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五月 07 2009

我的十月好不精采!!

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時間一下子就晃到了十月,而十月也是我最忙碌的一個月了,除了有盛大的Homcoming還有今年學校首次舉辦的Multi-cultural Festival。

十月十三日,開始為期一個禮拜的Homcoming活動。在這個禮拜,禮拜一到禮拜六每天都有不同的主題和活動。星期一是Pajamas Day,在這天大家都會穿睡衣去學校,

我當然也不例外,雖然一開始感覺有點彆扭也怕怕的,但是看到大家都穿著睡衣,我也就放開來玩囉! 這天,不只同學穿著睡衣,就連老師們也都有穿,而且有些人不只睡衣,還把家裡的室內拖也穿出來,手上再抱一隻娃娃,真的很有Pajamas Day的感覺阿! 星期二是Super Hero Day,顧名思義就是要穿的像superhero囉,因為我沒有特殊的服裝只能穿著平常的衣服去學校,不過沒關係,轟爸說我是台灣的superhero~哈,而superhero不外乎就是蜘蛛人蝙蝠俠等等…不過我還是有看到些例外的例如:巫婆、公主等等,但這些是Superhero 嗎?

我好好奇~哈,而一整天我就像在看一場變裝秀,雖然有些角色的重複性很高,但是每個人還是有各自的特色,好玩!到了星期三,不是猴子去爬山喔而是Decade Day,大家會在這天穿著某一年代的衣服去學校,60 70 和80 年代的都有。當然,因為我還是沒有行頭可以讓我變裝,所以還是只能穿著我平常的衣服去學校。既然我沒有某一年代的衣服可以穿,那當然就要跟很多有穿的人照相囉! 而最多人穿的就是七十年代了,我問好多同學他們穿的是哪一年代他們都回答seventy,好多人穿著花襯衫帶著復古大黑墨鏡,有些人則頂著一頭爆炸頭,很有趣,也因為這樣忍不住多按了幾次快門~哈! 星期四和星期五則是Class color和Spirit Day, Class color是指每個年級的人在這天要穿上屬於自己年級的顏色,我們junior是綠色。有些人除了穿上自己年級顏色的衣服外,也在頭髮和身上塗上自己年級的顏色,所以我這天就看到好多綠綠的和藍藍的人。而Spirit Day則是指這天大家要穿上代表學校顏色的衣服,我們學校的代表顏色是紅白黑,大家當然也就不例外的都穿上這些顏色的衣服,在這天下午還有一個活動叫pep rally其實就是大家集合到體育館,分年級坐並互相比士氣,中間也有啦啦隊的表演還有一些趣味活動,而所謂的比士氣其實就是在比誰叫的最大聲,所以整個半個小時的活動大概有二十分鐘是在尖叫聲度過的吧! 到了星期六就是整個Homcoming的重頭戲 Homcoming dance,雖然不是我的第一場舞會卻是我在美國的第一場舞會。舞會開始的時間是八點,我五點就開始準備了,因為又是洗澡換衣服又弄頭髮化妝的,真的是蠻耗時間的,這樣我也不難想像為什麼同學們上學前可以花兩個小時準備了。等全部都弄好後,大家看到我都像看到另外一個人一樣,大概是我平常太隨性了吧,上學都只帶個隱形眼鏡就出門了從來沒有這麼”功夫”過,就連我自己看都覺得驚訝,雖然我不喜歡化妝和穿裙子,不過偶爾穿成這樣似乎也是不錯的~哈!

十月二十日,我做了一件超有成就感的事,就是中華民國的國旗終於也跟其他國家的國旗一起掛在學校走廊了。學校有個走廊掛了許多國家的國旗,因為學校裡有許多學生是從中南美洲移民過來的。打從我經過那個走廊後我就很想把我帶的那面大國旗拿給學校讓他們掛上去,可惜沒有適當的機會,而最近學校剛好有多元文化節,我就問我第一節課的老師我可不可以掛這個國旗,他就讓我去找負責這方面的老師。找到他們後,做了一下簡單的自我介紹並跟他們說我想要把中華民國的國旗掛在走廊,他們很樂意,之後我跟他們聊了一下天我就回去上課了。下午放學時刻意繞去那個走廊,抬頭一看,發現我國的國旗已經直挺挺地掛在牆上,心裡很驕傲,或許這樣做幫助不了什麼,但是能多讓一個人認識我們的國旗,對我而言就是前進了一大步。

