My Pham's journey — from Hanoi, Vietnam to Rivermont and Gainesville, United States
A life across places, people, and possibilities.
Same sky,a brighter me.
A journey shaped by a small city, a bigger world, and the people who made it possible.
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Chapter 01
Hanoi
Five places across one city shaped the first years of the story — home, school, and the streets in between.
01 / Hanoi — Complete
Roots.
This city gave me the curiosity to imagine a life beyond it.
Between Chapters
For Years, the Answer Was “Not Yet.”
I began applying to boarding schools in ninth grade and received scholarship offers each year. My parents believed in me, but they were afraid I was too young to live across the world alone.
Between Chapters
Eventually, “not yet” became “now.”
Across the Pacific
Chapter 02
United States
Two schools on opposite ends of the country, and the slow work of turning unfamiliar places into home.
02 / U.S. — Complete
Another home.
Rivermont taught me how to begin again. Gainesville became the place where I kept becoming.
Today / 2026
Still becoming.
Hanoi, Rivermont, Gainesville — the map ends here for now. The rest is still being written.
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