In the early summer of 219, I took a plane to the United States with a little tension and many expectations. As the plane broke through the clouds and met the vast deep blue across the Pacific Ocean, it took me more than ten hours. I finally came to the United States, which made me feel strange and familiar. This is a strange country and a country always mentioned in textbooks and English listening materials.
when I got off the plane, I saw my supervisor, Ms. Michelle, waiting for me at the baggage claim area with her hand-painted drawings, which read "Welcome Xuemei". I quickly greeted her, and Michelle shook hands with me, which not only surprised and moved me, but also calmed my anxiety and nervousness when I first arrived in a foreign country. While I was waiting for my luggage, Michelle waited for me quietly. I didn't expect my luggage and my companion's luggage never showed up, which made Michelle wait. I felt very embarrassed, because the plane was delayed and she had been waiting for me at the airport for several hours. I haven't seen my luggage for a long time, so Michelle took us to the luggage retrieval office to go through the formalities. After the arrangements were made, Michelle drove me back to the town, accompanied by bright sunshine, blue sky and white clouds, rolling green hills, and pink acacia flowers blooming in the valleys on both sides of the road. All this made me feel very familiar and surprised. Acacia flowers are my favorite plants. I didn't expect that in the summer of the American emperor, which is half a world away, she was everywhere, and there was a faint fragrance floating in the air.
On the way to the town, Michelle played her favorite music, and we talked and laughed all the way. The Shan Ye Woods in Tennessee flew by us. During this short stay, I felt an American lady's care and respect for a China girl. Michelle took the initiative to communicate with me. We gradually got to know each other from topics such as hobbies, interests and family. She always slowed down and patiently repeated, trying to make me understand every word she said. When I apologized for my poor oral English, she praised my excellent oral English. Finally, she said that your oral English will be better when you leave America, because everyone here speaks English.
I don't know whether it's the sunny and warm sunshine in Tennessee, the endless mountains and the blue sky and flowing clouds that make me feel at ease, or the time spent with Michelle is too relaxed and happy. I forgot the fatigue of traveling and jet lag, and I forgot to worry about my lost luggage.
The driving is getting closer and closer to the destination Pigeon Forge, which we all call Pigeon Valley. I fell in love with this town almost at first sight. The town is full of sunshine, music and laughter. There are all kinds of amusement parks in the town, and the buildings are colorful, but the colors are comfortable, the styles are unique and there are almost no duplicates. Looking around, in the distance, there is a continuous smoky mountain, and the Shan Lan is undulating. Then, the line of sight is taken back. It is a clear long river running through the town, and the Ziwei flowers in the tree-lined trees are in full bloom. Just like a fairy tale town!
the mountains are surrounded by water, which can be described as excellent feng shui.
Michelle took me to Island, where I worked, and after completing the entry formalities, Michelle gave me a map to wander around and get familiar with the environment. There are many shops on the island, and the buildings are colored, just in the right light color. The island is full of sunshine and music. The white Ferris wheel rotates slowly against the background of blue sky and white clouds, and the music fountain dances with the rhythm of rhyme. Happy children grin, while leisurely people walk or sit quietly, enjoying the bright sunshine.
I work in Margaritaville island hotel on the island. The hotel environment is excellent, the main color is my favorite light blue, and the interior decoration is exquisite. My job is the guest room, which is more suitable for me in this project. I work indoors and won't get the sun. When I clean the room alone, I can also listen to songs, books and articles, and I have a little cleanliness addiction. When I clean everything up properly, I will be a little happy. Of course, I am also very surprised and happy about the tips I receive occasionally.
My colleagues are also very kind to me, and sometimes they receive small gifts and snacks from you. When I was familiar with my work at first, everyone was patient and taught me carefully. Every time I didn't understand, they would say, "Let me show you." Every time I met a guest in the corridor, everyone would smile at you, say hello to each other, and some guests said to you sincerely, "Thank you!" Whenever at this time, even if the body is tired, I am very happy in my heart, which seems to have a cheering effect.
there is an induction meeting one week after joining the company, which introduces us to the scale, rise, values and requirements of employees. The working environment and atmosphere of the company are very good, and I can obviously experience the corporate culture and atmosphere.
