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In 1996, when I was 18 years old, I had the golden opportunity to go on an international exchange program.
1996年時，我18歲，我獲得了一個國際交換項目的寶貴機會。
Ironically I'm an Australian who prefers proper icy cold weather,
但是，我是一個更喜歡“適當”寒冷天氣的澳大利亞人，
so I was both excited and tearful when I got on a plane to Iceland, after just having farewelled my parents and brothers goodbye.
在我告別父母和兄弟們，登上去冰島的飛機時，既激動，也有些傷心。
I was welcomed into the home of a beautiful Icelandic family who took me hiking,
我受到了一個非常友好的冰島家庭的歡迎，他們帶著我徒步旅行，
and helped me get a grasp of the melodic Icelandic language.
幫助我了解音調(diào)優(yōu)美的冰島語。
I struggled a bit with the initial period of homesickness.
起初，對家鄉(xiāng)的思念讓我有些掙扎。
I snowboarded after school, and I slept a lot.
我放學后去滑雪，也睡得很多。
Two hours of chemistry class in a language that you don't yet fully understand can be a pretty good sedative.
用一門你還沒能完全理解的語言，進行兩小時的化學課，可以是一劑不錯的“鎮(zhèn)定劑”。
My teacher recommended I try out for the school play, just to get me a bit more socially active.
我的老師建議，我嘗試一下學校的戲劇活動，讓我能在社交上更加積極一些。
It turns out I didn't end up being part of the play, but through it I met Thordis.
結(jié)果，我并未成功入選，但卻遇見了Thordis。
We shared a lovely teenage romance, and we'd meet at lunchtimes to just hold hands and walk around old downtown Reykjavík.
我們情竇初開，我們午餐時見面，只是為了牽個手，在雷克雅未克的舊城中散步。
I met her welcoming family, and she met my friends.
我見過了她熱情的家人，她也見過了我的朋友們。
We'd been in a budding relationship for a bit over a month when our school's Christmas Ball was held.
直到學校的圣誕舞會，我們萌芽中的關(guān)系，才進行了一個月多一點時間。
