Truong Thanh Duy has been stuck in Da Lat for over two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Truong Thanh Duy, 25, left his job at a seafood export company in Tien Giang Province in May to prepare for his trans-Vietnam tour. Duy and two friends left his home in the southern province of Hau Giang the same month and intended to return in September to start a new job.
They passed through some famous tourist destinations of Gia Nghia, Bao Loc, Dak Lak before arriving in Da Lat on June 14 when the fourth Covid-19 outbreak started to spread and many localities began to apply social distancing rules.
"We had prepared for a camping tour to many tourist spots from the south up to the north," Duy said. "But as we had to stop in Da Lat due to the pandemic, we decided to rent a house to stay."
The man said that they were very disappointed at first when their schedule was suddenly spoiled.
"The prolonged rainy weather and the quiet atmosphere in Da Lat have made us feel really bored," he said. "However, I’ve tried to participate in the farming activities with some local people, which I'm gradually finding really interesting and meaningful. And I can earn some money from the work also."
Besides spending time working on the farms, cooking, and reading books, he has also found a part-time online job and enrolled in an online English course. The man said that he has gradually fallen in love with Da Lat and was thinking of finding a job in the agricultural sector here."
"I studied agriculture at university and I found lots of job opportunities here," he revealed. "I love the lush vegetable and flower farms and enjoy working here. I also like the peaceful pine forests."
The man shared that he had prepared money for their travelling plan, but I haven't used much living and working this way.
"The tour plan has changed into the job plan for me," he said with a smile.
