It’s 2010 — year of the tiger. Well at least for most parts of the world. But soon China, Vietnam and the rest will follow in the new year.

This year, I was at home in Thale to celebrate. For a long time I haven’t seen these long strings of Chinese firecrackers blowing up, making deafening noise and smoke so that the whole street couldn’t see anything.
It was the first time since four years that my father could get a grip of those….well not really legal fireworks. And it’s just awesome everytime.

This year was special, my cousin came to visit us for a week. It’s her first time to celebrate New Year’s in Germany. In Vietnam you only can watch fireworks, but here you can set them off on your own. It was also her first time to see those piles of snow, which was quite unusual as the last years were rather warm. But thanks to that, we got some of the most beautiful winter sceneries of Germany. And I’ve to admit, that the scenery around Thale is nicer than I remembered.

What are my wishes for this year?….Well, I wish my family and friends happiness, health and I wish me to graduate ^^.. I hope, I can start writing my diploma thesis soon.

Anh Thu