Ayusa 國際愛優生文化交流協會

This is the decision that I will never regret. I’m glad that I have this chance to experience a totally different life here. I joined the marching band and I’m a tuba(低音號) player, actually this is the first time I’ve ever seen this instrument. Our marching band won superior+4 extra awards in EAC Band Day ,and we also won a superior in State Competition(which is the highest score our school has received in six years).

Also, joining the marching band, we’ve got a special invitation to listen to the BLUE MAN GROUP concert, they’re really AWESOME!!

The Arizona AYUSA invited us to go on a trip to –Las Vegas!! This is the place I’ve always wanted to go to. Though we can’t go to the casinos, we still had lots of fun. We went to Stratosphere Casino and played the world’s highest thrill rides(It’s 1,149 feet tall). Though I’m really afraid of heights, I still tried it, and it’s also because it cost me 34dollars to get the Tower Admission + All Day Unlimited Rides ticket. We also visited a lot of shops. It was the best trip ever!

I experienced the first original Halloween, walking on the street just for getting candies and Thanksgiving turkey. I’m expecting Christmas and my host family plan to take me to go skiing on my birthday. I really enjoyed it a lot here.
By the way, I jumped into the outdoor swimming pool in the back yard in November. That was quiet stupid but it was cool!

I haven’t dropped any class off so far:)
I’m still having culinary art, English 3, Geometry, Introduction of Agriculture, Spanish 1, History and Reaction Sports.
I wanna drop the AG class cause I don’t think that I’ve learned anything from it so far, but i might change it next semester:)
Thanksgiving is coming and I feel so excited because I’m going elk haunting with my family on Wednesday:) My mom went there first and she sent me a message saying that it is only 17degrees F there~ It is freezing out there~ kk ~But I’m looking forward to see tons of deers walking around me and the beautiful scenery

Brianna and I were standing on one of the decorations in the pumpkin patch:) kk, we climbed on it with those pumpkins on hand

.My host mom took me and Brianna(my sister) to a pumpkin patch. It was fun:) See me holding the little tiny pumpkin?:) I coudln’t wait to carve it into a cute funny face then <3

I went to Salem for the capital building:) There was a senator showing us around:) I even sit on his seat feeling like a professional person:)

I did the presentation of Taiwan in the middle school for three periods:) It was pretty tiring to speak for that long time~ but Ienjoyed it a lot although I was kind of nervous at first and was a little bit mumbling:P The kids there are really nice and they asked me a lot of questions:) And the most important point is that they all like hi-chew

I was dressed up like a vampire on Halloween and went to Mcminville for trick or treating with my friends:)

五零年代世界博覽會比利時館L’Atomium

抵達法國將近三個月了,時間比想像中過的還要快
不知不覺中已經可以對話不用一直請對方重複了
我很感動在這裡能夠遇到這麼多對我好的人,
對我很好的轟家和朋友,
讓我有免費的公車卡的政府,
讓我念免費的私立學校的校長,
接待我參加管樂團音樂學校,載我去上學的英文老師…
這一切都提醒我要更珍惜在這裡的每一天

上個月,感謝英文老師和古蹟導覽老師幫我換了課表,
把原本比較學術的高中課程換成BTS認識法國的課程
中文課除了跟原本的高三還多了兩小時跟高二.
在高二那班有兩種程度的學生,
所以我開始當正式助教教一半的學生,
到目前為止還沒找到有效教學方法,
我已經開始佩服教中文的老師了!

諸聖瞻禮節的假期,
移民法國三十年的比利時轟家帶我一起回比利時一個星期
每天晚上和家人朋友一起聚餐
讓我驚訝的是他們一年只見面這麼幾小時,
所以家人之間的感覺難免有點生疏.

最後一天轟家去看了住在療養院的九十七歲的轟曾祖母
有阿茲海默症的轟曾祖母對轟阿嬤說她現在在德國
轟阿嬤回應她的 不是告訴他事實
而是說不管轟曾祖母到哪裡
大家都一定會去探望他
這段話讓我好感動 也深深的覺得轟阿嬤是個充滿智慧的人

當我們抵達布魯塞爾
轟爸說比利時已經處於無政府狀態兩年了
但是在街上完全看不出來
人們照常生活
我無法想像沒有政府的國家可以如此安全
這趟旅行讓我愛上了布魯塞爾
我好幸運的能夠一次體驗兩個國家 兩種文化!

甜甜圈麵團做的gaufres

尿尿小童 Manneken Pis

熱愛組裝機車的轟舅舅

小威尼斯Brugge

很法式的台灣晚餐

7/23我是第一個從台灣飛到美國的人 :O
轟爸轟媽還有CR跟我室友都有來接機
我室友下午就到了,我差不多晚上十點才到St.Louis機場
轟爸媽人都很nice我很喜歡:D

因為我一直都很喜歡網球
所以在快開學前就去報名了網球隊
暑假每天早上七點起床練球
雖然累,但是累得很值得:)
因為我現在做的事,是我真正喜歡真正想去做的
人在做自己喜歡做的事時,都會特別有動力,能夠持之以恆
這也是我第一次真正去參加我想加入的球隊吧
在球隊裡每天都過得很開心
雖然我很喜歡網球,但在台灣時都只有看比賽而沒有真正去打
所以我根本完全新手! 只能認命當JV去啦
練習過程中還被教練稱讚我有talent! 整個超開心哈哈
第一次坐上黃色校巴跟大家出去比賽
其中有一次比賽結束時我們還去麥當勞吃晚餐
雖然是小小的JV但也打了好幾場比賽
雙打我有贏別校的喔!!!ㄎㄎ贏球感覺真的好好~下場時大家一起歡呼一起擊掌:)
但今年網球球季不知道為什麼好短結束得好快:(
不過今年球季的成績還不錯哈哈~球隊的varsity雙打打進區域決賽!超厲害的ㄎㄎ

慶功宴時我跟我室友都有拿到一張獎狀
原本以為會有其他特別獎的說=3= 是說有就不錯了?XD
而且因為我們是交換學生,所以球隊就特別送給我跟我室友原本只有senior才會有的禮物!
網球手鍊跟耳環!純手工製作真的超可愛的>』<

在美國真的有感受到萬聖節的氣氛!
10/31 真的有好多小孩來敲門trick or treat!
我們當然也有做南瓜燈應景啦:D

目前在美國生活都過得還不錯哈哈
已經開始有點不太想回去勒XD 希望接下來也可以一切順利!!