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I was born in Ca Mau City-southernmost of Vietnam. As a kid, I always wanted to play on the swings. I played with the kids in my neighborhood and we had such a good time growing up together. My mom would braid my hair with lots of colorful pins and I also got cute little accessories with me all the time (my mom still keeps them).

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When I first attended elementary school, I didn't cry as other kids, I was naughty, started discovering things and let my mom go home. I loved studying Vietnamese alphabet and every time I got home, I went straight to the desk and did all the reading sessions of the student's book. This helps me build the love for languages and Vietnamese culture studies.

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Me on a boat going to my great grandma's house.

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Every Tet holiday, my family would visit my great grandma's house in the countryside of Ca Mau. I loved being on boats enjoying one of my most favorite sceneries in Mekong Delta. Local people used to use boats as the main transportation and I loved travelling around with the boats. I also stumbled across many boats selling things like fruits or silks which I was impressed.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Grandma and I made 'banh ich' which was made of rice flour and the fillings of mung beans and coconut.

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When I was in middle school, I was inspired to cooking by my grandma. I spent much time being at her house to eat every Vietnamese dish that she made. Grandma also taught me how to cook so many traditional dishes and Mekong Delta local dishes such as Banh Xeo, Ca Kho or desserts like Che. Now, cooking is still my hobby. My grandparents choose to have such a simple and peaceful life and I admire them a lot. Every time I felt stressed, I would go to their house to stay away from the city and being surrounded by my grandpa's cute little bonsai garden.

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I started highschool when I was in grade 10. I moved to HCMC with my sister and my parents still lived in Ca Mau. That was the really first time I lived far away my parents and experienced my new life at the dorm. Every two weeks, my parents would come and visit me in the dorm, they also got me lots of snacks and we came out to eat. I joined a school in Binh Chanh District and didn't have such good time because some of the classmates made fun of me because I came from another region. These moments built me stronger and I knew that I was better not playing with the people who irritated me.

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After 3 months living in the dorm, I moved out to a new apartment. I have been living with my sister and my grandma since then. Because I'm a big sister so I'm responsible for taking care of her. We also have to do housework such as cleaning our home, doing laundry or grocery shopping on our own. My grandma is weak now so she just in charge of cooking. This is one of my key growing up moments!

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In 2021, I joined BCIS. COVID 19 hit and I had to come back to Ca Mau City for a safer place. Although we did online learning but I got a long with my new friends who are my really close friends now.
Now, I had friends who really understand me and they help me a lot. I don't feel any pressure being surrounded by them and we have such fun time hanging out and studying together.

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Me and my split hair, half of it was silver-purple but now it has faded to white.

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This was the first time I had courage to dye my hair and I didn't ask my mom if I could. Of course, she was angry with my when I first showed her through facetime but when she saw my hair in real life, she wasn't mad at all.
Experiencing new things excites me especially when it comes to changing the styles, my appearance or the lifestyle. Now, I'm trying not to care what others say about me and just keep on discovering myself.

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Me at Noi Bai Int Airport on a beautiful morning ready to come back to HCMC

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On May 2022, I had a short trip to Hanoi. I supposed to take the Spanish language exam so I had to go. I stayed there for 4 days. I didn't plan anything before going there and just relaxed and did whatever popped up in my mind at every moment. I literally brought the suitcase and the bag with me wherever I went to like the museums, coffee shops or Hanoi train street because I just stayed at hotels at nights and in the mornings, I checked out. I would say, now I have another hobby: travelling alone!
What I learn thoroughly from the trip is that I really need to have plans before doing anything in order to avoid problems and save time!