lifehereandthere

Hello everyone,This is my very first blog, and I think I am going to love blogging. Here you probably will see my comparisons between life here, in the U.S.A. and there, Vietnam, where I used to live, and perhaps some other places that I have visited. 

I used to live in Vietnam until I graduated from High School.  Growing up in a different country, and I was raised in a totally different society, and now since I have an opportunity to live here in the U.S.A.; I can see so many differences.  Best of all, I am more appreciated of what my life has brought me, and that I should not take anything for advantage. I am so thankful for what I have now, and having a chance to blog this to you.The very first difference I can tell you right now is in the U.S., I do not see people have to worry about day to day living and what is going to be on the dinner table.  If you are poor, there are helps from the government such as: welfare and WIC (Women, Infants and Children), and so many other organizations can help you with foods like Food Banks, and there are shelters for homeless people. There are places that provide you with basic learning skills if you want to learn.  All you have to do is not being lazy, and you will be able to work, and make a decent living.

I know it is bad to talk about this right now with the bad economic and the recession, but I think there are no other places like where we live now that the government will step in and help with revising your mortgage…It is cold and raining out side today, which makes me remember when I was in middle school. There, biking to school, which was about 2 km (about a bit more than a mile) from my grandma’s house (I did not live with my parents when I was young – my parents had to make a living and let me stayed with my grandma when my two other brothers were staying with my grandmother on my father’s side). Wearing a very thin jacket when the weather was probably about 19 Celsius (about 66 Fahrenheit), I could hear the sound of my teeth from both jaws were touching each other. My hands would be freezing cold, and there would be cracks on the tips of my fingers. Here, we have heaters, all kind of beautiful jackets, coaches, and boots, and food on the table, and what else would I be asking for? It has been a great day today since I found today.com and perhaps you, if you are reading this right now.

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