Hi! My name is Tina. I come from Vietnam. I had an interesting experience when I came to the United States! I have been in the United States since 1990. I got from the airport at night time, and that time it still had snow and it was very cold for me. We don't have this cold weather in Vietnam. When I got home, I stayed inside the house a week. After a week my friend brought me to school and to church. After that I took a bus to school everyday, sometimes I walked home, too. One day when I stayed outside and waited for the bus to come, suddenly I saw the smoke come out my mouth. So I was nervous and when I got home, I cried and told my mom, "Mom, I don't know what happened to me like that," and I said to my Mom I need to see a doctor, to see what kind of sickness I maybe got. At that time even my Mom didn't know, too, and then she said, "Yes, you must go to see what kind of illness you have and doctor can cure you."

After I came back from a doctor's office, I guffawed. My Mom asked me what was wrong and what was funny. I said to my Mom the doctor said I don't have anything happen because the cold weather made everybody like me, and he said, "and don't worry, OK, Miss Vo?" So me and my Mom laughed until the tears came from the eyes.