by JV, Sacramento
My most favorite place to go is up in the mountains, next to a lake. It’s very peaceful and not something you see every day. The environment makes you feel freer, and it puts a smile every time I’m up there. There’s a lot of trees and awesome views.
When you get to the summit, the first thought would be, “wow”. You get front row seats. Sometimes, you get to see animals like deer, birds, bears, squirrels, etc. My family and friends would bring lots of food to the spot where we have a feast sometime.
We do a lot of things out there like camping, fishing, hunting, and just going out there because we love it. It won’t cost that much. Usually, you’re paying food and gas fees. Once in a while, we will go to a cabin and pay a couple hundred dollars by splitting the price. We used to go every week to go camping.
Doesn’t mean we rich going every time. I consider my family poor. Like about to become middle people. It’s special to me because it’s like saying I grew up there. On the weekdays when we have school, we always can’t wait for the weekends. Because we know where we going every time.
Sometimes, when they say we not going, I’ll be upset, but understand. I could say, why do we do this? Because H-mong people come from the mountain and was born there. It’s in my blood that I belong there where I find it peaceful.