新西兰的语言学校留学生,多数都有寄宿在当地人家里的经历。那家的女主人,常常被称作“HOMESTAY MOTHER(寄宿家庭妈妈)”。我的寄宿家庭妈妈名叫麦尔,是我在新西兰结识的第一个当地人,也是我最好的“洋”朋友。到新西兰是个星期天,学校的学生顾问来接我,我们径直到了麦尔的家。麦尔看起来只有30岁左右,身材匀称,皮肤很细。后来我才知道,她已经45了。以前我们都说“洋人”皮肤易老,看来不完全符合事实。麦尔带我去看我的房间,约莫12个平方米左右,三面墙是蓝色,一面墙是奶黄色,简单放着几件家具。拉开窗帘,落地长窗外面就是盛 New Zealand language school students, most of them have lodgings in the local family experience. The hostess of that house is often called “HOMESTAY MOTHER.” My mom, my mom, is my first native to get to know New Zealand and my best friend. To New Zealand is a Sunday, the school’s student advisers to pick me up, we go straight to Mel’s home. Meyer looks only about 30 years old, well-proportioned, the skin is very thin. Later I learned that she was already 45. We used to say “foreigner ” skin easy to get old, does not seem completely in line with the facts. Myr took me to see my room, about 12 square meters, three walls are blue, a wall is milk yellow, simply put a few pieces of furniture. Open the curtains, floor long window is Sheng