“Con trai, chúng tôi đang ở đây.” Those are the first few words my father spoke to gain consciousness upon landing in my parent’s holy majestic birthplace, Vietnam. Exhausted and excited, I replied back in a tiring voice to my father, telling him how I’m glad to be back in this glorious country in my native tongue, “Cuối cùng, tôi không thể tin rằng chúng tôi đang ở đây.” My father alongside with my mother gave a heartwarming smile towards me and I knew, this was going to be the greatest vacation trip ever.
“Holy molly, the heat here is absolutely insane!” Those words barely came out of my dried mouth after taking my first footstep out of the Tan Son Nhat International Airport, which was located in the largest city of Vietnam, Saigon (also …show more content…
The sound made my body shudder with an eerie feeling that made me think this bus was super sketchy and unsafe. My cousin, Tina, saw me freaking out like a cat that’s about to take a wet, cold bath and asked if I was alright in my head. I assured her everything was all swell as I remembered that this isn’t my first time going on buses like this. Sitting down on the seats were, surprisingly, quite comfy. They felt nothing like the ones back at home where they’re rock solid, instead, they were soft as if they were crafted with clouds gather from the high heavens. I wasn’t the only one that was freaking out about the seats, the rest of the family was in shock of how great looking for a bus they rented for such a low price. Once everyone gathered themselves in the bus, we started to head out to a nearby hotel where my cousins from Australia were already there, waiting for us, as their airplane had gotten here …show more content…
Hearing the word “sleep” here in this country scares me a lot as it brings back old memories from the past. A couple years ago, when I last stayed here in Vietnam, I encountered a bug. Now, I encounter bugs a lot, I mean, who doesn’t? However, this bug I encountered was special as the bug was right next to my undefended nose when I woke up from a sleep. It was absolutely terrifying to see a small black insect chirping some sort of weird language in my half awake face. I freaked out at the sight of this hideous intruder and jumped out of my bed high enough to do a slam dunk if a basketball hoop were in my vicinity. Any memories beyond that were erased as I forced myself to not remember and relive that moment. Still, to this day, I remember every bit of detail of that foul creature who crept up to my face like a grim reaper and decided today was the day I
“Holy molly, the heat here is absolutely insane!” Those words barely came out of my dried mouth after taking my first footstep out of the Tan Son Nhat International Airport, which was located in the largest city of Vietnam, Saigon (also …show more content…
The sound made my body shudder with an eerie feeling that made me think this bus was super sketchy and unsafe. My cousin, Tina, saw me freaking out like a cat that’s about to take a wet, cold bath and asked if I was alright in my head. I assured her everything was all swell as I remembered that this isn’t my first time going on buses like this. Sitting down on the seats were, surprisingly, quite comfy. They felt nothing like the ones back at home where they’re rock solid, instead, they were soft as if they were crafted with clouds gather from the high heavens. I wasn’t the only one that was freaking out about the seats, the rest of the family was in shock of how great looking for a bus they rented for such a low price. Once everyone gathered themselves in the bus, we started to head out to a nearby hotel where my cousins from Australia were already there, waiting for us, as their airplane had gotten here …show more content…
Hearing the word “sleep” here in this country scares me a lot as it brings back old memories from the past. A couple years ago, when I last stayed here in Vietnam, I encountered a bug. Now, I encounter bugs a lot, I mean, who doesn’t? However, this bug I encountered was special as the bug was right next to my undefended nose when I woke up from a sleep. It was absolutely terrifying to see a small black insect chirping some sort of weird language in my half awake face. I freaked out at the sight of this hideous intruder and jumped out of my bed high enough to do a slam dunk if a basketball hoop were in my vicinity. Any memories beyond that were erased as I forced myself to not remember and relive that moment. Still, to this day, I remember every bit of detail of that foul creature who crept up to my face like a grim reaper and decided today was the day I