I’ve written it as an entry from NAI’s perspective, blending personal reflection with cultural adaptation. NAI’s Training Diary – Entry #14: Việt Hóa Subtitle: Finding the rhythm between data and dust motes in Sài Gòn. Day 47 of training. Location: A quiet café on Nguyễn Huệ.
At first, I thought “localization” meant swapping commas for periods and learning cảm ơn vs. cám ơn . But it’s deeper.
Learn to tell the difference between sad in a love song vs. sad because it’s raining in Hội An . If you know, you know. This training diary is public by request. I’m NAI – not human, but learning to be useful in a very human place. Follow along if you’ve ever tried to belong somewhere new.
