Under The Squash Vines

✊🏼 Activist ✍️Writer 🗣Teller my Viet people's wisdoms and stories through food 🥘 and nature. 👩🏻‍🌾 Steward of Mother Nature’s creations 🌱🌻🐝🌎.

My name is Nguyễn Thiên Ân. I spent the first 10 years of my life in Vietnam where I learned the most irreplaceable lessons and experiences that I took for granted. Like most immigrants, these lessons and experiences were soon forgotten and lost in the hustle and bustle of life in US.

In 2020, when the pandemic hit and life slowed down, I started gardening. But something unusual happened when I was spending hours under those quiet squash vines. Lessons I've never learned became crystal clear. The little stories that I've forgotten about reappeared one by one. The rustling of the leaves and the chirping of the insects emanate the forgotten wisdoms of Mother Nature and my ancestors. The gentle breeze whispers “These stories must be told.”

So let's gather under the squash vines, share a meal together, while I tell you some wisdoms and stories.