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Beyond Vietnam, Feature, People & Places 0

Inside the Wall

By andofotherthings · On 12 Nov, 2014
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Cu Huy Phan Tao ● Occupation in the GDR: pupil – student

Vietnamese in the GDR

img022Name: Cu Huy Phan Tao

Age: 70

How long were you in the GDR for: 1956 – 1963

Occupation in the GDR: pupil – student

Occupation now: Pensioner

Where were you when the Berlin Wall fell: in Vietnam

Why did you return to Vietnam: after university we all returned to Vietnam

For me the GDR was… was and is our second home

What is your most vivid memory of the GDR: we spent our childhood in the GDR and childhood memories always are the best ones

Would you return to the GDR if it still existed today? That depends on the possibility and situation

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