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Dear Brothers and Sisters, 

Sapa has a cool climate all year round. For this reason, mosquitoes don’t breed and survive well here, except in the warm summer. 

Normally, I don’t drape a mosquito net over my bed before sleeping, and it’s still fine. However, once in a while, when I open a window in my room during the day, a mosquito might fly in. At night, it comes out and hums around my ears while I am sleeping.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters, 

Have you ever seen a total lunar eclipse?

On the night of September 7-8, I was able to watch a total lunar eclipse for the first time. To me, this natural phenomenon was like a sky show, because the moon’s colour transformed magically in the night sky.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Are you a waterfall lover?

In Sapa, there are many beautiful waterfalls, but my favorite one is the Love Waterfall in Hoang Lien Son National Park. Nestled deep in the woods and standing at about 100m high, this waterfall is known for its untouched beauty and peaceful scenery. 

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I usually walk around Sapa Lake in the afternoon. On my way home, I like to pass by an administration office where there is a grapevine.

The vine grows in the office’s front yard. Its branches are long and flexible. They wrap around the office’s fence to stretch upward. Each branch has many small twigs with green leaves and tendrils. Thanks to the curly tendrils, the vine can climb a net trellis and form a wide canopy of leaves. Continue reading A grapevine →

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Can you guess what flower does not fade in colour? 

That was the question my cousin asked me when I was little. To look for the answer, I tried to think about all types of flowers that I had known, but I still had no clue.

Finally, my cousin showed me a bouquet of beautiful dried flowers. She said they were helichrysum flowers. The flowers didn’t lose their colours, despite their leaves and stems withering. This fact truly blew my mind. I couldn’t believe there was such a flower. Since then, the helichrysum has become one of my favorite flowers.  

Continue reading Helichrysum flowers →

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Have you ever seen a heart in the sky?

A few weeks ago, though it was only around 4 pm, the sky in Sapa appeared darker than usual. Grey clouds covered the entire sky and hid the sun. 

At that time, I supposed it was going to rain soon. The winds started blowing stronger and shaking the tops of trees. Birds called to one another, in a hurry to return home. It had been sunny and warm in the morning, but now it was getting colder. 

Continue reading A heart shape in the sky →