Ayusa 國際愛優生文化交流協會

I had a really meaningful and amazing trip to Seattle and Portland.
 
This is the first trip I went with other 39 exchange students.
 
Few days before this trip begin.
 
I was so excited and cant fall in sleep in the day before we went to Portland.
 
Students who is Patti’s students will be at her house at the night before we leave La Pine.
 
We woke up so early in the morning.
 
This was the plan.
 
Everyone will go to sleep after the American Idol finish.
 
We have to get up at 4:45 in the morning and we will leave at 5:45.
 
But the next day, noone wake up at 4:45 in the morning.
 
Patti and her husband woke everyone up at 5:45.
 
And we afraid that we wont arrive to Eugene at 8:30, but we did.
 
We arrived there on time, 8:30.
 
 After we meet every groups, we went to the Portland Zoo.
 
Actually, it’s just like the zoo in Taiwan.
 
And I think Taiwan’s is better then here’s.
 
The guide brought us to Portland downtown.
 
We walked over there, and hanging around the whole downtwon.
 
It was exhausted.
 
We had dinner in a big mall.
 
After dinner we went to ice skating.
 
We had so much fun there.
 
I met many friends there.
 
There is a girl who is 4 years old, she is so awesome.
 
She skates so pretty.
 
And I talked to her.
 
She is so cute.
 
I should take a picture with her.  :p
 
In the last round, I fell.
 
It was so hurt.
 
I cant even stand up.
 
I got ice in the host family.
 
The host family which we are going to stay.
 
(Girls stay in the host family, and boys sleep in the church)
 
They are super awesome and nice.
 
I like the big brother Tony.
 
He is a sweet guy.
 
and he is cultered.
 

On Thursday morning.
 
we went to visit Nike.
 
It’s so big inside there.
 
And there has alot of sculptures.
 
After we finished out lunch in Nike.
 
We went to the Nike employee store shopping.
 
Many people bought many things.
 
But I just bought a pink sweather which has a 『08″ in the back.
 
Then we went to a big waterfall.
 
It’s glorious and gallent.
 
We climbed up there.
 
And there has a slip road where we have to pass it.
 
I dont want to fall cause it’s so dangerous and it’s cold there.
 
I was considering.
 
But Anh, Sasa, Baina they will climb up there.
 
So I will climb too.
 
It’s so high.
 
We spent like an hour and a half to arrive the head of this waterfall.
 
It’s really high.
 
But it’s pretty.
 
and we had a hometown buffet for dinner.
 
We played game with the family in the night.
 
Baina, Zoey, Josie, and me had a great time with hostdad Tony.
 
He shared his detective story with us.
 
That was so awesome.
 
We went to bed really late.
 

In the morning, We took pictures with host family before we leave.
 
We are going to Seattle. WoHo~
 
We drove there like whole morning.
 
I slept in the car, cause I was really tired.
 
After we arrived there we had lunch.
 
I met Pan and Peter.
 
I was so happy I see people from Taiwan.
 
I miss them so much.
 
We went to Ride The Duck after everyone finished their lunch.
 
It was so much fun when we sit on the Ride The Duck.
 
The guide show every place.
 
He explained everything specific.
 
And he is really funny and humor.
 
Actually he has a good voice.
 
Haha. LOL.
 
We took the elevator up to the top of the Space Needle.
 
Wow~ It’s so high.
 
and I can see whole city.
 
It’s really pretty.
 
And we went to the souvenir store.
 
It was kinda boring, then we decided to have dessert.
 
They went to Mcdonald’s to have dessert.
 
Anh and I ordered an ice cream.
 
We sit there til everyone finished.
 
We stay outside the Mcdonald’s.
 
Because we dont know where can we go.
 
Then we walked back to meet everybody ontime.
 
At night, We watched the laser show.
 
It’s really good and splendid.
 
We went back to the hotel and most of the people go to swim.
 
And Anh and me just walked down to the lobby.
 
Because the pool is next to the lobby.
 
Before we went to sleep, I ran to Peter and Pan’s room.
 
It was so nice to see Taiwanese again.
 

In the morning, we took the train to the aquarium.
 
We played inside and touch the sea animals.
 
The feeling is so disgusting.
 
It was so weird.
 
But we had alot of fun there.
 
Then we took a ship to the other side of the river.
 
It was boring because we just sit in the ship.
 
But we still went out there and took pictures though.
 
After the ship, we went to the fish market.
 
I feel familiar with the fish market.
 
It just looks like the market in Taiwan.
 
And it smell stinky too.
 
We took a little nap at hotel.
 
Then we start to go to the Asain market.
 
The part which I really excited.
 
 I though I can find many food there.
 
But I was so disappionted.
 
Cause after we finished our dinner, we just have 15 minutes left.
 
And I couldnt find anything there carefully.
 
It’s sad though.
 
Then we went to the big mall.
 
Excited,,, This is what everyone waiting for.
 
But things which made everyone disappionted was we just have 25 minutes left.
 
Sounds awful.
 
Anh and me went to a store which is sell clothes and something like that.
 
It’s not really expensive there.
 
