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How International Students Celebrate in The US
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February 18, 2010 Mount Holyoke News
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know the nost e. call for th came to M an for pho ent my
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home when th
e Lunar New algia a Vietnam
ese feels away tire week New Year. unt Holyoke. I had rs I forgo
during winte Year arrives, from end on en I had the to make a t to
r break. You try staying on count. Ind dless call ominous list of the
meeting rem remain stuck campus eed, my p s and hav feeling th people to
inders, class with having to redictions e to trans at I would
registration co handle On Frida turn fer more “waste” m
announcemen
ts. But instea nfirmations an puter afte y night, when the N ed out to be true. money in
to my Sky y en-
mom with pr d you wish yo d exam r a cup of ew Year a pe ac-
eparations, es u could help parents, a strong co rrived in
pecially upon your unts, unc ffee, and China, I s
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had to do all email: m wanted usins had to my Sky front of m
South Hadley’ the cleaning to talk to gathered pe accoun y com-
s freezing win alone.” Outsi said, “I sh me but als at my gra t. As expe
Vietnam’s fres d blew away de, ould prob ndparents cted, my
h flower mar the memory went on fo ably cut th o gave oth ’ when I c
ket, sunshine of r five more is short a ers the op alled. Eac
green leaves dancing on th minutes o s your au portunity h
and later firew e My mom f fast talk nts are w to join in.
before the cloc orks chasing kept repe ing before aiting to ta They
k strikes twel one another her friend ating that shouting, lk to you,”
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tion at Prospe with her. joying the tted havin hose turn
starts revolvin ct’s dining ta People ge New Year g let me st is it?”
g around holid ble ing their nerally w celebratio udy abroa
orry that n d
chung, mut an ay food—banh holidays, internatio with their children as now all
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nts have a but I was
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are discussing
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ing is not som t. “Tet cook- t Am d the food ore.
The call la was, a ga
said Nguyen.
ething I want
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arted afte
Quizzes, test family me ore than a be compa rI
signments of s and as- mbers an n hour an red to Ch
all kinds are d friends. d was foll inese cuis
put off Later, wh owed by c ine.
because Satu en I chatt alls to oth
rday evening asked if I ed with so er
has been rese had celeb me friend
rved for all She felt s rated the s online, o
my dear sister orry for m New Year ne of them
s, deli- those call e wh in any tra
cious food an s and mes en I replied no. Bu ditional w
ay.
d the bration. A sages, I d t with all
feeling of hom fter all, w id have a
e. in any ho hat really huge cele
liday is th matters -
with who e people
m you cele
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BY VI BUI ’13 BY JING GAO ’13 BY MARION MESSMER ’13
CONTRIBUTING WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER