FIRST EXPERIENCE ABROAD

My name is Anna. When I was 16 years old I went to the United States. I was a student then and that was the first time I left home . I went to Boston to live with an American family for two months only. It was my first international trip because I had never been to a foreign country before. How exciting! - I thought. How scared I felt! But I went all the same. One of the things I remember quite clearly was my arrival: to start with, I missed the train from New York to Boston! That was trouble, although the host family was there to greet me.

When I arrived at the family house, I lost my voice, so nervous I felt. For the first three days I stayed there, I did not say a word. Now, I know that was an unconscious way to get familiar with the English they spoke. Fortunately, after one week I felt more confident, I started to speak a little and the people in the house began to understand me so I started spending more time with them. How nice and enjoyable the second week was!

The big morning breakfast, a snack at lunch time and early dinner at 6:00 p.m. became a routine. The shops were interesting, the vanilla ice-cream was wonderful, the sports were attractive and in a short time I made a lot of new friends and it felt they were like the old ones.

This experience was unforgettable!