My Native Place

I remembered I came to Hawai’i almost 2 years. I always miss my family, my best friends so much… In the first time, my husband family came to the airport, they gave me lei that said welcome to me. That made me glad to came here. Then, we went home and relaxing for a few days. My husband took me around to visit on O’ahu like a round trip in this island, I went to ate in the restaurants and tried a lot of food here. My husband also took me to bought some things I wanted from. A few day passed, I felt lonely because all of my husband family working and only me at home working like homeworker. Because I could not go anywhere for myself. I had without friend, no means with transportstion. After that, I decided go out and take the bus. This was so hard for me because I know a little bit English. In addition, I did not know the name street and I asked the driver bus, that made me felt very difficult when I wanted to integrate with the community. I was sad and I fear and I did not want to go anywhere. I had an argument with my husband and I wanted to came back to my homestead in VN. I began miss my family, my friends, and my job… Absolutely I got homesickness. It pulled me down and I felt lost direction. I used to cry so much at this time. If I still in VN, my friends would beside me, they shared and cared about me. Somehow, I struggled more than I thought, and I changed my mind. I was waiting for one year, and then I came to school. Finally, I feel better and I can take a bus go anywhere I want, I get a job at the same time. I am so happy when I can be independent and talk with everyone.

Summer rolls in my hometown

17 thoughts on “My Native Place

  1. Hi Diep- It sounds like you had a very difficult time when you first came here. I know it is especially hard when you don’t speak the language and everything is unfamiliar. I used to stay at home A LOT when I lived in Indonesia because I was afraid to go out! I didn’t speak the language well enough, and I was always afraid to go out and get lost and then not be able to ask for directions 😦

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