My name is Truc, I am currently a teacher in Ca Mau, Vietnam.
Nostalgia from the past, my family was very poor, and my parents had to work really hard to support me and my siblings’ education. We all understood our parents’ efforts and tried our best to study and behave well with our mom and dad. They did not want any of us to give up our studies, so my siblings and I with my parents agreed that we all worked together to make ends meet. When I was the same age as my daughter Annie (11 years old), I often spent my afternoons in a nearby Vietnamese Ao Dai tailor shop, helping with odd jobs like sewing buttons and hemming skirts. It wasn't much, but it helped my family pay the bills and keep us in school. After years of learning and working, I was able to cut and sew my own Ao Dai.
Years later, I found myself in Middle school. I often sewed Ao Dai and did some clothing alterations as a part-time job to pay for my tuition. I continued this job until I graduated from university. Working as a teacher now, I still sew my own Ao Dai for myself to wear to class. Every week, I treat myself to a new Ao Dai as a small joy after teaching hours.
Today, even though I am eight months pregnant and my belly is really big and makes sitting for long periods difficult, I still want to make a one of a kind Ao Dai for my daughter Annie to wear when she presents the 2LIFE Áo Dài project. I am very happy to be able to sew an Ao Dai for my own daughter to participate in a meaningful project.
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