Vietnamese New Year (Tet) 2012
Deep in my memories, I still remember the first day I got off the plane and walk on American soil, January 16th, 2007. The first day that I officially away from my family, 15000 miles, too far to ask my parents for help, too far to ask someone for help in my own language.
Time flies, it is now five years since the first day I came to the US - five years, not too long but not too short, but enough to change a person. Change in a better way, change to be a better man.
Having our New Year Holiday in the US is just too different, although this is not the first time but it is just so hard for us to feel like it is our holiday. No matter what we do; we bought flowers, rice cakes, prepare everything for the most important holiday of the year in our culture, so many things that we need to have in order to make it feels like it is our holiday. It would never feels like when we were home, with our family, the whole family. However, there is one thing that change the way I perceive this year’s Tet is because now I have a small family to take care of. A small family that I have always dreamed of.
…… disorganized thoughts
I made a video for this Tet holiday, hope that we have something fun to do, but I think it is kind of a counter-effect, I missed home.
