How did you celebrate your New Year holiday? As for me, I had an amazing and simple experience and I would like to share it with you guys. I would also be happy to know about yours. I am from the Philippines but I live in Hanoi, Vietnam. Back in the Philippines we celebrate new year's eve with our family. But ofcourse, because all of us can't go home yet and I was feeling a little bit blue so I decided to just have a quite new year, away from the noise of the world, on my own. I took off and got on a 12 hour bus ride to the north of Vietnam called Ban Gioc, Cao Bang. I didn't expect anything when I got there but amazing things happen when you least expect them. I was given the opportunity to spend time with the ethnic people. Those old ladies in their traditional clothes were so cool. I hang out with them and we drank rice wine, took photos and laughed regardless of the language barrier. It was such an amazing experience. I also witnessed how the village people go on with their simple daily lives. (making tea, cooking, feeding the animals and etc... ) At night, I joined the village party. We set up a tent by the beautiful river and put fairy lights. We had a barbeque. We ate. We sang songs. We danced around the bonfire. We drank the local wine. It was an amazing experience I would never forget. <3