临近家门时，我还想着孩子们都在不在家呢？伸头探了一下后，有点失望，没有人在家。可就在这时，我听见Jarom的声音“ALINA,ALINA!"看到他在车里向我挥手，我又开心起来。一下车，Jarom and Rachel就扑到我身上，Rachel还特别开心的向我展示她的芭蕾裙。Jarom最有趣，一直要我抱着他，反复的问我,"你这次来了就不走了吧？为什么你每天总是跑来跑去的？"在我告诉他，我今天只是回来拿行李准备搬家时，他显得非常失望。他沉默了很久，跑到我跟前跟我说了一句让我非常开心的话，他说：“我这几天一直很想你，我非常喜欢你！”就是这句简单的话让我开心了一整天！来到这里两个多星期了，无论是哪家的孩子，都特别可爱，我都非常乐意与他们玩。可能是由于中国的家庭没有那么多的孩子，我才那么期待与这些孩子们一起玩吧。
拿了行李之后，我更是激动万分的前往我在美国的家。在美国，那只是一个普通的房子，但是跟我在北京的宿舍比起来，真是大很多！我原来北京的家只有一个很小的床，很小的书桌，在加上两个柜子。根本没有浴室／洗手间在屋内，还要在加3个人跟我一起住，可以说非常拥挤与不方便。而这里的家，不仅有两个浴室，阳台，还有个大客厅和厨房。相比起来，这里更像是自己的家。而且我的两个室友,Caitie and Janea都是非常好的人。
刚搬来的时候，我基本上和Caitie形影不离，她总是开车送我去学校，带我去超市以及各种商店，纠正我错误的英语发音，总之，她给了我非常大的帮助，我很感激她为我做的一切！在我眼里，她是一个热情／开朗／美丽／独立／有趣的女孩，我非常喜欢她！
现在，我的美国的家，一切都准备完善了，我可以在这里重新开始我向往的生活，和可爱的Caitie一起欢度暑假，这让我更加期待今后的每一天。
Translation:
My American Family/Apartment (in Chinese the word "family" can also mean "house" and in this blog post both topics are discussed, so I've decided not to make a decision about which word was meant, but rather place both words in the title.)
Early in the morning on April 28th, Cristie rushed up to Dave and Lori’s house to take me back to SLC, and then on to my apartment in Orem. After saying goodbye to Lori, I went to Melanie Law’s house where Gammy and her three daughters were gathered. I was able to speak Chinese with Josh Law, and after my second hearty breakfast of the day, Cristie rushed me back to Josh and Melodie’s house. As we approached their house, I kept wondering if the kids were home or not. When I poked my head around and realized they weren’t home I was quite disappointed. All the sudden I heard Jarom’s little voice scream “ALINA, ALINA!” As I saw him waving to me from their car, my heart suddenly warmed with happiness. As soon as they got out the of the car, Rachel and Jarom jumped into my arms. Rachel was so excited to show me her ballet dress, and Jarom held tightly to me as he said “this time you’re not going to leave are you? Why do you always leave?” I told him that I was only planning to grab my luggage and head off, which disappointed him greatly. After holding tightly to me for a long time, he whispered something in my ear that totally made my whole day, he said “Alina, I’ve really missed you, I really like you!” As simple as these words were, after hearing him say them I really was happy throughout the whole day! After being here for a little more than two weeks, it just doesn’t matter whose children I get to play with, they are all so cute and fun! I just love being able to play with them. Maybe its because Chinese families never have so many kids that I get so excited to play with them like I do. After I got all of my luggage, I was excited to finally be moving into my new, American apartment. By American standards, this is a really normal apartment, but if you compare it to my apartment in Beijing, it is a mansion! In Beijing four girls shared a small room with double bunk beds, two small desks, and two small clothes cabinets. There was no running water, let alone a bathroom and shower inside the apartment. To put it mildly, it was cramped and inconvenient. But my apartment here not only has TWO bathrooms, but it also has a balcony, a kitchen, and a big living room. As I compare them, really this is the only place that feels like home. As an added bonus, my roommates, Caitie and Janea are both such wonderful people! Basically since the time I moved into my new apartment Caitie and I haven’t separated. She is constantly giving me rides to school or to the store. She corrects my English mistakes and pronunciation problems, and all in all has just been an incredible help. I am so grateful for everything she has done! In my eyes, she is a loving, kind, beautiful, independent, capable, and fun girl, I love her! Now that I have settled into my American apartment, I am ready to begin a whole new adventure! Because I get to spend my summer together with Caitie, I really look forward to each and every day!
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