<Vietnam House Visit>

A Dormitory Life of the University Student

Ms. Nhung’s House

• Age:19

• House type: A dormitory shared with 4

roommates

• University : Ho Chi Minh City University

of Food Industry

• Part-time : Medical equipment sale at

Thanh Noi Co.Ltd

• Income: 1.5-2.5M VND/month

(70-115 USD/month)

*Depends on her business performance

• Money from family:1M VND /month

(47USD/month)

• Hometown: Quang Tri province

• Family: 10 people

(grand parents, parents, 4 siblings)

A Dormitory She Lives

• This is a women’s dormitory which has about 20 rooms.

• There are 5 people sharing one room.

• They have some specific house-rules such as…

① Men are forbidden to enter without a permission of the house owner.

② The curfew is 10:30 PM. If late, they need to stay outside overnight.

• Environment is good. There is a high school next to this dorm.

How They Live ~House Diagram~

• 2 people live in the 1st floor.

• 3 people live in the 2nd floor.

• She uses one place as both

a dining room and a bed

room.

↑Wi-Fi router ↑ A whisk ↑ Drying clothes

Average Spending

Item Cost (VND) Cost (USD) Comment

House rent / loan (per person)

600,000 28 It includes cost of fuel and lighting.

Food 1,000,000 47 For eating outside(300K)

Communications 320,000 15 She uses WI-Fi (20K)And mobile card (300K)

Transportation 150,000 7 For oils for a motorbike

Entertainment 500,000 24 For taking some coffee

Clothing 400,000 18 For her job- wear

Total 2,970,000 139 She usually has no savings.

$1=21,000VND

How They Live ~Kitchen~

• The kitchen utensils are

shared with her roommates.

• They use both a portable

gas cooker and an electric

gas cooker.

• As she does not have a

refrigerator, she has to eat

all meals she cooks.

• She shares seasoning (salt,

sugar, soy sauce and so on)

• with her roommates.

How They Live ~Shower/ Restroom~

• She uses one place as a

restroom, a shower room,

and the place to wash

dishes.

• She washes her body with

using a pail.

• Only cold water is

available at this house.

• As there is no washing

machine, she washes her

clothes by her hand with a

big pail.

← A dishwasher detergent

How They Live ~Cosmetics ~

• She makes up every time

when she works.

• In her cosmetic bag, she

has Korean 9 colors of

eye shadows,

foundations and eye

pencils.

• She spends 200,000VND

/month for cosmetics.

• She hangs her all clothes

on the wall.

How They Live ~Cosmetic/Clothes ~

• She uses a Korean

shampoo and a hair

conditioner to keep her

hair healthy.

• She also cares about UV

protection because she

can have confidence with

the whiter skin.

• For the UV protection,

she uses sunblock not

only on her skin but on

her hair.

How They Live ~Bed, Others~

• She puts a mattress on

the dining space as a bed.

• The shoe box is shared

by 5 roommates.

• She moved into this

house about 2 years ago

because of her friend’s

recommendation.

A mattress for sleeping ↓

↑The entrance ↑ A shoe Box

←Mobile Phone just for short messages and callings.

How They Live ~Others~

• For now, She feels

comfortable with her

living environment,

especially satisfied with

its size, price and

roommates. But for the

future, she wants to move

to a better place if she

gets more money.

• She uses a ATM of

Sacombank to withdraw

her money.

How They Live ~Daily Activities~

• Daily activities :

Every morning, she cleans her room before she goes to

the company to work as a part-time.

In the afternoon, after she comes back home from the

school, she usually uses Facebook in her room.

She uses Facebook both for having a fun and for her job.

Facebook : At least 6 hours a day (Job:3-4 hours, Private:1-2 hours) Facebook friends:2000 friends(Real friends: 500 friends)

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