So at 30.08.2013 I arrived at my host family house. People that are so friendly and helpful that just after around 2 days spending here I started feeling as a home. We talked through skype so I already knew them and it was much easier, I already knew what kind a things they like and hows their way of life. So the first day was really great. About the first true (not skype) moment with my host family I will not talk becouse everyone needs to experience it in order to see how its like. I would just like to say that is amaizing! And as soon as I got to my room, which I really like, I unpacked and fall asleep. I was soo tired! So I woke up and spent some time with my host family, they gave me tour of the house, we talked about the school - especially for the schedule, we talked about the Chelmsford community and lots of other stuff. And all this conversations made my next days so much easier, until I get used to this way of life. Becouse of the airplane and the excitement I didnt ate lunch. The lunch in USA is something like a snack, It's not as in Macedonia - a huge meal. The Americans eat it just to get through the day until the dinner comes. The dinner in USA is the big delicious meal that gathers whole family together. So my first dinner with my host family was just as I described a typical american dinner - huge delicious meal. We sit down together and we ate lazagne - a wide flat type of pasta shape. During the dinner all american families talk about their day and about familiar topics.
After our dinner we went to Sully's home made ice cream. I got a huuge ice cream that happens in the USA is just a ordinary one (normal sized ice cream). After it we went back to our home and watched a movie as a family. At around the middle of the movie I went to my room to go to sleep. I was still so tired. Everyone in the USA is so kind, respectfull and pleasant. The people here are just more relaxed than the people in my home country. And to the most people I spoke while I was in DC, their most important american value was the honesty, their most important american goverment value is the democracy and most of the people said that their moto is: "Live every second of your life!".
The second day (31.08.2013) in the USA I wasnt tired at all. I had a great sleep. That day we ate breakfast and lunch together so I experienced all the american meal types, what time do they take part, what they are like etc. Me and my host dad went to shopping (grocery and clothes). I was suprised by the prices. You see a overpriced item (for me becouse in Macedonia globaly it was cheaper) but right next to it you see some very nice branded items on sale and with discounts, they are sooooo cheap. An item that costed like $ 50 with all the discounts and sales you can get it like for $5. So I really like the shopping in the USA. All you need is to be a careful shopper and you will geat a great products for great money = great deal! That day I also met my host brother and my neighbours, a very friendly and nice family. Their son introduced me to the basics things that I should know about teenagers in the USA, their way of clothing etc etc. He also invited me to a bunch of parties. I knew him before I even got in the USA. We talked on facebook and he already told his friends about me so they were pretty excited about getting to know me. So at the same day I went to a party and experienced the "USA basement life-parties". A group of friends gathered to a friends house-basement and just talk about their problems and exciting things that happened to them. That was the first time I got exposed to american teenager life. Before I came here I though that the night life would be pretty boring but I was wrong! Even that that party was like with 10 people I had a great time! They were so friendly and interested in me and in the Macedonian style of life. And then we went out made fire and melted some marshmallows. Most of the people that were there were cross country runners and it got me thinking to try it out. That party was an real opener in my american life. I met so much friendly people and I got to know how the teenager life functions overhere.
The third day (01.09.2013) was a very cool day. Two parties in one day! As usual I ate breakfast, lunch and then we headed to my host family dad's sister. On the way there we picked my host family dad's mom. When I got there again I was so suprised and I asked my self in my head how do they manage to gather a huge family in one day at a party. In Macedonia that would be so difficult and maybe impossible even though Macedonia is such a small country. Whole Erhartic family was at this party! Even people from Texas came! I had so much fun. They were so interested in me, asking question about my life and Macedonia. Its a great feeling when someone is interested in you and wants to know more about you. All of them offered to get me somewhere and show me a different part of USA. So duo that next week im going on boat fishing at the ocean! I also tried lots of new meals and appetizers such as shrimps and lots other things. I had so great time! Then after this party my host mom got me back to home and I went to another awesome party.
This 3d party was a pool party. One of the people I met at my first party organized this and it was very great!!! It had a cool fire and torches around it. Then I realized that maybe this kind a party wouldn't be able to be organized in Macedonia becouse of the "mentality" of the people back there. At this party there were over 30 people. We were swimming in the pool - having fun, melted marshmallows again which taste great etc etc. I met lots of new people! It just suprised me how when I just got there a boy that I just met him yesterday introduced me to the other people: "hey this is my friend Bojan and exchange student". Here its so much easier to make friends. Maybe this friends are not best friends - bros but they count! And as soon as he introduced me the other people were going: "woooow, thats cool, you will be my best friend", and another said "no, he is my best friend" etc etc. Also this party had a basketball hub and when they saw that I can play basketball very well and that I can dunk they were so amaized and their opinion about me went to a higher "cool" level! Again and again people here are so friendly and awesome! I had suuuuuuch great time! I hope that this guy will organize this kind a party again becouse he did it so great!
The fourth day (02.09.2013) was pretty amaizing too. I did my usual part of day plus I did some wood working! I worked at the yard's fence. I found it very interesting becouse even in Macedonia when I had time I kept myself busy working even on electricity or repairing stuff or wood working. And one of top american values is the thriftiness and the punctuality! And then it came the time for my 4th party for 3 days. This was a birthday party that was held in a garrage. It had loud music and loooots of dancing. Even though Macedonian parts are held on the dancing part, this party was so different. The Americans dance at lot of different way and their dancing parties have 2 parts: dancing "podium" and a chilling "podium" with all the drinks, appetizers, snacks and chairs where you could just sit and talk! Even though I knew that americans are all about comfort and they wear like shorts and t-shirts for almost everything I said: "lets show americans how we show up on parties". I got sharp and went there. I was the only one with clothes like that ofcourse, but I got feeling that they liked it and it was comfortable too! I also show'd them some Macedonian music and they were amaized and were saying that this music is so cool. It was such a nice party where I met even more people!
So in period of 4 days I had so much great time that I even got removed the doubts about if it was good idea to come in the USA. After only 4 days in Chelmsford I was 10000% sure that I did the right thing! I would also like to add here that people dont walk overhere! To get somewhere you need a ride! Even to a shop or something. Thats maybe one of the strangest things but there are not sidewalks everywhere and its unsecure to walk so thats why americans dont walk.
I could sit here and write and write about my life in USA but I am so tired that I can fall asleep on this keyboard. I would just like to give one advice, If you meet the requirments for the YES scolarship or any other scolarship that can take you abroad, APPLY! Im sure that you will spend awesome time and you will experience so much stuff that I think (im sure) when I'll get back in Macedonia I will be a new person, an adult person.
Have Fun dude! I really hope you come to California so we can see each other, or i might come by from school on my spring break. Either way, I hope i see ya here!
ReplyDeleteMe too ! :) Idk if you come here or I come there but we must see eachother this year again! :)
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