十月二十一、二十二日, 我做了一個小小的有關台灣的介紹,其實只是把我用在學校即將發行的雜誌裡的文章唸給一些閱讀課的老師同學們聽,因為沒有投影片,我便上網找了一些與文章內容有關的照片,希望能讓同學們更了解我在講什麼。有些同學的反應還滿熱烈的,也問了很多有關台灣的問題,我也一一回答他們並教他們一些中文字,他們直說好酷~哈! 就這樣我連續兩天做了這樣小型的介紹,介紹的過程很好玩,有些同學問的問題也實在讓我啼笑皆非。起初在還沒介紹時,心裡有些怕怕的,畢竟我面對的是我不熟悉的同學與老師,不過越是開口後越是發現,其實我做得到而且並沒有想像中的那麼難,最後,當然是順利地完成這兩天的介紹。而在過程中也可以發現有些人根本不理我,不過還是一樣的,只要我能多讓一個人認識台灣,那麼我就又前進了一步。

十月二十五日,在萬聖節的前一個週末我去參加同學家辦的萬聖節派對,這天大家都穿上costume而我的妝扮是巫婆。到了之後就先聊天拍照等其他人繼續換裝,很巧的是在這天我也遇到一位來自德國同樣也是AYUSA的交換學生。和他聊一下天後我們便移到戶外進行接下來的刻南瓜,既然是萬聖節怎麼可以沒有南瓜燈呢?所以我當然也要刻一個自己的南瓜燈囉! 先把頭切開再把裡面的籽都挖出來,南瓜真不是省油的燈阿,裡面的籽真是多到不行,挖到後來乾脆直接用手挖,挖完兩隻手跟衣服都是南瓜籽。接下來便是開始刻眼睛和嘴巴,刻完眼睛和嘴巴後我的南瓜燈就大功告成囉! 看著生平第一個南瓜燈真是越看越喜歡,雖然眼睛跟嘴巴有點沒對在一起,但是可愛程度依舊不減!!雖然我們沒有treat-or-trick,不過還是很高興參加這個party也體驗到了萬聖節的樂趣。

十月二十八日,正是我最期待的Multi-cultural Festival,為了準備這個活動,在前一個週末我可是忙得不可開交卻也樂在其中。為了做展示板蔥油餅,搞得自己一個頭兩個大。展示板,為了想要貼春聯在那上面,臨時地練書法,結果最後還是寫的不漂亮;為了讓板子看起來豐富一些,上網找圖片熬夜趕工,幸好呈現起來效果不錯。蔥油餅,又是上網找食譜又是問媽媽問堂姊,又試做又重做,幸好最後成功了,看到蔥油餅在二十八號當天那麼受歡迎,很高興自己這個從無到有完全自己來的蔥油餅成功的誕生。

為什麼我會這麼期待多元文化節的到來?因為除了整個戲劇課有開場表演更重要的是學校讓我有機會可以介紹台灣文化。我們的表演是要呈現多元文化各方各地的人來到美國,當然我也就穿上象徵中華文化的旗袍。活動的流程是我們總共表演四節課,每一節分別是不同的年級來參觀,當所有的表演結束後,觀眾們可以到表演場地的後方去觀看從其他國家來的同學們所做對自己國家的介紹,其中包含了展示板、食物等等…。原先我除了準備食物和板子外,也想帶小提琴去並在觀眾參觀的時候拉一些台灣民謠,不過事情不是我想的那麼順利,每節課的流程排的太緊,所以我沒有時間呈現給觀眾。除此之外,原本想我在活動當天再把揉好的蔥油餅麵團煎成餅,沒想到跟我說好可以帶爐子來的同學都沒帶,最後沒辦法,只好藉著老師的幫忙讓我用一節課的時間在烹飪教室煎完所有的餅,幸好最後這些蔥油餅都被吃完了而大家的反應也不錯,不然我真的不知道該怎麼辦。除了這些突發的小狀況,整個活動還是很順利的進行,而我做的板子似乎也發揮了不少功用,很多人都問我紅色的那個是什麼(指春聯)還有上面的句子是什麼意思,我也帶了一些台灣的文物例如油紙傘布袋戲偶古錢陀螺等這些東西來輔助我的介紹,而他們也確實發揮作用,例如我當場教美國同學如何打陀螺,這時就很高興在高一的體育課學會怎麼打陀螺~哈! 最後,活動圓滿地落幕了,看到活動成功地結束,也覺得自己的努力和辛苦很值得。

