I have been living in small house in the suburb of Hanoi, Vietnam. Being right in the heart of the village, my house is near all the government headquarters, including Hoa Phu secondary school. It is quite old, yellow premises, which has the breathtaking look of greenery and red flowers in the distance. Coming into the tiled square yard, we can see five ancient tree that have large crowns covering almost the whole school in shade. What I love most of the school is that I can take it easy in the fresh air and sensuous sensation that the trees bring.
The school was built about 50 years ago replacing for a demolished temple. It used to be the school for children from 6 to 14 years old but now it is only for 11- to 14-year-old students due to a new school was built over a decade ago. It was very primitive at first because of lack of money but fortunately, it has been developed a lot since then.
In the daylight, the school, where I studied at for 4 years, is full of teachers and students with loud noises from everywhere. I don’t like all those noises at all. In fact, the time I like best is after school and in the evenings. As soon as all the students have left, a lot of people come into schoolyard, where kids play sports and adults just walk around as a kind of exercises while chatting with each other. I often go there after dinner to just stroll around, wind down and enjoy the breezes. There is no park in the neighborhood where I live but it is OK because the school has played that role for everybody here.
I am about to move but I will absolutely be emotional to remember my ‘green park’ that I spent my childhood with.
I have been living in
small
house
in the suburb of Hanoi, Vietnam. Being right in the heart of the village, my
house
is near all the
government
headquarters, including
Hoa
Phu
secondary
school
. It is quite
old
, yellow premises, which has the breathtaking look of greenery and red flowers in the distance. Coming into the tiled square yard, we can
see
five ancient tree that have large crowns covering almost the whole
school
in shade. What I
love
most of the
school
is that I can take it easy in the fresh air and sensuous sensation that the trees bring.
The
school
was built
about 50 years ago replacing for a demolished temple. It
used
to be the
school
for children from 6 to 14 years
old
but
now
it is
only
for 11- to 14-year-
old
students due to a new
school
was built
over a decade ago. It was
very
primitive at
first
because
of lack of money
but
fortunately
, it has
been developed
a lot since then.
In the daylight, the
school
, where I studied at for 4 years, is full of teachers and students with loud noises from everywhere. I don’t like all those noises at all. In fact, the time I like best is after
school
and in the evenings. As
soon
as all the students have
left
,
a lot of
people
come
into schoolyard, where kids play sports and adults
just
walk around as a kind of exercises while chatting with each other. I
often
go there after dinner to
just
stroll around, wind down and enjoy the breezes. There is no park in the neighborhood where I
live
but
it is OK
because
the
school
has played that role for everybody here.
I am about to
move
but
I will
absolutely
be emotional to remember my ‘green park’ that I spent my childhood with.