky to never have an issue, but my boyfriend's phone got stolen by someone on a motorbike one day. Besides that, we had an amazing time and I highly recommend people visiting and living there!
Thank you for making your video 6 minutes. I'm heavily considering moving here when I can.
Love Vietnam, love the video.
2:14 This boy is like a radar 😂
i'm from Viet Nam. I love you ❤🇻🇳
I was in Hoy An recently. Awesome place.
I was living like this for a year and i can tell you guys, it was awesome!! Its impossible to live like this for a long time, but you should do it for a short time!
That's awesome you got a chance to experience this! I agree with you though, it's hard to do this forever. It was nice while it lasted. :)
I wake up at 6am every day.
Did you guys catch the name of that shop when she was going to do laundry? It cracked me up loud....".Phuck Dat" so great
Stephen G haha ya I didn’t notice it until a subscriber pointed it out. So funny
What a badass shop 😂😂
and my full name is long phuc ...
Hi Linh
Vietnamese here
I'm glad you love my country
I am in Vietnam now! I’m Vietnamese and went to travel with my grandparents to Vietnam from the US. Nice vid! ❤️
blink Thank you! I hope you have a wonderful trip! :)
I'm so jealous. I haven't been back since January, 2005
You must come back soon then! :)
I went to Soul Kitchen last year!! :D
Nice!! It's such a chill place :)
He guys
All the food looks delicious. The town or city where you did your laundry was quite nice. The beach was beautiful too
Really enjoyed this video :) I'm teaching in Europe at the moment but I have a lot of friends in Vietnam who have been begging me for years to go join them in "paradise" as they call it :) I'm heading there next year so videos like these are really useful!!!
Philip Sadler I'm glad I can help! Good luck with the move to Vietnam! I'm sure you will enjoy it here :)
she’s so pretty
Hahaha the name of the shop at 2 minutes 25 seconds Phuc dat !
Steve Hatton hahahah that's so funny you caught that!!
Phuc is my name, my english and american friend keep calling by the other word lol
that hotel ...
cheers to teaching english and yay to having the bautiful beach to enjoy! :)
Subscribed!! Looking forward to more. Was just in Hoi An as well as da nang.
I am inspired to learn how to edit videos and photos, thank you for posting.
don trinh Yay! Welcome to my channel :) I hope you enjoy what’s to come. I’m excited to see your content one day as well!
Nice location to move to, but 180K for nails?! The coffee must be really really really good, lol.
Hello
I From vietnam
tý tẹo 1103 Hello! :)
where do you live ?
Hello. I'm Vietnamese too. Haha
tý tẹo 1103 I was living in Saigon, but now I am moving away.
Alison Linh .
I have been there also, we walk in the night. some one will come to ask "would you like passion message in Chinese?"
Every night, I walk with another guy, we see it 3 times from the same person.
Thank you so much for posting the prices!! I’m going to Vietnam in a couple weeks and it’s good to know how much things cost
I hope you have a great time there!! :)
That sounds like a great time... but I have a question. What do you do for health insurance and retirement? You appear to be in your early 20's. This seems to be the life style for someone that is established. Trust fund?
David Swenson That is a very good question. Unfortunately, no trust fund, but I am under 25 so I am still under my father's health insurance. However, international health insurance isn't too expensive here. As for retirement, I haven't thought that far yet. Living in Vietnam has allowed me to save up lots of money. Hopefully, if I keep working, I will be able to save up a decent amount. I have no idea how much you would need for retirement though.
Alison Linh trust me...dont think about retirement at this age. You are doing the right things...just travel and enjoy life because this is the best time of life. Enjoy to the fullest instead of thinking about retirement. Now I am heading into my 50s and I wish I had done all the things you are doing now. Be free and enjoy life while you can.
Alison Linh d
IM VietNamese!!
thanks for.pinning love.your vids(*^ω^*)
I'm lonely
I heard Pho in the usa tastes better in Vietnam. Is that true?
Thanks for your videos, I'm Canadian thinking of retiring in Vietnam but first I want to travel there for 2 weeks to see if I like it there.
Hi! I live in Saigon! I hope you are having a great time at Da Nang! Good luck and enjoy Vietnam! 🤗
Why Not Thank you!! I lived in Saigon for 7 months and I loved it there. I hope to come back soon! :)
I live in Vietnam
I’m Vietnamese
PurplePanda Gamers what is it like ?
Zoie fucking hot
on an unrelated note ,, my roblox user is xXAaliyahXx1165 😹😹.
Really like your lifestyle! And a little bit of joke here: At 2:13. That's how most Vietnamese dudes stare as a blonde girl be like lol.
Haha yeah, it can be annoying, but it's understandable. It's just human nature to stare at something that looks different!
haha got cha, but you're beautiful though- so just let them have a chance to see what an angel looks like. Anyways, good luck!
haha thank you! :)
She is beautiful tho.
Isn't that also how white men stare at beautiful asian women ?
Welcome to Vietnam!
Great Vietnam.
Great video. Hopefully you can produce more.
Anh Hien Thank you so much! I will be making a new video very soon! :)
2:14 😛 that dude haha
Are you from VietNam
My mother is :) Check out my Q + A video if you would like the full story!
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I am from Pakistan .I like your country
I like to visit your place. Stay safe always
In my line of work early is considered waking up @ 5 am. If I wake up @ 7 am is guarantee write up, or fired.
isn't Linh a vietnamese name?
Yes. My mother is Vietnamese and she named me that.
2:15, i know what's this guy thinking.
Vietnam is the best place for anyone wanting to fill up their experience. If you have a chance to visit Vietnam, let's try Egg coffee and coconut coffee. Enjoy your life ^^
You having a fabulous life. I can't wait to go Da Nang.. miss the foods, people and scenery. 🤤😪😭
Sonny Phamster I hope you have a wonderful time there! :)
You are living a retirement life. Why didn't I have an English teacher like you.
Haha yes, it feels that way! :)
Damn for a communist country... this is beautiful, kind of just like a third world china... so idk wtf happened to north korea
Vietnam ditched the fiscal communism with "Doi Moi" back in 1986, North Korea didn't, with the exception of legalizing the black market afaik. Also trade between US and VN was opened in the 1990s, and since then many countries like Japan, Korea, China, etc, have been investing in Vietnam.
Because they're not really communist/socialist. They have a Socialist-Oriented Market Economy. Vietnam is another example of a failed socialist country.
Failed at socialism, that is.
hi nice video,i'm visiting Vietnam in October staying in vung tau and really looking forward to it.
Thanks Brian! I hope you have safe travels and an awesome time in Vietnam! :)
Omg! Good job! Love the videos!
Thanks babe
I love the beach in VN cause it's not cold so it's pretty satisfying
Nice footage - love to see more and more :)
Barn Owl Thank you! :)
Nice chill day
Omg superstar! You are doing so well!!
Amazing video Alison! Keep it up :)
Samiur Rahman Thanks so much! :)
Hi my friend thank you so much for sharing life living in Viet Nam , I enjoyed it. wishing you success.
Loved this video girl xxx
Thanks Bella! I appreciate the comment :)
Hi Allison, Just found your channel! I am an expat living in the domincan republic and also taught for a year! I just started my own channel to document my experiences. you have great videos!
Thank you! That's so cool! I was thinking of going there to teach English one day. What do you do there?
You Should!! I taught 4th grade for a year, and now I am working my online jobs (social media and marketing)
This is so cool.
Great video with iPhone SE! Best scene @ 5:09 with the reflection go back & forth. At first glance, I thought it was some unique mirror lol
Hien K Nguyen Thank you! Glad you appreciated me trying to be artsy haha. It doesn't do that great at night or low light, but it looked nice when I was filming lanterns.
Love it 😊
awesome! I'm going to Da Nang next month :D
OMG, I'm currently studying to get my bachelors, and right after I finish, I'll be moving to Vietnam and living there with my fiance. Your videos makes me sooo excited!!! Vietnam looks so much fun compared to America. Could you make a video about the struggles you had when you first moved to Vietnam?
Dalena Nguyen ah I’m so excited for you!! :) Vietnam is a lot of fun and you can do lots of traveling also! That’s a great idea for a video. I’ll add it to the list!
What an amazing life
A lovely vlog 😍
Thank you so much! :)
Hi im from vietnam and i very happy because you visit in vietnam and i hope so you fells good in vietnam
Thatbwas so cool, wish one day move to Vietnam 🇻🇳 ❤
I love this video I live in Da nang and make videos too!
“Hayyy guys! We’re in Da Nang nowwww” lmao you’re so cute!!!!!!
Thanks for this beautiful amazing video. I was born in DN and watched this video made me miss home. Keep up the good work and I’m glad you like Da Nang.
From Florida,
Tuan Le
Tuan Le That’s amazing! I miss Da Nang very much. Hope you are doing well over there!
Alison Linh,
Where do you live now?
I’m doing good in the States but I wish I could be in VN right now.
Just out of curiosity, are you mixed because of your last name!?
Tuan Le Currently living in Seattle right now. I love it here as well, but a part of me will always call Vietnam my home. Yes, I am mixed. My mother is Vietnamese. :)
Alison Linh, I could see that beautifully innocence Eastern looks of you. I was going to Da Nang for a cousin’s wedding and visit my grandparents in June but it changed.
I was hoping to go back soon and adventure the Ha Giang’s loop.
Cool, peace and love to you and your man 😎🎸
Elvis Ciprian Same to you Elvis! :)
Very nice video. The people seem very warm. I THINK Da Nag would be where i would stay for awhile. Your very nice and moms not so bad either.
Robert Maddelena It's a wonderful place to be for a while! I would highly recommend it. :)
Dang nag is by far the best city I lived in Vietnam, was in Vietnam for a total of 3 months :)
Gates2Aion Yeah I loved it! I think next time I will spend more time there. :)
Cute lovely dog at the end of your video