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I was an exchange student from China to United States when I was in high school. That was my first time come to US, because I was 16 years old, so we need to live in the homestay. I have stayed 3 host-families in 1 year. The first homestay was an old couple, they live in the countryside in Wisconsin, there was no internet and no wifi in their house, and I was not allowed to use my cellphone, I really miss my parents that time, so I refused to go to school and don’t want to talk to my homestay, then I told my coordinator I need to change my homestay because they don’t have internet. Then I moved from Wisconsin to Apple Valley in California, my second homestay was really nice to me, I wash dishes after lunch and dinner every day and also the housework every week. One day after dinner, I was in my room playing my computer, my homestay walked to me and told me I have to wash dishes, I said I have already did it, then he said no I didn’t do it, after few minutes quarrel, he told me I need to leave their house by tomorrow, they do not want me to stay in their house, because I did not listen to them. I said fine, I’m not your helper. So the second day I packed all my stuff went to my friend’s home, stayed for a week, because my coordinator need to find another homestay for me.

In this one week, I asked myself why did I change 2 host-families, did I do something wrong? The answer is yes. I was a little princess when I was in my family, we have internet at my home, I don’t need to wash dishes every day, I don’t care anyone how they think about me. But I’m not at my home right now, I’m living in a stranger’s house, they never knew me before, they are not my parents, why they need to hold me like a baby? I have to do everything they asked me, and should not have any complains, just because it is not my house. That old couple don’t have internet in their house is not their fault, I am in United States right now, I have to learn English, I don’t need internet at all. After these introspection, I went to the third homestay, I did everything they asked me to do, and don’t have any complain to them, they really like me. We keep communicate after I went back to my home country till now, it’s already about 6 years, I am going to hangout with them after this summer session.

Every place have different rules and environment, you need to follow them when you are there. The most important thing that I learned from this 1 year is that I can’t change the environment, but the environment changes me.