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四月 23 2009

謝謝AYUSA給的這十個月, 這個很不一樣的一年

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這趟交換學生之旅本來是不被我預期會發生在高中三年的學習過程，在爸媽的期望下參加了AYUSA的交換學生十個月體驗。記得當初還在政大行前訓練營時，學長姐的字字句句除了震撼還是震撼，交換學生不是順妳的意高高興興簡簡單單的過十個月，所有事情除了自己沒有人可以幫你、心態的轉換、面對問題的態度…等等都會有一定程度上的成長。記得還沒到接待家庭前在LA參加了文化營，一群台灣人在吃完午餐會在草坪上休息，講中文講得太囂張被集體警告，跟中國人韓國人打籃球，固定時間在同一間房間裡念書寫功課，在Talent Show的海報上大大的寫上TAIWANESE，只有一個晚上的時間想動作剪音樂。不論結果，光是過程大家就都高興的不得了!但是那時後還有夥伴可以分享，兩個禮拜後各自飛到寄宿家庭，我的寄宿家庭算是很好的，轟爸在微軟上班，轟媽是小學老師，家裡有著一個農場，動物多到像是小型的動物園，這十個月裡體驗了很道地的農場生活，搬了上噸的牧草，扛了近百斤的動物飼料，蓋了動物欄舍，撿了五六百顆的雞蛋，踩了近百坨的動物排泄物。在學校做了中秋節、介紹台灣、新年的報告， 6、70分鐘的文化交流加上些小禮物的幫忙，同學們也是聽的很開心，萬聖節的trick or treat扮女裝要糖果的經驗是今生頭一遭。感恩節南下奧勒岡州一路上的景色讓記憶猶新，聖誕節的那場大雪讓我到現在還沒辦法忘記，學校Talent Show、 Football Game、Guitar Center 、Drama…等等的活動也沒錯過。新的經驗十個月裡學到的除了自己不會有人知道。從跟人家講話要摀住嘴巴怕用錯字用錯詞到現在可以正常的溝通，敢在台上報告、演講、跟同學聊天，知道自己在學校需要甚麼，找得到適當的老師，從不能畢業的交換學生在跟校長談過後變成在轟家接待12個交換學生裡第一個有資格畢業且拿證書的。不懂的就問、心態上的轉變、對問題的態度。沒有家人的陪伴，沒有朋友可以依賴，學著獨立學著自己處理事情，回台灣後的成長是看的見的，真的在這十個月裡學到很多，這是個很難能寶貴的一年，也是改變我很多的一年，很謝謝AYUSA給的這十個月，這個很不一樣的一年。

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四月 14 2009

So Many Activities in Dec.

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12/2/08-Distribute the Syracuse Christian Academy’s (SCA) Newsletter

This would be the second newsletter for the academy. I sure worked hard on my articles. I was required to write at least two articles. The topics are SCA’s Band and SCA’s Christmas Program. I wrote another one for personal addition. It was about Taiwan’s aborigine-Ami. I met the requirement that my teacher gave me, and also met the requirement that I gave myself. I think the life here has been more and more interesting.

12/07/08-Weslyan Church Concert

The concert was on December 17th at Wesleyan Church, Johnson. I am not a formal member of the church band. But the director said that he thought it would be beautiful if they added violin into their songs. I was willing to help, so I took the violin position. In fact, I was a little surprised because I didn’t know the concert was on Sunday. I only got one chance to practice with the band before the concert.
It was kind of tired for me because I practiced a whole Saturday afternoon. However, that was the only way I could do to make sure I would be able to play with them on the next day. I also had a solo of my violin. It had been a little while since I played a solo next time, so I brought my paper music and iPod with me in order to guarantee the quality of the performance. Fortunately, it was better than I thought I would be. I tried my best to make sure the violin would come out smoothly and reasonably. Actually, the director thought that is came out pretty good with the violin. I think that indirectly prove that my practice was useful. Other parts of the concert also went out without any problem. The director told me that he was going to have a CD for the concert. Well, I have to say that I am looking forward the CD because that will be the first CD that has my violin in it. The other interesting thing is that I met another exchange student from Japan. We talked a little about how Taiwanese think about Japan and how Chinese think about Japan. I enjoyed the conversation. Hayden (the director’s son) took me to the basement to see the place that their band practices at. I was interesting in the electric guitar, so picked up one of them and tried to pretend like I am actually playing it. I think it was 『One Wild Night』 for me and it was a good experience.

