To study abroad ( micro-blog ) starting season. Prospective students suitcase what needs to prepare? Many students and the guardian ( micro-blog ) in packing, it is twisted, the food bank, is considered complete, with the four seasons clothing, toiletries, drugs, do not pull, only hate box is too small to hold, and worry about things too much, pass when overweight.
But last Sunday off, fly to the United States California Hangzhou girl Radella gives us a very different abroad: in addition to pack several sets of simple clothes and daily necessities, accounted for most cases is actually the book with Chinese traditional elements and a variety of small gifts. People who do not know, thought the little girl to travel.
Radella's mother tells us, the daughter is as a cultural exchange student 's identity, to the United States a Michigan public high school to study for a year. And she accompanied by an Huzhou girl. The day before yesterday, Radella has reached the United States California, starting two weeks prior to the exchange students training course.
16 year old daughter first time away from home, Radella said his mother, his daughter more than nervous, take your luggage ready for that matter, the parents to do a lot of homework. Finally let luggage out of the ordinary reason, also the multi-party call sound experience.
Clothes buy local, more cost-effective
" One of my relatives of the children went to the United States last year in junior middle school, I get a lot of useful information from him. My husband is out of the Chinese traditional culture, in preparation for the Chinese characteristics of small gifts, a lot of ideas. " Radella said his mother, although her daughter to stay in the United States for a year, but this time, she simply prepared some change of clothes. "In fact, there to buy clothes is very convenient, have holiday special, also is very cheap, can buy some famous brand. In addition the young people go out, wearing more pay attention to local trends, so I encouraged her to go to a local store to buy clothes. " Thus, Radella suitcase set aside a lot of space.
In the United States to the day before, Radella and her mother came to the silk market, bought a bunch of drawing elements of Chinese silk and several sets of cheongsam. Pack your bags, scarves and mother will prepare before Beijing opera, bamboo chopsticks are placed together, accounting for almost half the location box. These gifts are Dad 's advice. Because the Radella to Michigan, boarding in local residents of the home, that is what we call the homestay ( home ). Radella boarding of the family is a big family, the family has more than 20 members. Careful Hangzhou girl and her parents, for these one one family members chose the gift, but also are the traditional culture with Chinese characteristics. Her mother said, these gifts are not expensive, but are very unique, compared with the daughter as a cultural exchange student 's identity, " go there to promote Chinese traditional culture ".
And brought the cheongsam is for the Radella in communication and performance to prepare, " daughter played a good hand pipa, this time she put the pipa with him, so she prepared two sets of performance a dress for the party, what to wear. " Radella said the mother, asked fellow girl, finds her suitcase filled with Chinese characteristics such as small gifts, " the Huzhou girl with a lot of fans and scarves to the United States, Huzhou silk is also very famous. "
A pile of books online shopping, bilingual
Radella said the mother, as they went to the United States, each piece of luggage is 23 kilos. Why in the land of the trunk on the very heavy in weight book? Mother's explanation is, these books are the United States not to buy.
Although as exchange students to go, but Radella heart already have plans to prepare for the future, American University. In the United States this year, prepare for the SAT and TOEFL ( micro-blog ) became her most important task. Before you go, mother from the site bought on SAT, TOEFL tutors a book, also bought a bilingual edition of American Chinese, American history, for his daughter there know more, in order to keep up with the school curriculum.
Radella said the mother, she has asked relatives in the United States, some of these books are in the United States can not buy, some in the United States is very expensive, this time she via online ordering, like a set of American Chinese bilingual textbooks, he saved more than one hundred dollars.
The United States of America interview tour is the Shen Meng of our newspaper reporter and tells us, in the United States of America bookstore, book price is really expensive, like a slightly characteristics of picture books, to $7, have been regarded as similar books cheaper.
In the United States have a State University University of China the second grade students Bill also said, like liquid soap, shampoo and what, in the United States and the domestic supermarket price difference. If go abroad, English is not very good, prepare a bilingual book is necessary, it can help you quickly through the discomfort period.