I am the exchange student in Kentucky!!It’s been almost 7 months here. It was really tough in the first three months.The way I came here was also tough. I missed the plane from LA to Charlotte and when I arrived in Charlotte i found out my plane was canceled. I was so nervous but I tried to calm down and ask people how I can change the ticket. Finally, I got me another ticket!!I remembered the first day in school. I was sooooo nervous. Different places, people and language. I couldn’t understand everyone is talking about. When I am in Taiwan, I had a good grade in my English. so that made me really feel frustrated.
The first two weeks I got lost in school everyday. But the students are so nice, they really help me a lot!! I have another exchange student from Kazakhstan in my school. Her name is Bibi. We are really good!! Sometimes, I spend one night with and she spends one night with me!! By the way, my host mother and Bibi’s host mother work together in our school. They teach disabled kids!! So, my host also helps me a lot in school!! i have my Community Service every Wednesdays in my school’s library.I also had presentation in my school and in the middle school. That really means a lot to me. It helped me to deal with the nerves when I talking in front of a bunch of people and it also made me feel so good and very proud of TAIWAN!!
The place I live is so country. I can only see two buildings from my house. One is my host sister’s house and another is my host father’s barn.Beside these are the woods and roads!! Fortunately, my host family is great.and they have 5 grandchildren. I really enjoy playing with them and it can also help me with my English!! And I have a good CR, she contacts with every month and she plan trips to different places. In September, we went to West Virginia and Virginia Beach.That was a pretty good trip. And we are going to WashingtonDC in April!!! That will be a lot of fun!!!Now, I am kind of enjoying my life here. I am really glad I come here. It’s not only training my English speaking but also the different culture!!I think I have grown a lot since I have been here. It’s a very good experience for me!There’s still a lot I want to share. But I think i can write a book if I tell the differences between here and Taiwan!!Anyway,Thank you Nora, Charles and all staffs in AYUSA!!Take care!!