Homestay 是國際圣誕之家（ Christmas International House）安排的一些文化交流項(xiàng)目冯事，也就是圣誕假期旺嬉，你可以選擇一些地方馆揉，住在當(dāng)?shù)厝思依锖偷氐赖拿绹斯捕仁フQ既穆，以便充分了解當(dāng)?shù)匚幕纫Ｎ覀兛梢詮倪@些項(xiàng)目中選擇三個(gè)地方起胰，我和俊英，Lake報(bào)了同一個(gè)地方巫延，分別是福羅里達(dá)州效五，賓夕法尼亞州，和一個(gè)什么州（忘記了炉峰，呵呵Ｎ费！）疼阔，最后我們同時(shí)被賓夕法尼亞州的哈里斯堡（Harrisburg）錄取戒劫。我和Lake總共是125的報(bào)名費(fèi)，俊英是100美金,來回機(jī)票每人420美元婆廊。時(shí)間是12月18日到1月2日迅细。

Lake12月15日放假，我們就開始收拾行李否彩，準(zhǔn)備賓州之行疯攒。機(jī)票早已訂好，從哥倫布出發(fā)列荔，亞特蘭大轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)敬尺，再飛往賓州的哈斯堡。12月18號(hào)贴浙，早上8點(diǎn)鐘砂吞，早早地，Maribel 開車接上我們崎溃，每人10美元的車費(fèi)蜻直，同去的有家燕和崔瑞等留學(xué)生，她們home stay 的地方是亞特蘭大。

我們到達(dá)哥倫布機(jī)場(chǎng)10點(diǎn)鐘左右概而，哥倫布是一個(gè)很有軍事味道的城市呼巷，內(nèi)戰(zhàn)時(shí)期曾一度是戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)，就是現(xiàn)在赎瑰，穿著迷彩服幾乎光頭的士兵也是處處可見的王悍。哥倫布機(jī)場(chǎng)很小，我們一走進(jìn)大門餐曼，就感覺蕭條氣逼人压储，除了我們?nèi)齻€(gè)乘客，再也找不到其他乘客的蹤影源譬。所以集惋，我們?nèi)齻€(gè)人在機(jī)場(chǎng)的亮相，吸引了幾乎所有工作人員的目光踩娘，有幾個(gè)工作人員迎了上來刮刑，問我們?nèi)ツ模瑤c(diǎn)的飛機(jī)霸饲，很是熱情为朋。然后告訴我們臂拓，我們需要等很長時(shí)間才能check in, 我們乘坐的Delta飛機(jī)辦理處厚脉，空無一人，得等到下午3點(diǎn)胶惰。反正我們的飛機(jī)是下午5:30傻工， 那就等唄。

哥倫布機(jī)場(chǎng)里孵滞，唯一的飯店中捆，也是空無一人，冷冷清清坊饶，有時(shí)候連服務(wù)人員都找不到一個(gè)泄伪。在服務(wù)人員出現(xiàn)的時(shí)候，我們抓緊時(shí)機(jī)匿级，點(diǎn)了我們的午餐蟋滴，坐在餐廳里，一邊聊天痘绎，一邊等待下午3點(diǎn)鐘的到來津函。等著急了，就到外邊的太陽底下散散步孤页，繞著停車場(chǎng)一圈一圈地轉(zhuǎn)著尔苦，大腦里什么也不想，藍(lán)藍(lán)的天，如雪的蘆葦花靜靜地在微風(fēng)中搖擺著允坚，心里靜得魂那，一切一切都浮在了白云之外。

下午三點(diǎn)稠项，我們排隊(duì)check in, 這一次不太運(yùn)氣冰寻，碰上了一個(gè)糊涂蛋，一個(gè)黑人女子皿渗，可能剛上班不久斩芭，業(yè)務(wù)不太熟練，我告訴她我們的名字乐疆，讓她出票划乖，她卻告訴我們，我們回程的時(shí)間必須改挤土，因?yàn)橛行┖桨嘁呀?jīng)取消了琴庵，并給了我們兩個(gè)時(shí)間讓我們選擇，我選擇了一個(gè)時(shí)間仰美，結(jié)果她忙碌了一個(gè)小時(shí)迷殿，這個(gè)問題都沒有搞定，又是打電話咖杂，又是找人幫忙庆寺，三個(gè)人的飛機(jī)票出了一個(gè)半小時(shí)，出的機(jī)票有的給了我诉字，有的又要回去懦尝，撕了，重新再出壤圃，真不知她搞什么鬼陵霉，這要在中國早給她開了，業(yè)務(wù)素質(zhì)太差伍绳。最后踊挠，她給我的機(jī)票，航班時(shí)間都對(duì)不上號(hào)冲杀，我都看暈了效床，一張上寫的是從哥倫布到亞特蘭大是5：30出發(fā)，另外一張是7:10漠趁，到底哪個(gè)時(shí)間是對(duì)的呀扁凛，她告訴我航班晚點(diǎn)了，My God闯传，這就是美國谨朝，有沒有人道呀，我們要趕飛往哈斯堡8:40的飛機(jī)，8:07分才能到亞特蘭大字币，我問她则披，我們?cè)撛趺崔k？她說跑唄洗出，讓后給我寫出了登機(jī)口士复，說是從C46跑到C37來得及，鬼知道翩活，來得及來不及阱洪，給她理論不清楚，作罷菠镇！

