8回目の採用記事（2009年12月25日）

I will stay in Viet Nam during Christmas. At the beginning of my life in Viet Nam I missed the carols, Santa, green and red colours of Christmas, white of snow but now I can enjoy Christmas in a tropical region.

I started to live in Sai Gon in January 2001. During the Christmas in 2000 there was a snow fall. I knew that I will not be able to see the snow for a while, so my last Christmas in Japan is an unforgettable memory.

I have a family in Viet Nam so that is a reason why I will stay in Viet Nam during Christmas.

This year, I will go to the city centre to take some pictures with my wife and son before Christmas day. Because every year on that day, there are so many motor bicycles! This may be our new experience for the festival season. In Viet Nam, we really can learn how to spend our time during Christmas time because we have some opportunities to see Christian foreigners and Vietnamese. It may compensate for not being back home. The five things to do in this Christmas are:

1.Take annual leave on December 25.

2. To talk with my wife and son at home because I have such little time with them usually.

3. To read books related to Christmas aloud to my son.

4. I will try to cook something for my family.

5. To enjoy the sound of Christmas in the town.

I think that being religious is important, but also it's important to enjoy an atmosphere of Christmas and share the peaceful feeling. People in Viet Nam know that as well as people in my country.