Sunday, October 14, 2012

Host family.


There’s nothing like those first moments of being with your host family.  The moments when you will no doubt be greeted with hugs and kisses and warm words.  The moments when although you may have arrived at midnight after a ten hours’ journey, they will still prepare a huge table of food and force you to eat even though you aren’t hungry.  When they will pour drinks and make toasts to you and your country and friendship and will continue to smile and hug on you and hold your hand just because they are glad you are there.  So many words will be said, and while few of these words will be familiar, everything will be understood because love has its own language.  There is nothing like the undeniable realization that people are good everywhere, and that no matter where you go in the world, you will find good people who welcome you into their lives with love and kindness and friendship.  There’s nothing like feeling at home in a foreign country.  

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