結(jié)果冗荸，事實(shí)并非如此，航班6點(diǎn)鐘不到就起飛了利耍，45分鐘的航程蚌本，不到7點(diǎn)我們就到了亞特蘭大，她事先給我們說的登機(jī)口也不對(duì)隘梨，我暈程癌！原先計(jì)劃的短跑也取消了，虛驚一場(chǎng)Ｖ崃浴Ｇ独颉！

我們乘坐的飛機(jī)税稼，非常小烦秩，只有48個(gè)乘客位。隨身攜帶的箱子（carry-on bags）郎仆，不允許帶入機(jī)艙，早早地有人發(fā)個(gè)牌兜蠕，給你拿去扰肌，裝入了飛機(jī)的行李艙里。下飛機(jī)的時(shí)候記住取箱子就可以啦熊杨！

10:30分飛機(jī)準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)哈里斯堡曙旭，我們的Host mother Wanda Heise 和他的愛人Glen Heise早早地等在出站口，兩個(gè)看起來都在60歲左右晶府，非常地和善可親桂躏，在此之前，我已經(jīng)多次和Wanda郵件交流川陆，彼此之間多少有點(diǎn)默契剂习。

Hello friends,

We are looking forward to getting to know the two of you when you arrive in Harrisburg on Dec. 18th. ?Glen and I are the parents of two married daughters, both of whom are married and live internationally. ?So, we won't get to see them this Christmas. ?It also means that we will have room in our house for guests. Our daughters also each have two children, so we are grandparents. ?We like to talk to our grandchildren through Skype and FaceTime, so you might get to meet them that way! :)

We will be in Florida the week before you arrive, so we will all need to adjust back to the cold weather of Pennsylvania. ?If it snows, we hope that we can do some outdoor activities. ?If you have warm coats, please bring them. ?If you don't, we will find something to borrow around here. ?Don't bother buying anything new. ?It might not even snow, but it will be cold.We enjoy reading, traveling and visiting with friends, attending movies, eating out, and lots of other things.

Since we have grandchildren, we have a few toys that might interest a boy, but we also have a few friends with sons who know that you are coming to visit. ?We will try to find time to introduce you.Will you be traveling on the trips that are planned for the group? ?We would like to consider also going, if it suits us when you go. ?However, on Saturday, December 29th, my husband, Glen's family will be here for a Christmas celebration. ?It will be at our house during the day. ?You would be welcome to be here with us for that, but if you prefer to go on the bus trip to New York City, we certainly understand that. ?You probably don't have many opportunities to get to New York and it is worth seeing.

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We will also appreciate knowing when you will arrive on Tuesday, December 18th. ?We want to include you in as many activities as we can. ?At least we would like to invite you to join us, if at all possible. ?We are looking forward to sharing our Christmas time with you. ?There will be community activities as well as church related and family events. ?It will be a busy but fun time, I hope.

See you soon,

Wanda Heise

Dear Heise,

I am very glad to receive your email.You are so nice and considerate. I am looking forward to spending ?christmas holiday with Glen and you. I am sure we will have an enjoyable time together.

My son Lake and me will arrive at the Harrisburg airport at around 10:30pm on December 18th, and I don't know whether the time of our arrival is ok or not. I hope we won't take any inconvenience to you.

We plan to take part in all the group trips( including the trip to New York on Saturday, December 29th), and had enrolled our name for the three trips. Yes, as you say, we probably don't have many opportunities to visit New York. So even if we would like to enjoy the christmas celebration with Glen's family and you together, we will make a trip to visit the biggest city of the USA.

As to the cold weather, we have warm clothes to deal with it. So we can play outdoors happily.

From the words of your email, I feel that Glen and you have a happy family. I am sure that you are the best grandparents in the world.

We cannot wait to enjoy the holidays with Glen and you.

Thank you!

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Yours,

Hongying

Dear Hongying,

Thanks so much for your e-mail. I am glad to know of your plans. For Thanksgiving we are leaving on Thursday for Mexico where my daughter and her family live. I hope that you have a chance to experience some of the Thanksgiving traditions here in the U.S. Because it is an American holiday, my daughter is planning to have the traditional meal on Saturday instead of Thursday. She is planning to invite some neighbors to join us there. It will seem strange to have the holiday when others are not off work or doing the same thing. I guess you have experienced that many times here with your holidays.

If you can send us your flight numbers and airline information before you come, we can check in case of delays, etc. You can just e-mail the itinerary, if you wish. We only live about 15 minutes from the Harrisburg airport. That will not be a problem to meet you both at the airport. We will be very excited to meet you.

Again, thanks so much for all of the information. I will see what trips, if any, that I can do with the group. But I am glad that you can do all of them. They are all great places to visit.

If you have other questions before you arrive that would help you to feel more comfortable, feel free to ask me. Have a great month.

Always,

Wanda

Dear Heise Wanda,

This is the information of my flight(see attachment).

