I have one special place I would like to stay. This place made me feel special when I came to America. I would like to sit down on the Lagunal Beach in the night. I remember I felt so lonely when I came to America first year. Everything was different than my country. I had to set up and learn many things. One night, I went to the Lagunal Beach by chance. I totally felt calm while I was sitting down and watching the lights. I saw many lights opposite on the beach. There are
many houses to face the beach. I could see different stories under each light. I could hear different voices in the house. I could feel different motion between people. The beach was so quiet and cold while I was sitting on the beach in the night. Sometimes, I sat in my car so I didn’t feel cooler. I could make my dream in that time while I was listening to the waves from the ocean. The lights of the beach gave special images in my mind. I called it “my dream”. A couple of years later, I wrote the poem that is called “My dream”.
— Febuary 12, 2002
