Remembering Amazing Thailand

Okay, so what does this Vietnamese dress or Ao dai have to do with my memories of Thailand? Oh, they are an important part of it. I love national costumes especially Chinese and Vietnamese.

Anyway, the first time Karoline and I decided to stay for the Sabbath in the campus we were very much impressed by the beautiful dresses worn by the Vietnamese students. They all looked gorgeous and instantly we fell in love.

The following week, we met one the Vietnamese students and she took our measurement and our choice of color for the material. She then sent it to her mother in Vietnam. We couldn’t wait to wear the dress.

But since it was our last week in that school, we didn’t get to receive the dress until a month later. I was getting impatient. Finally, it arrived. It cost us 700 baht. But it was worth it. Karoline and I were very excited to wear our Ao dai. We felt like Vietnamese too.

By the way, seven years had passed and I still have that dress with me. I have worn it only occasionaly and it’s one of my favorites.

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