Thank you so much for your consideration. Thanksgiving day and Christmas are different festivals from Chinese ones. I am very happy to experience the different culture here. And I am appreciated that I can have a good opportunity to experience Christmas with you.

I am glad to know of your travel to Mexico with your daughter and your grandsons. Best regards to your daughter and your grandsons. I wish you have a good time in Mexico.

Best!

Yours,

Hongying

Dear Hongying,

We are finally home from our travels and getting ready to meet you tomorrow evening. I hope that it is okay that we invited your friend to stay here with you as well. Her host mother became ill. I am looking forward to meeting you tomorrow evening. I have your flight schedule that you sent earlier. If anything changes, feel free to let me know. My cell phone number is 717-379-7060. But I will follow the flights on-line, if possible.

We will enjoy decorating our house while you are here. We have plans for my family (my two sisters and their families) to join us for Christmas day here at the house. Unfortunately, Glen's family will be here on the Saturday after Christmas while you are away on a trip. But we will try to take pictures of them to show you.

If you like to bake, we can also try to make some cookies together. Since our girls don't live close by, I miss having them here to bake together before Christmas. Then we will get to eat them, too, of course!!!

See you and your son very soon.

Have a good trip!

Wanda

Dear Heise,

I am glad to receive your email again, and very happy to know that you have an enjoyable trip.

Our flight schedule won't change, and we will arrive at Harrisburg of PA tomorrow evening. I am very expecting to meet you there. I know your telephone number, so I will call you if I can't find you.

I am very excited to know that we can decorate the house for christmas with you and your families. It should be fun to stay with your families, and we are expecting. And I am very happy that we can bake together, and I am expecting to learn how to bake cookies from you.

I am looking forward to seeing you soon!!!

Yours,

Hongying Wang

? ? ? ? ? ?Home Stay第一天晚上

Wanda和Glen以為我們有很多的行李， 特意開了兩輛車過來，他倆的車內(nèi)飾很干凈鳞绕，是我在美國見過的為數(shù)不多的失仁，可見他們生活還是比較考究的。我和俊英坐上Wanda的車们何，Lake坐上了Glen的車萄焦，Wanda 開車如同開飛機(jī)，飛快飛快的冤竹，15分鐘的路程拂封，我們很快就到了他們的家，一個(gè)別墅鹦蠕，三層烘苹，最上面那一層，Wanda租給了一個(gè)年輕人片部，他的父親來自香港镣衡，印度尼西亞人，因?yàn)橹酗L(fēng)档悠，剛剛?cè)ナ览扰福芩木褪撬脑岫Y，Wanda 邀請(qǐng)我們參加辖所，我們由于同一天國際之家有一個(gè)哈里斯堡城鎮(zhèn)游的活動(dòng)惰说，時(shí)間有沖突，故拒絕了缘回。

Wanda的家很大吆视。一進(jìn)門，就感覺非常溫馨可人酥宴，當(dāng)時(shí)很迷糊啦吧，以為第一個(gè)房間是客廳，第二天才知道那是廚房拙寡，很整潔授滓，廚房旁邊有一個(gè)小區(qū)域，用來喝咖啡聊天用肆糕，幾把藤椅般堆，上面鋪著軟軟的墊子，有一只老貓Didi總是占著一席之位诚啃，她已經(jīng)14歲了淮摔，是Wanda的最愛。

再往里走始赎，就是客廳和餐廳和橙，客廳里有沙發(fā)仔燕，有搖椅，擺放很隨意胃碾，都不大涨享，坐著很舒服，看著很凌亂仆百，但處處透著家的感覺厕隧。客廳里我最喜歡的俄周，是Wanda在壁爐上擺放的各種各樣的貓吁讨，形態(tài)各異，我最愛不釋手的是峦朗，一塊石頭手繪貓建丧，Wanda說這是她在一次Craft Show上得到，也是她的最愛波势，還有一只貓翎朱，也非常精彩，有著我著迷的色彩配搭尺铣。閑暇之時(shí)我總是趴在壁爐上反復(fù)地玩味著拴曲，欣賞著，直看到心里去凛忿。

我們被安排到了一樓澈灼，實(shí)際上是地下室，很大很大店溢，房間多得如同迷宮叁熔，有著厚厚的地毯，幾個(gè)書架上滿滿地堆滿了書床牧，還有電視荣回，有沙發(fā)，舒服如同自己的家叠赦。Lake看到國際象棋驹马，什么Queen，什么King除秀，什么Knight，我是搞不清楚算利，Lake也不知道什么時(shí)候認(rèn)識(shí)的册踩，他和Glen馬上擺上象棋，不顧夜已深效拭，對(duì)戰(zhàn)起來暂吉。

我和Lake睡了一張大床胖秒，床很舒服，不同于我在阿梅里克斯小鎮(zhèn)的床慕的，軟得我天天晚上翻燒餅阎肝，睡不成覺。

一切一切我都很喜歡肮街，非常感謝能夠有一次這樣的機(jī)會(huì)风题，能夠深入美國當(dāng)?shù)丶彝ィ钊肓私馑麄兊奈幕?/p>