I am a Social Worker, a daughter, an aunt, a sister, and a great friend! (Of course this is my opinion only!) I just obtained my passport this year and hope to go visit Laos next year or the year after that. I want to go see relatives that I have never met and to see the country that I was born at. I have also been thinking that maybe when I turn 40 I might want to go live there for a year. I would love to find a simple job and to just soak up the slower pace of my home country. Of course because I was raised in America-I am not the traditional Laotian woman but that does not mean I have any less pride in my heritage. Growing up there were not alot of Laotians around me after I became a teenager because most of them moved. So I grew up surrounded by Americans but I decided about 10 years ago that I wanted to be surrounded by not just Laotians but Asians. I had to move to a big city to do that and since I have moved to the Phoenix area-I have found great friends who are Asians. I am grateful for that-especially since in my work environment I-like many of you guys are surrounded by Americans. Of course I have 4 brothers and sisters so I had at least them around me growing up. I know some history about Laos and am always willing to learn more or to just be surrounded by it. That is why I might go live there for a year-if everything works out for me that is! I look forward to making new friends on this site and just peeking into your lives so that I do not feel like the only Laotian in America.