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She was burned out, got laid off, and decided it was time to change her life.

I sat down with Von from Vons Dream Life to talk about why she and her family left America and moved to Vietnam.

We get into the REAL stuff:
Burnout.
Raising a child abroad.
Money.
Fear.
Being a Black family in Vietnam.

Starting over.

This was a good conversation.

🎥 Watch here: https://youtu.be/rOlsXkJ3DiY

And check out Von's channel:
youtube.com/@VonsDreamLife


#Vietnam #LivingInVietnam #BlackExpats #MoveToVietnam #ExpatLife

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One of the biggest questions people ask me is:

“How do I actually make enough money to live in Vietnam?”

You don’t need to be rich, but you do need a realistic income plan.

In this video, I break down 9 remote jobs that can actually pay enough to support a life in Vietnam, including options that can bring in around $2,000–$4,000 per month depending on your skills and experience.

If living in Vietnam is the goal, figuring out your income should be one of the first steps.

🎥 Watch here:
https://youtu.be/YoFW42rcz6s

Would you rather work remotely from Vietnam or find a job locally?

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I’m starting a new live series on the channel:

Dating, Marriage & Family In Vietnam

The kickoff live is:

Before You Date In Vietnam Watch This

A lot of people come into dating here with fantasy, ego, bad assumptions, or zero cultural awareness.

That’s where the problems start.

This live is not pickup content.
This is real talk about culture, communication, family, expectations, money, maturity, and what it actually takes to build something real in Vietnam.

If you’ve ever wondered how dating here really works, this one is for you.

Watch here:
youtube.com/live/HLaXXU5zq6w

❤️ Dating in Vietnam:
thestoryofkt.com/dating

#DatingInVietnam #LivingInVietnam #MarriageInVietnam #VietnamRelationships #TheStoryOfKT

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LFGGGGGG WE LITTTT!

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Single men and women, if you’re living in Vietnam, visiting Vietnam, or planning to come here soon, you do not have to figure everything out alone.

Making real friends in a new country can be hard, especially when you are new, single, or still trying to find your circle.

I found this Facebook group called Make new friends from Vietnam 🇻🇳

It could be a good place to connect with people, meet new friends, ask questions, and build your social circle here.

As always, use common sense, be respectful, move safely, and take your time getting to know people.

If you’re looking to meet new people in Vietnam, check it out and join the group.

#Vietnam #LivingInVietnam #ExpatsInVietnam #VietnamLife #TheStoryOfKT

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Today’s live is about one of the biggest mistakes new expats make in Vietnam:

renting too fast.

A lot of people land here, get excited, see a nice-looking apartment, like the price, and sign before they understand the neighborhood, building, landlord, noise, flooding, or daily routine.

That can cost you money fast.

Today we’re talking about what to check before renting in Vietnam, including serviced apartments, local rentals, deposits, landlord red flags, noise, mold, water pressure, flooding, and why the neighborhood matters more than the room.

Today’s live:

Do Not Rent An Apartment In Vietnam Until You Do This

Watch here:
youtube.com/live/sCLan4l8S5s

#MovingToVietnam #LivingInVietnam #VietnamApartment #VietnamRelocation #TheStoryOfKT

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🇻🇳 NEW VIDEO IS LIVE EARLY FOR MEMBERS!

Ngan and I got up before sunrise to visit one of the most famous experiences in Cần Thơ:

Cái Răng Floating Market.

But the real question was simple:

Is it still worth visiting?

We took the early boat out, saw the market for ourselves, ate on the river and gave our real thoughts on whether this experience still belongs on a Cần Thơ itinerary.

🎥 Is Vietnam’s Famous Floating Market Still Worth Visiting?

👥 Members can watch it now:
https://youtu.be/n10aCg8ynMA

🌍 Public release is tonight.

If you want to join the channel membership and watch early-access videos like this before they go public, you can join here:

👉 https://youtu.be/n10aCg8ynMA

If you’re already a member, go check it out and let me know what you think before everyone else gets it.

See everyone else tonight. 🇻🇳

#Vietnam #CanTho #CaiRang #FloatingMarket #MekongDelta #TheStoryofKT

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🇻🇳 We found something in Cần Thơ that I wasn't expecting.

A short trip away from the city took Ngan and me to Cồn Sơn, an island community in the Hậu River where local families are giving visitors a hands-on look at life in the Mekong Delta.

Food. Fish. Farms. Local families. And yes... they put us to work. 😂

🎥 We Found a Hidden Island in Can Tho Vietnam

Watch here:
https://youtu.be/yanwL-jwPds

Had you ever heard of Cồn Sơn?

#Vietnam #CanTho #ConSon #MekongDelta #TheStoryofKT

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For years, I’ve talked about Vietnam from the perspective of living here, doing business here, and understanding what it takes to build a life here.

Now I want to start sharing another part of that journey.

My wife Ngan and I founded International Hospitality Academy Vietnam, or IHA Vietnam, to help hospitality businesses strengthen their teams through practical, employer-focused training.

Ngan is the CEO of IHA Vietnam, and I serve as Co-Founder of IHA Vietnam and CEO of IHA Vietnam Holdings, LLC.

