This is a true story of my freind moved from Soc Trang to Ho Chi Minh City for a better life. Her name is Hoang Kim yen. She was born in 1994. I knew her on a 24h.com.vn, a forum for sports. Her family gas been farming fo r a long time gao and it keeps goig for over 2 generations, but her generatin doesn't want to do farmking to make a living. They wanted to make more money to provide education to theuir family. Also because of the econimic peoblems. her familty heard that Ho Chi MInh ciry is the best place to make a living. Its havs schools, hospitals, companies that ned people to work for them
The first day of the journey. her family pakced up all the things that they needed to go. her mom and ddad saved up lots of money before they leaved. When they first got here, her family want to their relative house sand stayed there for a while. She was only seven years old back then and immediately went to school to study. I don't reallty remember whawt school uit is, but that's what she told me. her dad and mom went looked for a jobs in city and they found one. Thier job is to deliver newspapers. At school, she tied her best to get a good grade because she knew it was heard for her parent to paid money for one month at school. She got a long with everyone tghere and met a lo9t of new friends. She lied to live in Ho Chi Minh City now and doesn't want to back the rural area anymore. The ecoonic was good and they bought her and her brother a compiter. Their life was. theuir life was just perfect there. She studied wall; her parents got a good job and they saved money well. Everything had change for ehr and looked like she totally forgot about where she came from. One day, her dad told her:
" We've been here for a long time now. I think we should go back to Soc trang to visit our homeland."
"Like a vacation?"
"yeah! We will stay there for one wekek. You know, it's good to remember who we are and where we come from."
Yen was shock after jhearing her father said it. The reason is, she totally forgot about Soc Trang, totally forgot it. She felt ashmaed and horrible. Shee told herself not to forgot about Soc Trang, the taste of it, the smeel of it and her memories of it. At that time, she wanted to go back to Soc Trang as soon as possible. But she new one thing, she can't live there forever now. Her family is better in Ho Chi Minh City. She will grow up here, go to university and get a job. She would definitely will go back to Soc Trang again!
