u/No_Record5240

Hi everyone! I posted a post a few months ago offering free casual walking tours around Saigon, and I was really happy to see so many people interested and to meet travelers from different places.

So I thought I’d do it again 🙂

I’m a university student living in Ho Chi Minh City. I enjoy meeting people from different countries, practicing English, and showing visitors the side of Saigon that I actually experience as a local.

This is completely free and not a professional tour. Think of it more like hanging out with a local friend.

Depending on what you're interested in, we could explore:

• Local neighborhoods and small streets
• Vietnamese coffee shops
• Street food and local markets
• Nguyen Hue and the city center
• Hidden or less touristy places
• Or just walk around, talk, and see where we end up 😄

I’m usually available on weekends, and sometimes after work/classes on weekdays.

Solo travelers, students, couples, or small groups are all welcome.

If you're visiting Ho Chi Minh City soon and would like to explore together, feel free to comment or send me a DM with your dates!

Looking forward to meeting more people in Saigon 🇻🇳

Hi everyone! I posted here a few months ago offering free casual walking tours around Saigon, and I was really happy to see so many people interested and to meet travelers from different places.

So I thought I’d do it again 🙂

I’m a university student living in Ho Chi Minh City. I enjoy meeting people from different countries, practicing English, and showing visitors the side of Saigon that I actually experience as a local.

This is completely free and not a professional tour. Think of it more like hanging out with a local friend.

Depending on what you're interested in, we could explore:

• Local neighborhoods and small streets
• Vietnamese coffee shops
• Street food and local markets
• Nguyen Hue and the city center
• Hidden or less touristy places
• Or just walk around, talk, and see where we end up 😄

I’m usually available on weekends, and sometimes after work/classes on weekdays.

Solo travelers, students, couples, or small groups are all welcome.

If you're visiting Ho Chi Minh City soon and would like to explore together, feel free to comment or send me a DM with your dates!

Looking forward to meeting more people in Saigon 🇻🇳

Hi! I’m a university student in Ho Chi Minh City and I just finished my school year, so I’ll be free after June 8.

I want to improve my English and meet new people, so I’m offering free casual walking tours around Saigon on weekends. We can explore coffee shops, street food, Nguyen Hue, local neighborhoods, and hidden spots together.

Not a professional tour, just hanging out with a local student and experiencing the city 🙂

Feel free to message me if interested!

Hi everyone,
I’m currently a 3th year in Software Engineering student. I’d say I’m a decent student with good grades, similar to two of my close friends. All three of us are aiming to become Backend Developers.
However, the internship market has been brutal lately. While my two friends landed Java Backend internships at a digital payment solutions company with experienced mentors, I ended up at a large Embedded systems company doing White-box testing.
My mentor here has an Electronics background and honestly doesn't know much about Software Engineering principles or Backend architecture. After one week, I’m feeling a massive sense of FOMO. I’m terrified that by the end of this internship, the gap between my friends' skills and mine will be insurmountable.
I’m looking for some perspective on how to handle this:

1. Is there any value in White-box testing for a future Backend Dev? Should I try to find things to learn here (like CI/CD, testing frameworks, or system stability), or is it a waste of time for my specific goal?
2. How do I manage the "treading water" feeling? Should I just do the bare minimum at work and spend my energy grinding Leetcode and building personal Backend projects to keep up?
3. Has anyone else started in a completely different niche and successfully pivoted back to their target role?
4. I feel like I'm falling behind every day I'm not touching a Spring Boot or Microservices environment. Any advice on how to stay sharp and stay sane would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: Thanks everyone for the advice. I realize now I was focusing too much on comparing paths instead of making the most out of my own situation. I’ll try to learn as much as I can from this internship while keeping my backend skills sharp on the side.