Before moving overseas, I spent about 20 years operating my own bartending and event-services company in Southern California. Hospitality has been part of my life for a long time, and after spending almost seven years in Vietnam, I saw an opportunity to bring that experience into something that can help businesses here.

Our immediate focus is B2B training.

We work with hotels, resorts, restaurants, F&B groups, bars, cafés, and other hospitality businesses in areas like:

Frontline service
Guest service and customer experience
Restaurant and bar service
Hospitality English
Complaint handling and service recovery
Upselling and sales
Professionalism and workplace conduct
Supervisor and team-leader development
Customized workshops
Training-needs assessments

We built IHA Vietnam to be practical. The goal is to work directly with businesses, understand the gaps inside their teams, and provide training that makes sense in a real working environment.

Over the next few weeks, I’m going to start sharing more about what we’re doing, what we’re seeing in Vietnam’s hospitality industry, and some of the workforce challenges businesses are dealing with right now.

If you own or manage a hospitality business in Vietnam, I’d definitely like to connect.

You can message me directly or reach us at:

Kevin@IHAVietnam.com
ihavietnam.com/contact

I’m excited to finally start sharing more of this side of what we’ve been working on.

VIETNAMESE:

Trong nhiều năm qua, tôi đã chia sẻ về Việt Nam từ góc nhìn của một người sống ở đây, làm việc ở đây và hiểu phần nào những gì cần có để xây dựng cuộc sống và công việc tại Việt Nam.

Bây giờ, tôi muốn bắt đầu chia sẻ thêm một phần khác trong hành trình của mình.

Vợ tôi, Ngan, và tôi đã thành lập International Hospitality Academy Vietnam, hay IHA Vietnam, với mục tiêu giúp các doanh nghiệp hospitality nâng cao chất lượng đội ngũ thông qua các chương trình đào tạo thực tế, tập trung vào nhu cầu của doanh nghiệp.

Ngan là CEO của IHA Vietnam, còn tôi là Co-Founder của IHA Vietnam và CEO của IHA Vietnam Holdings, LLC.

Trước khi chuyển ra nước ngoài sinh sống, tôi đã có khoảng 20 năm điều hành công ty dịch vụ bartender và tổ chức sự kiện của riêng mình tại Southern California. Hospitality đã là một phần lớn trong cuộc sống và sự nghiệp của tôi từ lâu. Sau gần 7 năm sống tại Việt Nam, tôi nhìn thấy một cơ hội để kết hợp kinh nghiệm đó với nhu cầu thực tế của ngành hospitality tại đây.

Hiện tại, trọng tâm chính của chúng tôi là đào tạo B2B.

Chúng tôi làm việc với khách sạn, resort, nhà hàng, tập đoàn F&B, quán bar, quán café và các doanh nghiệp hospitality khác trong các lĩnh vực như:

Đào tạo dịch vụ tuyến đầu
Dịch vụ khách hàng và trải nghiệm khách hàng
Nghiệp vụ nhà hàng và quầy bar
Tiếng Anh chuyên ngành hospitality
Xử lý phàn nàn và khôi phục dịch vụ
Upselling và kỹ năng bán hàng
Tác phong chuyên nghiệp và văn hóa nơi làm việc
Đào tạo supervisor và team leader
Workshop thiết kế theo nhu cầu doanh nghiệp
Đánh giá nhu cầu đào tạo của đội ngũ

Chúng tôi xây dựng IHA Vietnam theo hướng thực tế.

Mục tiêu là làm việc trực tiếp với doanh nghiệp, hiểu rõ những khoảng trống kỹ năng trong đội ngũ của họ và cung cấp chương trình đào tạo phù hợp với môi trường làm việc thực tế.

Trong vài tuần tới, tôi sẽ chia sẻ nhiều hơn về những gì chúng tôi đang làm, những gì chúng tôi đang quan sát trong ngành hospitality tại Việt Nam, và một số thách thức về nhân lực mà các doanh nghiệp đang phải đối mặt.

Nếu bạn đang sở hữu hoặc quản lý một doanh nghiệp hospitality tại Việt Nam, tôi rất mong được kết nối.

Bạn có thể nhắn tin trực tiếp cho tôi hoặc liên hệ với chúng tôi tại:

Kevin@IHAVietnam.com
ihavietnam.com/contact

Tôi rất vui vì cuối cùng cũng có thể bắt đầu chia sẻ nhiều hơn về phần công việc mà chúng tôi đã phát triển trong thời gian qua.

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WE FINALLY MADE IT TO CẦN THƠ! 🇻🇳❤️

Our newest vlog is up!

This was our first day exploring Cần Thơ together, and of course one of the first things we did was EAT. 😂

We tried bánh hỏi, walked around downtown, experienced Cần Thơ at night, and finished the day with dinner at Nam Bộ Restaurant.

What makes this trip fun for us is that we're both experiencing it differently. KT is seeing another part of Vietnam through American eyes, while Ngan grew up in northern Vietnam, so southern Vietnam can feel new to her too.

And this is only Day 1. 👀

Our Cần Thơ and Cà Mau adventures are just getting started.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/XN6MeX1s0IU

🎥 Our First Day in Cần Thơ 🇻🇳

Come watch and tell us what we should try the next time we're there!

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