Summer in Bangladesh starts from the end of March and remains upto the end of May. But summer vacation in Bangladesh usually starts in May. However, I had an opportunity to spend my last summer vacation with my grandparents in my village home.

My village home stands on the river of Brahmaputra in Mymensingh. It was on 05th May, 2012. I started my journey by train from Dhaka and reached my village home in the afternoon. My heart leapt with joy when I met some known faces waiting for me. They welcomed me with their rustic simplicity. They were very happy to find me among them. During my long stay there, I did a lot of things which gave me much pleasure and joy. One day my cousins set a programme of boat riding to a nearby village where my cousin’s friends lived. We enjoyed the boat riding greatly. I also made friendship with some of my cousin’s friends. I visited their homes off and on and enjoyed their hospitality. Everyday I passed most time in their company. I also played various rural games with them.

One day we went to catch fishes in the canals nearby our village home. When my cousins pulled the net, fishes started jumping out of water. Every afternoon I felt great joy in flying kites. Sometimes, I lay upon the green grass and looked at the beautiful blue sky in the evening. At moonlit nights, I enjoyed the twinkling of the bright stars and the unique beauty of nature. I ran over the open fields and swam in the ponds with a feeling of joy and freedom.

I visited my village ‘Hat’ in which I had been lost in my childhood, and some villagers had carried me home. I also visited my village school and met with the teachers. Thus, I passed my whole summer vacation at my village home by doing many pleasing and joyful activities.