一个星期四的下午，我的父母让我坐在沙发上跟他们聊天儿。我以为我忘了把盘子放进洗碗机，或者没把脏衣服放进洗衣机。但是他们告诉了我一件让我很惊讶的事儿。他们告诉我：“我们的家要搬去香港了。”

On an ordinary Thursday afternoon, my parents sat me down on the couch to talk. I thought I forgot to put my dishes in the dishwasher, or didn’t put my clothing in the washing machine, but I never would have guessed the first thing that came out of their mouths. “We are moving to Hong Kong.”

那天晚上我没睡好。如果我搬家，我就会离开我的朋友、家和学校。我的生活会完全不一样。

That night I tossed and turned in bed. Moving meant that I would be leaving my home, school, friends, and starting a new life somewhere else.

我把所有的东西都打包进一个很小的登机包里，来到了我们的登机口。

With all my personal belongings packed in a small suitcase, I walked through the airport to gate C21.

飞了十六个小时以后，我们到了香港。下飞机的时候，我又高兴又害怕不知道我的生活会怎么样。

After the long 16-hour flight, we finally arrived in Hong Kong. I ran off the plane, excited, but scared about what my new life would be.

到了新家以后我非常激动。我不知道我要选什么房间。这个新家会不会还有我的读书角？

Arriving at the new house was exciting. “Which bedroom was going to be mine?” “Would I have room for my special reading corner?”

虽然我喜欢我新的家，可是这儿跟我以前的家不一样。我的心不在这里，我不想在这儿住下去。

Even though I loved the new house, it didn’t feel the same. I just wanted to go home. 

今天是我第一天上学。我的妈妈说我要穿校服，但是我从来没穿过校服。

It was my first day at my new school. The day started strangely as my mom told me I would have to wear a uniform. I had never worn a uniform before. 

我在走廊里走，我跟别的学生都穿了一样的校服，我以为我们看起来一样。但是他们看我的眼神告诉我，我们不一样。

Walking down the halls, I thought I blended in with the rest of the students because we all wore the same uniform, but the way they stared at me told me otherwise. 

到了教室以后，我的新老师开心地说：“早上好！这是你们的新同学，她叫高莉诗。她是从美国来的，从今天开始她跟我们一起上课。我们欢迎她！”

“Good Morning class!” My new teacher exclaimed, “This is our new student Alexis who moved all the way from New York to join us. Everyone give her a warm welcome.” 

我早上在走廊看见的那三个女孩子对我说：“坐在我们这里吧！” 然后她们告诉了我她们的名字，这个时候，老师开始上课了。

“Come sit with us,” the girls I made eye contact with in the hallway whispered. We exchanged names, shared some laughs, and then the teacher started her lesson.  

但是我发现我不知道老师在白板上写什么！所有的学生都在认真写笔记。一个叫Tia的女孩问我需不需要帮助。我当时看起来一定很惊讶，所以她觉得她要帮我。Tia开始说：“在中文，……” 我打断了她：“你们说中文？！” 我还没学过中文！

“What in the world was she writing on the board?” I thought to myself. The girls at my table seemed to be writing notes easily. Tia, the girl who sat next to me, asked if I needed any help. My face told her the answer. Tia started to explain, “In Chinese-” “In Chinese!” I interrupted. I had never even heard the word Chinese before.

放学的时候，妈妈来接我，我跑着去找她。我觉得我现在要马上回家跟我的父母聊天儿或者跟我美国的朋友打电话。

When the bell rang to go home, I ran out the door expecting to tell my mom all about my day.  I couldn't wait to Facetime my old friends in New York.

突然，我听到我的新朋友喊：“等一下！” 妈妈很快就答应了让她们来我们家玩儿。

“Wait up!” my new friends yelled to me as I got into my mom’s car.  It didn’t take much convincing to get my mom to allow them to come over and play.