नमस्ते,आप सब लोगो को मेरा सदर प्रणाम। मैं यहाँ ठीक हूँ और मेरी पढाई भी अच्छी चल रही है। मुझे आशा है कि आप सब भी ठीक होगे। मेरे साल का द्विथ्य भाग भी पुरा हो गया है और साथ ही उसका परिणाम भी हमे मिल गया है। मुझे सभी परीक्षा मैं अच्छे अंक मिले है। मुझे आप आप सब कि बहुत याद आती है। मैं यह भी जानता हूँ कि आप सब भी मुझे बहुत याद करते हो। मुझे आशा है कि हम सब जल्दी ही मिल्लेगे। अपना ध्यान रखना और आप सबको पढाई के लिए मेरी शुभकामनाये। मुझे लगता है कि आपको मेरा ब्लोग पढ़के अति आनंद हुआ होगा । क्र्य्प्या अपने विचार कमेंट सेक्शन मैं दिखाइए। 
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Host families play one of the major roles in an exchange student’s success abroad. Some of my best, most unforgettable moments have been with my host families. The selfless love, affection, and attention that they have provided to me has never made me feel the absence of my parents. I stayed with three different families, and all of them were eager to accept me as a part of their family. They are always looking forward to experience different activities with me, and to make my exchange year as successful as possible.
When I first reached Vermont I was warmly welcomed by the Loziers, my coordinator’s family. It was good to have Kara Lozier as my host mom as well as coordinator. I had to stay there for about a week before I shifted to my welcome family, since they were on vacation at the time. It was so much fun to have two brothers, Eric and Weston. I spent most of my time with Weston who was eager to show me so many things. We both took a walk in a shallow, but cold river that flowed just behind the house. At first the water was very cold but soon our body adjusted to it. It was very exciting to look at the tiny little fish moving around our legs.
In the evening we played baseball and soccer and sometimes took a go cart ride. Since I always wanted to have a pet dog, I enjoyed taking the dog for a walk near the river bank. On the last day we had a camp fire outside the house. My host dad taught me some basics of billiards, ping pong, and we ate a variety of ethnic foods. By the end of that week I felt like I had enjoyed my whole year as an exchange student. It was hard to say goodbye to them because even in this short period of time I became quite attached to them.
One day before my school started and almost a week after my arrival I moved to my welcome family’s home, the Pearsons. They welcomed me in their family with a feeling of excitement and enthusiasm. In this family I got an elder brother, a sister, and a loving grand mother along with two great parents. It was very encouraging to have an elder brother, Ethan who attended the same high school as me. My sister Claire, left for her college studies soon after I arrived here.
I had a great time with that family learning new things and gaining knowledge from my dad, a computer scientist, about all fields of studies. Ethan and I used to do lots of fun activities, some of which might be unusual for others. For instance, we climbed Maple trees in our front yard and took pictures of each other from top. We often tried to challenge each other in some new tricks that we learned. He could play guitar very well and was keen to teach me too. He often invited some of the high school students over and we had a great time “hanging out”.
Mr. Pearson taught me a new game called GO. It is a very ancient Japanese board game. We used to go to the GO Club every Tuesday where we met other people who played the game.
In my first semester I had ‘Art II’ and since my mom was an artist she was very helpful to teach me different art styles. She was always ready to make my favorite chocolate chip muffins for breakfast. The four months passed by in such a way that I had almost forgotten that this was my welcome family. It was as if I had become a part of their family and daily life as much as they had become in mine. The time came that I had to say goodbye and to transition to my host family that would keep me for the year.
Exactly four months after the day of my arrival, I shifted to my new family, the Moores. At first I was a bit upset to leave my wonderful welcome family, but one meeting with the Moores made me forget all my worries. They were so excited about having me that even before I moved to their house we had dinner together and also went for Christmas shopping in some of the big malls.
Ever since I arrived here, there is some new event to participate in. My 4 year old brother, Liam, was so enthusiastic about having me over that he couldn’t stop playing with me and showing me his different drawings.
I had a wonderful time during Christmas with them and enjoyed taking part in decorating the Christmas tree. On the Christmas morning I was overwhelmed by the number of presents I had received. Apart from countless presents that I received from my friends and family, I also got presents from my welcome family. My new family did everything possible to make my Christmas a memory of lifetime. Before the Christmas exhilaration could settle, New Year’s Eve brought more fun and joy. We went to Albany to see a Disney ice show and also visited a Science Museum. We also went for sledging, swimming and horse riding. In less than two months now I have done so many activities with the Moores and we have planned more for the upcoming months. Even though I am a vegetarian I have never come across any problems regarding food. The care, affection, and selfless love which they share with us are unparallel.
I am glad to be here as an exchange student and to learn about different cultures. I thank all of the families who not only hosted me, but also accepted me as a member of their family. I got to learn so many different things staying with different families and I feel lucky to get the love and affection from all of the families. Even now I go to GO Club with Mr. Pearson and occasionally both the families make plan to do some activities together with me.
The bond that we share with our host families does not end when we go back to our home country, but it’s a relationship that we have made together and which would last forever.
