Introductory Post

Hello! My name is Ngoc Nguyen. So a quick story about my name. I was born in Vietnam and moved to the United States when I was six years old. My uncle was the one that filled out the paperwork, but when he filled out my name, he miswrote my middle name as my first name and vice versa. So legally, my name was Nhu Nguyen and that is the name I had to use while going to school. It also happens to be my older sister’s name (whose name was also filled out incorrectly…) so that caused a bit of confusion when we got mail. I recently became a citizen so I was able to change my legal name back to my birth name, but I haven’t had the chance to change it in the SDSU system so that is why I am still enrolled as “Nhu Nguyen” in all my classes. However, I would appreciate it if you could all refer to me as Ngoc (pronounced as “knock”)!

I am 21 years old, and turning 22 on February 11. I love eating. It is the motivation that gets me up in the mornings, knowing that breakfast awaits me.  Some of my favorite types of food are Thai, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese. I pretty much love most Asian food, although I do prefer a burger once in a while. I highly recommend going to Bahn Thai for Thai food, Sushi Diner for good sushi, and Manna/Kogi BBQ for amazing Korean barbeque. If you’re ever craving Asian food and need a recommendation, I’m your girl. As for drinks, I absolutely love boba drinks. One of my favorite things to do is getting together with my friends to drink boba and play board games.

Big Sur, California

I also enjoy travelling, more specifically, going on road trips. I always try to go on at least one road trip every single break. A few of the places I’ve drove to include Yosemite, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Grand Canyon, and Zion National Park. Most of these places are outdoors because I love going on hikes and exploring new places. I have plans to travel to Asia this summer with my family. Some of the places I am dying to visit include South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, and my birth country, Vietnam. Although I probably won’t be able to visit all of them this summer, I hope to cross most of those countries off my bucket list!

Fossil Creek, Arizona

Horseshoe Bend, Arizona

I am currently a marketing major with a minor in management. I am not sure if this is the senior fever or something, but as my graduation date gets closer, I get more nervous about going into the real world as an adult. Over the past few months, I have become more anxious and nervous about my future. Questions like, “Can I become successful?” and “Will I even be able to get a job with my major?” have often popped into my head. While looking for marketing internships, I started regretting not majoring in a field that is more stable such as accounting. Due to the high standards I set for myself, I have become less confident in my ability to find a job in the marketing field that will satisfy those standards and make my parents proud. This past summer, my family went through the toughest time in our lives. The situation has made it all the more important that I find a job that pays well so I can help my parents.

Rather than talk about more depressing subjects, let’s move on to something more positive! I currently live with both of my parents and have two older sisters who have moved away. My oldest sister is a navy wife so she is constantly moving every few years. She was in Japan for the last two years and I am still upset I couldn’t visit her because I didn’t have a passport and a visa was too complicated. My middle sister is a flight attendant and she is the reason why I will be able to fly to Asia this summer without breaking my bank. As a perk for being her family, we all get free flights to most places around the world (Thanks sis!). I am shy and do not express my feelings in person as often as I would like, but I love my family.

              That’s it for now. I look forward to learning about all of you this semester!