Hiroko’s Diary

During the winter vacation while I stayed in America, I had to get out of the dormitory so I looked for a winter home stay program.

As I wrote before in my blog, when I first read the famous speech "I have a dream" by Martin Ruther King Jr. in my high school days I got impressed by his bravery so that I’d been thinking that if I’d had a chance I’d like to visit his hometown in the future. Therefore, I decided to apply for the program in Georgia. Before I left Washington D.C. for Atlanta, I got a call from my host mother. Her English had a southern accent and her voice sounded very soft and gentle.

It took about an hour from the airport to the host family