We bought the same t-shirt and I bought two necklaces.
 
It’s really pretty.
 
We had a dessert in a restuarant.
 
Chocolate cake with ice cream.
 
Yummy~  But it’s sweet though.
 
I took a lot of pictures at this moment.
 
Cause it was the last night everyone was here.
 
Tomorrow we will drive back home.
 
And we might wont see each other again.
 
But pictures are the most meaningful and beautiful memories.

 
Tonight, people came to out room.
 
It was a little crowded here.
 
But it was awesome though.
 
We talked, and someone had a suggestion that we should play a game.
 
『Truth and Dare』
 
It’s a interesting and exciting game.
 
They asked me to join them, but I said.
 
I am too little to participate in this game, but I am big enough to watch it.
 
LOL.
 
I fell in sleep at 4.
 
But most of them went to their room at 5:30 in the morning.
 
It was so much fun.
 
Because it was the last night to have a great time with friends.
 
We dont know if we will see each other again.
 
But Anh and I said we will see each other again.
 
She will come to Taiwan, and I will go visit her too.
 
We are a bosom friends.
 
We are soul mate.
 
It was an amazing trip.
 
It was a beautiful memories.
 
I met friends in every where in the world.
 
It feel so awesome!!!!
 
 

     The time sure has gone by quickly.  I can’t believe that half of my exchange year is complete.  In the first two weeks, I cried almost everyday; I couldn’t believe how far I was from my family.  I felt homesick.

     I am really lucky to have an exchange family in America.  They are so nice and friendly to me.  I love them so much!

     I was disappointed during the first several weeks at my new school.  The work was hard for me.  Everyone was new.  They were all strangers.  Now they are not.  I have many friends beside me now.  We have fun together.  We laugh together.  We play together.  They are all excellent people.  They are really nice, friendly, and cool.  I love them!

     Christmas just passed.  I got many gifts from my family and my relatives.  My parents gave me the most.  They knew that I lost my watch in PE class.  They bought a new watch for me.  It’s really nice and sweet, isn’t it?  We went to Eugene, Oregon to visit my relatives.  I had so much fun there.  The first day we arrived was exciting.  I have a cousin named Brocky.  He said, 『You are the cutest girl,』 in front of my family and relatives.  Everyone heard him and laughed out loud.  I was embarrassed.  Is Brocky adorable? I don’t know.

     My birthday arrived after Christmas.  I celebrate my birthday on January 30th.  It was so excited about my party.  My mom threw a party for me the day after my birthday.  It was so awesome.  It was the first time I had a party thrown for me.  It was a meaningful experience.  My 16th birthday will be a memory that I will cherish in my heart.  My friends came over to my party and brought gifts for me.  I loved their birthday cards.  They were so nice and sweet.  They gave me their best wishes.  My mom prepared a really big and heavy gift for me.  I ripped off the wrapping paper.  Wow, it was so awesome.  She gave me a scrapbook.  Now, I can make my own album of memories from my exchange year in America.  It will be special;†the only one of its kind in the world.

     The Saturday following my birthday was also special.  My school had a dance called,†』Alice In The Winter Wonderland.』  It was the Winter Formal Dance.  Students decorated the dancehall themselves.  The place was absolutely beautiful.  One of my friends, Megan, stayed at my house that night.  She helped me design and curl my hair, and she put make-up on my face.  I became a real pretty†lady that day.  I looked so different.  I had so much fun that night.  The formal dance was the first dance I attended.  It was a wonderful experience.  I danced with my friends.  The dance began slowly.  I just stood there and watched other people dance.  I don’t know how to dance at all.  But my friends told me that you just jump†or move around.  They didn’t know how to dance either.  They just danced randomly.  We stood in the cold night in our dresses after the dance.  I had a wonderful time.†

     Sunday, we went snowboarding.  My mom and dad had been planning the trip since Christmas.  I was so excited.  Uncle Andy and Aunt Jenny came with us.  They taught me how to snowboard.  I had so much fun†with them.  I achieved the impossible dream.  I skied down the steepest slope.  I was really afraid.  I wanted to do it because I knew it would be a lot of fun.  And it was a special experience for me.

     My exchange year is almost complete.  I can’t believe that I am going to leave my friends and family in America and go back to my country in four months.  I will be really sad because I am reluctant to leave them.  I have had so much fun with them.  I have made so many memories with them.  I know that I am going to miss them so much.  My teachers are the best instructors I have ever had.  They are so friendly, and they teach me so much.  They explain everything so that I understand it.  My friends help me to speak better English.  They help me solve problems easily.  They make fun of me, but we laugh out loud together.  My family helps me figure out problems.  They make fun of me, too, but I love them for it.  We are very close to each other.  I will never forget that I have met so many fantastic people.  I feel that way particularly about my family.  They are so funny, adorable, and amazing.  I am really glad that I could stay here with them for one year.  One year was the perfect amount of time. I bet we will keep in touch†for a long time.  I am thankful for all of the extraordinary memories I have made with them this year!

台灣學校：新竹培英國中三年級 

美國學校：Redmond High School 

在美地區：OR 奧勒岡州