未踏上这片土地之前，对于美国，每个人都有自己的想象。也许是傲视全球的GDP、贯穿几代人童年的漫威超级英雄，或者表情包出道的总统，和爱指手画脚的“世界警察”……但想象总归是片面的，只有亲身体验才能构建出更加立体的印象。

就在这个暑假，南京雨花台中学国际部的同学们，便通过22天的交流学习，给出了他们关于这个国家最直观的感受，和最真实的体验。

从游乐天堂坦帕，到名校林立的波士顿，从国际化大都市纽约，到历史政治名城华盛顿。热情自信的美国人、妙趣横生的现代文化、不断探索的民族精神、先进独特的教育理念……这场美国之旅从各个方面，丰富着雨中交流生们对于这个国家的认识和理解。

刘昱辰 2018.9.10

On my first day at Cambridge high school, I felt very excited and curious. After visiting various novel courses and classrooms in the school, I ended my good partner, Chris. He is a lovely, warm and humorous man. He always patiently explains to me and invites me to participate when I didn't know about the course. I am glad to have this friend to help me experience the high school life in America. I can feel their passion and love for learning because they can choose their own classes, which is totally different from China. The most special is their teaching mode, which is a fixed classroom and teacher, but there are always different students to participate. The class atmosphere is not as quiet as the Chinese class. All students are actively involved and try to learn by themselves, which is very important in the future college life. Therefore, I enjoy and hope to continue studying   here.

辛驿珺 2018.9.12

Today is the third day of school, I have gradually integrated into the local study and life. The home is very friendly, always prepares delicious local food for us, and drives us in a jeep. The children at home are also very cute. We have fun with her. Although there are still many places in the classroom that you can't understand, we still try hard to listen and work hard with local students. This is a rare opportunity to experience all-English teaching and improve my speaking ability. Tomorrow, I hope that I can become more confident. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, say the most real thoughts in your heart, and cheer.

李钉 2018.9.14

Today is the fifth day we live at home. My ‘father’ picked us up in a typical white American pickup truck and asked us if we were hungry all the way home. I said I was a little hungry. My father pulled over to the gas station on the side of the road. We chose coke and chicken rolls in the supermarket, and my father was generous enough to pay for them. As soon as we got home, we found the electricity was out! Father said, "if the power goes out, let's go out to dinner." In the evening, we took the SUV to a nearby food street, where our ‘parents’ enthusiastically told us how to order burgers and introduced American food. At the dinner table, we were excited to introduce our school, hometown city and family. Our parents also introduced our neighbors, American food and surrounding attractions.