Chapter 60: American Life Begins
After arriving in the United States, the students were full of curiosity, looking at the buildings with different styles from the mainland, and walking on the airport with different colors of people, the students knew that they were about to start a new life.
Jiang Chao stood in the team and first asked the teacher who led the team: "Teacher, what should we do next?"
Hearing the students' inquiries, the teacher who led the team said, "Let's go to the hotel later, and the people from the United States who greeted us are waiting for us in the hotel." Then I will send you to your respective schools one by one. ”
Hearing the teacher's story, the others were relieved, and then a group of more than a dozen people took a taxi to the hotel they agreed with the other party. Looking at the endless flow outside the car, the traffic was like a long time, and it didn't take long for the group to arrive at the hotel. When the doorman of the hotel saw a group of oriental faces carrying luggage, he immediately greeted him and asked in English, "Do you have a reservation?"
One of the interpreters who led the team hurriedly came to the doorman and translated: "We are exchange students from China who have come to the United States, and there are already people from your education department waiting inside. After the translation was finished, he looked at the person in charge of the Department of Education who led the team.
Within a few minutes, the matter outside the hotel had already been learned by David, who was waiting inside to greet Lin Bin and his group, and when the group of them looked at the person in charge of the American side, David was a China expert. When he came to the door of the hotel and saw this group of oriental faces, he knew that the group of people in front of him was the distinguished guests from the east that his superiors ordered him to entertain.
David first reached out his hand of friendship and took the initiative to greet them in Chinese: "Hello, my name is David." Are you an exchange student team from Huaguo Dragon City?"
A person in charge of the Department of Education greeted David and said, "Hello, we are an exchange student team from Huaguo Dragon City. My name is Long Sky. While speaking, the two clasped their hands and gave a brief introduction, and their group was greeted by David to the hotel.
Came to the hotel to settle Lin Bin and his party successfully, because the time was close to noon, so they had a simple meal in the hotel restaurant under the placement of the American greeting personnel. During the meal, Director Long, who led the team, also thanked the US side for everything that had been specially arranged.
After the meal, the group took a short break and went to a conference room in the hotel. The purpose of this meeting is to determine the schools that their ten exchange students will attend and the American families they are staying in to arrange and exchange.
When they came to the conference room, they did it, and in addition to the excitement on the faces of each exchange student, there was also a sense of tiredness brought about by the long journey. Although they were a little tired, everyone knew the importance of the meeting, so everyone cheered up.
When the meeting began, the first person to be arranged was Lin Bin. He was placed at Marblehead High School in Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States, in the town of Marblehead, a coastal town of 19,808 residents 18 miles north of Boston. When he heard that he was assigned to this school, Lin Bin responded and remembered this school firmly.
Then he heard that there were three schools in which the other students worked, and none of them were in the same city. To Lin Bin's surprise, except for him, who was placed alone at Marblehead High School, the other three exchange students who came with him were assigned to King's Avenue Charter High School and Ipswich High School
, Antelope Valley School District. And after Jiang Chao heard the news that he, Chen Yuting and another classmate were arranged to the King's Avenue Charter High School in California, he was overjoyed when he heard that Lin Bin was arranged to a school by himself: "Lin Bin, this kid is waiting to be arranged, it's a good thing to be arranged to a school alone, he is not familiar with life, he has no classmates, and he will look good in the future." ”
After all the students were arranged, they were arranged into different families one by one. When Lin Bin heard that he had been arranged for a family, he lowered his head, but when the American receptionist read about the family where Lin Bin was arranged, he glanced at Lin Bin a few more times, and his eyes all revealed that this family was extraordinary. But Lin Bin didn't notice the American staring at him.
Next, I arranged the American families that several other students will live in in the next year, and then said some other precautions. When all this was arranged, they went back to their rooms to rest. In the evening, the teacher who led the team gathered ten people and instructed them to the group: "Tomorrow the ten people you are doing will go to the distance like a distant place, and I have nothing to say." It is just for you to remember that you represent the image of the country and the school, and that you should follow the local customs when you go to other people's families, and don't let others despise you. “
In the evening, after the final instruction from the school's leading teacher, they went back to their respective rooms to rest and prepare for tomorrow's journey. But when Lin Bin came to the door of the room, Chen Yuting called out to him: "Lin Bin, wait, Lin Bin." ”
When he heard Chen Yuting call him, Lin Bin looked back at her and asked, "Is there something wrong?" If there is nothing to do, rest early, I am quite tired today." ”
Chen Yuting looked at Lin Bin and said, "Lin Bin, you have been assigned to a school alone. You have to pay more attention to yourself, you said that the school is true, how can you be assigned to a school alone?"
Lin Bin listened to the girl's concern, and couldn't help but think of this arrangement that he couldn't figure out. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't even tell himself. So he looked at Chen Yuting and said, "I also feel strange about this question." Okay, it's not too early, you go and rest. “
After sending Chen Yuting away, Lin Bin came to the hotel room. Lying on the bed for a long time, he kept thinking about his arrangements and the next life and study in the United States. “
Lin Bin tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, and the alumni in the same room with him didn't fall asleep. The two people who didn't fall asleep opened their mouths and said, "Lin Bin, have you slept yet, Lin Bin." ”
Hearing the alumni in the same room with him calling himself, Lin Bin hummed: "I didn't sleep." ”
"Why haven't you slept yet, Lin Bin. ”
"Can't sleep. ”
"I can't sleep either, thinking about our lives for the next year. ”
In this way, the two of them began to chat, and he asked, "Lin Bin, why did you say that the school arranged you together." ”
"I don't know. “
The two didn't know how long they talked, and before they knew it, they fell asleep.