2024
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Giô Ngoai 2024
Every year, I hold memorials for my parents and my mother-in-law. It’s a way for me to honor their memories, for my children to remember them, and to establish a tradition for future generations. I prepare a dinner with the dishes they loved, bringing their presence into our home through the food they cherished and Continue reading
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Thoughts during a funeral
I attended a funeral today. Neal was 84 years old. He lost his wife last November; they had been together since they met at the age of 14, spending nearly their entire lives side by side. After her passing, it was as if the light in Neal’s life dimmed. Although it seemed he had lost Continue reading
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i miss my mom
I’m in Fisterra, the end of the world as people knew it a couple thousands years ago. And I just woke up from my siesta, as people here have been doing for thousands of years. I don’t remember what the dream was about, but i woke up missing my mom and i felt like crying Continue reading
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Camino – Day3 to Pamplona
I don’t remember much about this stretch except that it was long. It was kinda flat (I found that there’s no stretch that is completely flat on this walk). We walked through farm lands and some industrial parks. After arriving in Madrid, we took a local flight to Pamplona and stayed for 2 days to Continue reading
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Camino – Day2 to Zubiri
So much excitement felt at Roncesvalles but I felt as if people keep to themselves. People greeted each other with Buen Camino on the walk and moved on. Sure they were friendly, as in being not aggressive, distant or haughty. I just haven’t felt the Camino vibe yet. Everyone was out of the dorm by Continue reading
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Camino – Day1 to Roncesvalles
Woke up at 5:00 today. Too much anticipation for the big walk. We started walking at 8:30. Today’s walk was 25km (15 mi), 1200m elevation (4000ft) going from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles. It was icy cold 28 degrees up in the mountains. So cold that I couldn’t think anymore and started to Continue reading
New Day: New Beginning 