Hi Susan,

I'm writing to you from Hanoi. People here are celebrating Tết theLunar New Year. Locals decorate theirhouses with colourful flowers and family members eat together and visit relatives. Children usually get money in a red envelope as a present from their parents or elder relatives. Right now we are eating bánh chưng. This is a steamed square cake. It is delicious. We're going to see a lion dance performance later.

See you next week.

Katy