I work for my aunts company like I mentioned earlier and I work here at the
house, the bottom two floors are offices. I work every week day from eight to
five doing multiple things. Right now I'm working on redoing her website,
facebook, and all social media. I was also working on designs for five
pillows that will be used in her show room. These pillow are now sent to a
fabric store near downtown to be made and they turned out really good! It's
cool to see a design all the way to the finish product.
I'm also helping with the designs for pillows that will be embroidered by the hill tribe women. That is why I went to Sapa to give them the designs
and see how they make these pillows. Hopefully we can get the pillows back soon, but it is in the middle of harvest so hopefully in the future.
We started organizing and designing her showrooms for when customers come
and see all the latest trends we are starting in the years to come. We gave the front entrance of my aunt's place a makeover and we have finished! The front
door is now bright red and we will get new plants. I'm realizing that I really
love to be outdoors (nothing new) and thinking of doing something with
horticulture with whatever my future career will be. But then again I can’t
decide anything in my life!
I love the old French shutters that we put outside with plants hanging off
of them. It’s funny because Vietnamese people would be like "why are you keeping
old wood?" but to us they are rustic! We put in grass, many different plants, and
cleaned up the ivy that was over growing.
These past few days I have been photographing all the new samples and
artifacts that need to be sent to customers or to be shown on the websites.
We have all been busy because of the multiple customers that are coming to
Asia.
I have learned so much about how home good products are made and how much
work goes into each piece. My aunt said this is a detailed business and she is
very correct! It's interesting to see everything - from the factories where they
build and paint the products, to the shipment details. There are so many steps
and a lot of people involved. It has been a great experience to be here and to
be able to work overseas.
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