The rank relationship in the company is not obvious. The supervisor and subordinates are friends. Especially in the company's picnics and baseball games, I feel a harmonious and comfortable interpersonal relationship. I remember Petter playing trampoline with us, regardless of the image of taking pictures. After the activity, he sent me home and talked with me on the way. Later, I learned that he was the big boss of the hotel.
I am extremely lucky. My colleagues are very good, and my work is good. I am not bullied. Because I live far away, Michelle, the HR director, picks me up every morning, and Dee, my colleague, will take me home after work in the afternoon, or directly take me to the place I want to go. Thank you. Although Dee always says "You killed me." every time she asks me to take me to some place after work, she will eventually send me under my coquetry.
I live in the mountains, which is the home of local Americans. When I open the door, there is a large garden. In the garden, Rhonda, the landlord, grows Bai Baihe, sunflowers, cucumbers, pumpkins and other vegetables, and there are several wooden bird houses. Birds often rest on wooden houses and branches. There are pale yellow coffee tables and chairs in the corridor. The sky is far away from the mountains and there are floating clouds. Perhaps the only disadvantage is inconvenient transportation, but the people I meet make it difficult.
This is my room. Rhonda took me to Wal-Mart to buy all the bed sheets and quilt covers. Help me choose the style, and finally let me choose my favorite one. She also asked her roommate what color she liked best. After she told her it was green, she pulled out a green sheet and put it on her roommate's bed. The bathroom was decorated with a wreath and a picture frame was hung on the wall of the sofa. She also prepared a hot water kettle, a rice cooker, a toaster and so on for us girls in China. When I first arrived in a foreign country, I was really deeply moved by this thoughtful care and kindness. I really fell in love with her in minutes.
Landlord Rhonda
Landlord Rhonda is my favorite friend. She is over 5 years old, but in the process of getting along with her, she can feel a girlish feeling. All kinds of decorations at home reflect her good taste. She enjoys life very much. She likes to take care of her garden and vegetable garden, feed her beloved birds, listen to the birds' singing, sit in front of the door and enjoy flowers while peeling beans, enjoying coffee in the sun and enjoying leisure.
Armando
Rhonda has a Mexican friend Armando, and I like him very much. He is passionate and a gentleman. He is an engineer, often working outdoors, with dark skin but strong body. He is also a good cook. We cooked together. I cooked Chinese food, Rhonda cooked American food and all kinds of dessert bread, and Armando cooked Mexican food, so I was lucky enough to taste many delicious American classic foods and authentic Mexican foods. Every dayoff, they will drive me and my roommate to go shopping and travel. I really don't know how to describe my luck.
Roommates and sisters
Roommates are three sisters from China. We all signed up for the same project, and then traveled thousands of miles away to meet each other in a foreign country. They are beautiful, have good spoken English and are super cute. Sometimes I just listen to their laughter and slapstick, and I just smile. I still remember going shopping in Ole together. No one advised anyone to spend wisely, but all of them were "bought in buy buy". Finally, Rhonda said that we were Crazy Chinese girls, and we had a wonderful time cooking together. We really missed the delicious food of our motherland. The funniest time was that we kept chopping vegetables in order to pack jiaozi.
Friends of the church
I have to mention friends of the church. They are all volunteers of the church, taking care of international students from various countries for free. We often hold activities to get together and experience small American games, including frisbee games, throwing sandbags, volleyball and various card games. Taste all kinds of delicious food together, including all kinds of salads, hamburgers, homemade ice cream, burritos, cakes and so on; Enjoy the local scenery together, such as smoky mountains, fireflies, forests and lakes. They also share their own stories, help us solve the problems in life, and sincerely pray for us. In the process of getting along with them, I really feel love and being loved. They are so pious, practicing their own beliefs and doing what they agree with.
China's sister-Meng Zhu
There is also a local sister from China, whom we call Meng Jie. She has lived here for eight years. Every week, she throws parties for students in China, cooks in person, takes care of us, and takes us to eat China delicacies such as barbecue, hot pot, fried rice and jiaozi. Sometimes it may take several days to prepare for a gourmet party. She is a J1 student in 211. Going to the United States has really had a great impact on her life. The twists and turns and stories are hard to describe. She is willing to take care of us because she has also experienced the hardships of living in a foreign country.
