A Comparison Of My Trip To Vietnam

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“Every summer has its own story.” Each summer you would create new memories full of both delight and sorrow. There are memories that you would want to hold onto. One of those memories was from one of my summers, the summer of 2017. During the summer of 2017, I had a chance to go to Vietnam to visit my family. During the trip, my family and I went to many places together. We gave way to amusement parks, gardens, restaurants, waterfalls, and more. I had an amazing time spending with my family and hope to someday visit them again. From this trip to Vietnam, there were both joy and sadness. This story takes place at a small S-shaped country called Vietnam from May 26 to June 20. There, my family (my parents and my brother) and I visited my relatives, including my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. When I was there, the temperature was always hot and humid, so I constantly felt tired and sweaty. But at the same time, I was happy because I was in Vietnam to visit my relatives. …show more content…

As I walked around the large airport, I was excited to see my family and finally meet my twin cousins. As we walked to the exit, I felt the hot, humid air of Vietnam. I tried to look around the crowd, but I caught sight of my family right away. Over the years, my grandparents had grown old and they now have gray hair all over their heads. Next to them, I saw my aunt, she was tall as she was the last time I visited her in 2009. Lastly, I looked over to my other aunt and my uncle and with them were two other little children. They were short and chubby, so I figured that they were my twin

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