首先我们非常乐意高兴Quqi继续和我们同住。我们花了一些时间适应毕竟住在我们家对她来说是不同的初体验。我们的生活很活跃，我们忙于工作家庭成员也很多。她花了一些时间去适应融入进这个大家庭。她是个独生女，在我们家，尽管她是唯一一个国际生，她有了美国兄弟姐妹。不仅如此，她在节假日里也见了许多我其他的家庭成员，我有七个兄弟姐妹她见了六个。许多孩子都爱来我家玩，所以她也认识了许多我的侄子侄女，她还抱了我圣诞节前刚出生的侄女。尽管有时她会觉得有些累，但我们一起把困扰她的问题解决了。我们常常交流，当她想一个人静静的时候，我们会尊重她的隐私，当然我相信她喜欢我们的陪伴。她是我的中国女儿，我告诉她无论将来她在何处，我心里都会有她，我会像为我孩子祈祷那般为她祈祷。我们很爱Quqi，在她不在的这个夏天我们都会想她的。
以下是我们一起或者她独自的活动：
-在邻里派对中向我们的邻居介绍了Quqi，派对时整条街都封锁了并摆上了桌子和游戏等。
-三次游乐园（两次与我们一次与学校），作为欢迎礼物，我们送了Quqi一张游乐园季票，她敢做所有的过山车。
-我们一起做饭了，我尝试着做中国菜，我请她把她祖母的食谱带来让我们学习。
-一起过感恩节。
-高尔夫
-和家里其他成员一起出去吃晚饭。
-我与Quqi两个人出去吃晚饭。
-她加入了学校游泳队，平常练习繁忙，比赛也很多。
-大家庭一起过圣诞。她不仅收到了我的礼物，还有我母亲，岳母，我的兄弟和别的大人的礼物。我的家里人都很喜欢Quqi。
-一起过除夕，那两周我的母亲和妹妹从Florida过来看我，我妹妹们也是青少年所以她们相处得很好。
-Quqi和朋友们玩的也很好，她去对方的家做客，有时也一起出去购物。
-尽管不是每周日，她有时也会去教堂礼拜。
-在遛狗时，我们会一起散步聊天。
-我们一起去看了许多次电影。去看Breakthrough的时候，她哭的非常厉害，电影结束时，她抱着我感谢我带她来看这部电影。
-在家里火炉旁一起看电影。
-在家里举办烧烤派对。
-在天气好的夜晚，我们会在户外的火堆边做s’more。
-她很喜欢和别的小姑娘一起玩蹦床。我女儿Isabella我侄女Janistie和邻居Emily都和她差不多大。
-Hurricane Harbor水上公园。我们在Memorial Day取得去的，和我Florida来的妹妹和别的一些朋友，她们乘遍了游乐设施玩的很开心。
-我们和Rivera一家一起去共进了晚餐，因为Quqi生日不在，我们提前庆祝了她的生日。
-这周日，我们要带她去Dutch Spring Lake去庆祝父亲节，我们会和别的朋友一起烧烤。
我也许还漏了很多事。除了这些我们一起的记忆外，我们也有个人的责任，我们需要工作，学习，等等。我们也要各自保持房间整洁，洗自己的衣服。我大扫除的时候，孩子们也会来帮忙。我并不要求她们帮忙，但我女儿和Quqi都很自觉的帮我。她学习很刻苦，不仅成绩好，也让我的孩子们了解到学习是多么的重要。说实话，我认为我的孩子们并没有意识到英语作为母语对他们学习提供了很多便利和优势，他们学习不如Quqi那么刻苦。Quqi的认真让她不会在考试中发挥失败。我们帮助她检查复习，她也会教我女儿数学。她非常贴心我们都很感谢她。
我和我的丈夫都十分庆幸加入了这个项目。我们也有可能接待到别的孩子，但Quqi来了，我们非常欢迎她也感到非常高兴。
虽然我知道我们不可能永远在一起，最多到她高中毕业。然后我们会迎来一个新的学生。也许会有挑战和困难，但最终都会通过沟通化解。你们可以相信我们。尽管我们家没有佣人或女仆，但我们会亲自接待这些孩子，他们会在美国学到许多宝贵的人生经验并做好成人的准备。因为我们家人还有许多别的文化背景，他们不仅能了解到美国的文化还有别的文化。我们是基督徒我们爱所有人。
原文：
First and foremost, we would absolutely love to continue hosting Quqi this upcoming school year.