Grandma Alliene
Sister Meng got to know Grandma Alliene. Even without talking and just smiling, I fell in love with her almost at first sight. She is a very elegant lady, as if no one in this world would not like her. Fortunately, I had two or three opportunities to be alone with her. She drove me aimlessly, introduced the things I met along the way, listened to her talk slowly and felt her tenderness. A scene that impressed me deeply was that a group of China girls sat around her and listened to her telling stories. Before she left, she sincerely prayed for us, hugged us with a smile and watched us leave with a smile.
The lovely China girl
Sister Meng's activities not only take care of us, but also connect us students. There are many students from Sichuan here. I really love them so much. They are all beautiful and have excellent personalities. I also like listening to them speak dialects. It's very interesting. I often laugh while listening to them while eating delicious food. There are also some little sisters from Gansu, Shaanxi and Xinjiang ... I like them very much. They are like blooming summer flowers, beautiful and lovely, beautiful without knowing it.
Laughing Laura
Laura's Chinese name is Emily. As the name implies, she is really beautiful and cute. She once worked as a foreign teacher in China for one year. I like her brownies very much. Every time I attend an activity, she almost picks me up in her lovely car. I enjoy chatting with her in the car, and I am grateful to her for taking the time to pick me up. An impressive conversation was that I showed her my feelings and their care purified a part of my heart. Before leaving, she prayed for me in the car, which made me burst into tears.
I was so lucky to meet them. The teacher said that the project satisfaction is largely related to the improvement of oral English, which may be related to my luck and the people I met. Everyone I meet in America seems to want to create beautiful memories for me. They always say, when you look at these photos again, you must think of me, ok?
The theme of Pigeon Valley is "escape", which is like creating a world without worries and worries, so that you can escape here. Sunshine music overflowed the whole town and echoed with people's laughter. It was really wonderful to meet this place this summer!
Many scenes always make me feel like I am in a movie. Some scenes are similar to those in the movies Forrest Gump, Heidi and Grandpa, Please call me by your name. Sitting on the swing in Rhonda Garden, surrounded by trees and flowers, I was immersed in the summer green, eating the sweet cake made by her, eating the delicious barbecue made by Armando, and watching the bonfire in front of me, I felt that I had lived a small forest life in the United States. Everything is too good to be true!
It's really a good opportunity for you to immerse yourself in it and feel the local culture slowly. I still remember Independence Day fireworks in full bloom in the sky, band performances and lively crowds in the park, Tennessee oranges and passionate cheers in the audience of baseball games, RV parked by the lake, children riding bicycles chasing laughter in the lawn, couples and children dancing under the stage with singers ... On Independence Day, the page about Independence Day in the history book came to my mind, but I never thought I would watch an Independence Day fireworks in the United States before.
It's also a good opportunity to experience different cultures. I don't think there is any country where so many cultures meet and collide. China, Russian, Turkish, Canadian, Romanian and Italian ... have different languages and thinking, different food and aesthetics. I remember a Canadian mother and daughter stayed in Rhonda's house and made a Canadian food "Shepherdess Pie" to share with us. I learned a few Romanian words with my colleagues, and then every time I met a beautiful young lady in Roma, I said to her in Romanian, "You are so beautiful!" "
I also like the Mexican music videos Armando shared with me, including street performers' performances, singing and musical instruments videos, and I also like him to share his travel photos. Michelle shares her favorite music and singers with me every day, and recommends operas and books to me. I taught my colleagues to speak Chinese, taught them to use chopsticks, shared my favorite poems and poems with them, and introduced my life in China with my mobile phone photo album ...
Travel around the mountains and water
This was the first time Rhonda and Armando took me out to play together. The weather was fine that day, white clouds followed outside the window, and the greenery in summer surrounded us. We put our hands out of the window to feel the coolness of the mountain wind, stopped to touch the flowing stream and stepped on it.
great smoky mountain national park. It was raining that day, so we could get a glimpse of the symphony of the forest. The rain hit the green leaves, the mountain wind blew, the stream crashed and wandered in the cloth.