My Dream Vacation: Laos
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I hope you enjoy my dream vacation as much as I did!

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Background:

My name is Karen, my parents immigrated to Canada 23 years ago to provide their children (my brother and I) a better future and success. With that being said, I was brought up in Lao culture, but also in Canadian culture because my parents wanted us to ‘fit in’. As a child I spoke Lao fluently, however as I grew up and began to attend school this slowly diminished. I found that as I became older I gradually lost my Lao culture and became adapted to the Canadian lifestyle.

My family and I travelled to Laos about 11 years ago (I was 11). It was a very different experience. Actually it was a complete culture shock! I found it very difficult to communicate with relatives and locals because yes I could understand Laos pretty well, however my ability to verbally express myself was lacking. Since our visit, my parents travel back to Laos periodically. They’ve recently begun to build a new house in Laos because after I graduate and have a career (I am the youngest of their children) they want to live both in Laos and in Canada, travelling back and forth.