She has been a pleasure to have in our home. It took some time adjusting for all of us because her experience in my home has been different than anywhere else. We live a very active life, yet are very busy with work and we have a big family. She has had to learn to become a part of this big family and it took some time getting used to. She was used to living a life with just a few people at home, her being the only child. Well in my house, although she was the only international student, she now has American brothers and sisters. Not only, but she’s met so many people from my family, during the holidays and different events we’ve had through out the year. I have a total of 7 siblings and she’s met 6, My house is usually the house where all the kids in the family want to go, and so she’s become familiar with some of the nephews and nieces. She has even held my new born niece who was born right before Christmas. Sure, there were times where she may have felt overwhelmed or we maybe had to problem solve, but we’ve worked through anything that may have bothered her. We have had many great conversations, we respect her privacy when she just wants to be alone and quite, but I believe she appreciates what my family have to offer. She has become my Chinese daughter, in which I told her that no matter where she goes in the future, she will always have a place in my heart and I pray for her, as I pray for my kids. I truly love Quqi, we all do. We will miss her this summer.
See list of activities below we’ve done together, or that Quqi has done on her own:
-Introduced Quqi to some of our friends at a block party for my neighborhood, where the streets were closed down, and the street were filled with tables, games, etc.
-Great adventure about 3 times (twice with us and once with school)-we bought her a season pass as a welcome gift. Quqi was brave to go on all the roller coasters
-We’ve cooked together, when I have attempted to make Chinese food. (I asked her to bring back her grandmother’s recipes so we can try)
-Thanksgiving with the family
-Top golf
-many dinner outings with the family
- several dinner outings for one on one time, just her and I alone
-She joined the swimming team at school, which involved lots of practice and swimming matches
-Celebrated Christmas with our family and extended family, she received gifts from not just me, but my mom, my mother-in-law, my brothers, and all other adults. My extended family loves Quqi and they wanted to make sure they showed her.
-New Years Eve with the family (This includes the 2 weeks my mother and sisters came to visit from Florida. My sisters are teenagers like Quqi and they got along great)
-Quqi has spent time with her friends, either has gone to their home, attended birthday parties, or has gone shopping with her friends for some good socializing through out the year
-She has joined us at church, not every Sunday, but every once in a while
-We take walks around the neighborhood and talk, while walking the dog
-We’ve gone to the movie theater to watch some really nice inspirational movies that she loved. (one movie, she cried so much, when the movie was over, she hugged and thanked me for bringing her. movie was called Breakthrough)
-Movie nights at home next to the fire place
-Many barbecues at home
-Nice nights, we will make smores next to the firepit outside.
-She loves to jump on the trampoline with the girls (my daughter Isabella, my niece Janistie and our neighbor Emily, both are Quqi’s age)
-Hurricane Harbor Water Park (included with the Six Flags season pass) we went there for Memorial Day and enjoyed the time with my other sister from Florida, and some friends. They had such a great time getting on all the water rides.
-We had a going away dinner with our family and the Rivera family and since Quqi will not be with us on her birthday, we celebrated her birthday early
-This Sunday, we are taking her to Dutch Spring Lake, where we will be celebrating Father’s Day with some friends & family, barbecuing at the lake and they will enjoy the aqua park.
(I have many pictures that I have take throughout the year, I will send them through text message)
I may be missing a lot more that I cannot think of right at this moment. However, besides all the actives, we do together, we each have our own responsibilities. Work, school, studying, etc. We each our responsible for our own rooms, cleaning up after ourselves, cleaning our own rooms, washing our own clothes. I clean the house and the kids will help sometimes. I don’t expect them to do this for me, but my daughter especially helps and Quqi has helped me at times without me asking her. She spends a lot of time studying which has not only shows in her studies, but has also served to show my kids how important it is to study. To be honest, my kids do not realize how easy they have it knowing the language that they sometimes do not take advantage at the fact that studying the way Quqi does, can avoid getting a bad grade on an exam. We have helped her with her review and she has also offered to help my daughter with her math. She is very sweet and very appreciative.
My husband and I are so glad that we joined the program. We could have had any other child, but Quqi entered our home and we are truly happy with having her around and will always welcome her.
With that said, I know that having her will not last forever, but only until she graduates High School. Then we will open our home to a new student. We will know to expect a few challenges, but ultimately, with communications and setting the expectations up front, anything can be resolved. Your agency can count on us to continue being a part of this wonderful program. We don’t have a mansion, or a made, but any child that lives in our home, will not only be hosted by us, but will definitely gain some beneficial life lessons to prepare them on their journey to being an adult here in the US and learn from not just an american culture, but from other cultures as my family is multi-cultural, but we are first Christian and love everyone.
I will send the pictures through my phone.
Thank you again with this wonderful opportunity.
Jacquelin Colon