Cleared for Takeoff by Julia Devillers

Author:Julia Devillers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2011-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

Some people were waving signs that said USA. Others were waving American flags. It was very thrilling.

Liberty’s father told her that they would have a visit at the United States embassy! He explained that an embassy is the official building of one country inside another country, where diplomats and other people work.

The motorcade pulled up to a large building.

“We’ll have a quick meet and greet at the embassy,” Mrs. Porter said. “That means we’ll be meeting many American people who are living overseas and working here in Georgia, at our embassy.”

The car stopped and the door opened, and suddenly Liberty was introduced to a blur of people: the ambassador to Georgia, who represents America; the deputy chief of mission, who is in charge at the embassy; and a bunch of grown-ups who worked at the embassy. Liberty shook a lot of hands.

“Now, Liberty, we’ll introduce you to some fun people,” the deputy chief of mission said, and winked at her. “Our kids. They’re inside.”

“Kids live at the embassy?” Liberty asked. The deputy chief of mission laughed.

“No, Liberty, they live in regular houses here in Tbilisi,” he said. “Their parents work at the embassy, and we’ve all gathered here today to welcome you.”

Liberty and her parents went inside to a big room, where a group of people were waiting. They all looked very excited to see the American visitors.

“Hello, Liberty!” they said.

“Hello, fellow American people also in the country of Georgia!” Liberty exclaimed.

Liberty wanted to say hi to the kids, but James’s mother shushed her because it was speech time. Liberty sat on a chair and looked patriotical while people talked. Liberty’s father talked and thanked all the embassy people for helping out both the American and Georgian countries, and for working and living here.

While he was talking, Liberty thought about what it would be like, not just to visit, but to live in a different country. Then finally her father stopped talking, and Liberty decided she could find out for herself.

Mrs. Piffle explained that her father would take pictures with each of the families. Liberty was welcome to say hello to them if she wanted to.

She wanted to! She wanted to find out what it was like to live in, not just visit, a different country. After the first family got their picture taken, Liberty said hi to their son.

“What’s it like to live in a different country?” Liberty asked.

“Oh, we’ve lived in lots of different countries,” the boy said. “I’ve lived in South Africa, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, and Australia.”

“Oh my gosh,” Liberty said. “That’s so cool. I’ve only lived in America.”

“Yeah, but you live in the White House,” the boy said. “That’s cool.”

Liberty agreed. They were both lucky.

Liberty talked to all the kids after they had their picture taken with her dad. Some of them loved living overseas, and some of them didn’t.

“The best part is meeting lots of people from different countries,” one girl said. “There are people from all over the world at my school. The worst part is that there’s no shopping mall here.

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