Meeting with family.

"How will they be? What will be thier expectations from me? Will they accept me the way I want them to? How will they be different form my natural family?" Hundreds of questions were running into my mind like a storm of confusion when I landed in Detroit Airport from Chicago airport. It was a 45 minute flight from Chicago and I was with two other exchange students. One from Pakistan and one from Mali. The plane was very teeny tiny. This was funny, because it was the smallest plane I've seen but it was cute. My cane of pepsi was shaking into my hands while I was thinking that finally I've reached to my destination. My exchange year begins NOW!____________
         As I was going to get my lugage, I saw my host mom hoding a sign board which had my name on it. I went to her with a bit nervousness and excitement thinking how will she welocme me? should I hug her? or she'll find it bad? I had NO IDEA.. But thank god, she was good at it. She hugged me and welcomed with a warm smile on her face. My host Dad was waiting in the car outside the aiport. I was waiting for my suitcase to come and it didn't! We went to the authority and they assured us that it will come later ad they will call us. I was a little worried but I beleived in American Airlines so waited patiently.
  When I was in the car, they told me that they are going to take me to Ann Arbor, a big town near my teeny-tiny town called Dexter. We went there at a restraunt to meet my host brother who is 26 years old ad his girlfriend. My host sister who is 21 years old was out of town. I was excited to meet my brother. The meeting with mom and dad was great (atleast, that's my view. Hope they also think like that), now let's see how it goes with my brother and his girlfriend.After a drive of 1 hour we reached Ann Arbor, which is famous becuse of the University of Michigan. It is a beautiful city. The food was delicious. During eating we kepton talking and they were glad to see that I wasn't hesitating. I am a "Chatter box". I can never live without talking, they found it fascinating and it worked out well.
 When we reached the house there was a little pomeranian dog of my sister whose name is cookie. I was really scared of dogs, especially when they are jumping and barking. He was doing it. I got too scared and started screaming. That was funny for my family but it made me nervous. The house was beautiful and big. This was a kind of house I always wanted to live in. So I was happy to be there. My mom gave me a little tour of the house and told me the things I needed to know. I got my luggage and started settling up into my room. It was nice and peaceful. i like my room. I asked my mom the questions we were told to ask in our orientations, which we had before coming to the U.S. It was good to feel that "the family meeting" part went good. I was satisfied to see that these people were not rude or strict. :)
All the house rules were explained to me and I felt okay with all of them. It always depends on your host family that what type of rules they have. You have to follow them since you are living in their house. Being an exchange student, you are supposed to be flexible in every condition. This is the time you have to prove how strong you are! My family is not so strict, but I expected them to be very strict and I was thinking to be obidient about the rules.
Neat nicy.. I went to bed at night. I surely missed my natural family but started praying and them I felt good. The first days will be tough, but after you get used to your new life. :)