12/11-13/08- Arkansas City Basketball Tournament

Actually, I don’t really basketball because I have no interest in it. But since the school didn’t has enough players to form a formal basketball team. I joined it as a part of my responsibilities as a student of the school. I have to say that I have learned a lot about this sport. Now, I play basketball, but my skills still have a long way to go. The parts that I don’t like of basketball are too many collisions and frequency of arguments. Anyway, it is also kind of fun to play with other players and especially with Christian players.
There are friendlier during the game and tournament could ends in a more peaceful way. Plus, I can travel a little bit with the team. Compares to the time when I had to stay in the tiny Syracuse for a long time without doing anything interesting but stay in my room dealing with a bunch of school works, I sure feel a lot better in this way. The Syracuse Christian Academy Kings took off from Syracuse and headed Arkansas City at 1:30 on Thursday afternoon. There were 6 players with the principal plus my host dad-Larry. He used to be a basketball player and coach a long time ago, so he was quite exciting when the principal mentioned the tournament to him. He decided to come with us eventually. According to his decision, there would be 8 people in 1 vehicle. It wasn’t pretty comfortable for me and I suffered that for at least 8 hours in the car. After we arrived there, the next problem came-we couldn’t reach the Christian Academy which held the game. Fortunately, we were be able to reach a friendly family lives just a couple blocks away from the gym we would play at. The principal called this 『God’s plan』. We have another two students form Goodland play for our team. The first game was smooth and nice. But the second one wasn’t as good as the first one. On the second, we won the first but lost the second game. We have to say that we still need more practice and skill to deal with those good teams from bigger Christian academies. After the game, we went to a Chinese buffet restaurant for lunch. I think the foods were pretty good. The tournament was good enough to be called a nice beginning of the season.
I hope we can play more reasonable and skillful in the next game.

12/19/08-The Christmas PartyI was suppose to go to the library for the community service this morning, but Mr. Gould Changed the date of the Christmas Party of the academy. And it was in this morning. We played several games and changed gifts. I think that was kind of nice. I didn’t know what to buy, so I bought a gift card. I think that would be the best because the person who gets it can just go and buy that gift he or she wants. I went to the library for the community service. I felt like going because I haven’t gone there for at least two weeks. It was kind of busy for me because I have to finish one-day work by half of my regular hour.

12/19/08-The Christmas Concert

Tonight is the Christian Academy’s Christmas program. We really got a very nice program. Lots of people came and performances are successfully done. We also had several home school students joined the program. They also had performances and speeches. Ryan and I had a good talk with those home school students. I am sure we will invite them to our spring concert, too. And I heard something about having a basketball game with them in January. Anyway, we had a good program and everyone was happy with that. 12/23/08-The Taiwanese T-shirt I got the order of Taiwanese T-shirt from Garden City today. I was kind of exciting because I have been waiting for this moment for quite a while. I am going to sale it in Sherry’s shop, just for a little finance support. By the end of the program, I am going to give every student in the school a special Taiwanese T-shirt. (If I still have enough money to do that then.) Anyway, I am glad that I can finally start my business. I suppose that the following five months are going to be very busy. The Taiwanese Fair has to be successful. I am preparing a speech that will ask for supports for exchange student programs. I want people in town to know that exchange students have dreams and desires to achieve their goals. I will be proud as an exchange student and also as a Taiwanese. Since Ryan stays very close to me, I am going to ask if he wants to do this. I hope that he can make some Taiwanese desserts. I’ve already book the local fairground building for four days. There are going to be series of presentations about the Chinese New Year in January and February. (I hope I can make those presentations work because the timing is a little bit tight.) My goal of this year is to make it one of the most unforgettable periods of time in my life. The thing that I have to do now is to reach my goal.