介绍:
When east and west meet at a Mountain Resort
--Series Two: Come on, you can do it!
Anchor：
China is big and China is booming! The rapid economic growth in recent years means that the country is full of opportunities. Many foreigners are interested in coming over to continue their studies and work here. However, the language barrier is arguably one of the biggest obstacles for foreigners in adapting to life in China. Last week, we met a group of overseas students in Chengde, and today, we’ll find out more about their lives and struggles in their new home. Here is our reporter Luo Yu.
Report:
Students have to encounter a wide array of obstacles to make their life meaningful in China. From eating to clothing, from language to culture, they are faced with daily struggles and it is life that makes them stronger. Bilal from Pakistan found out that all the cartons of ‘milk’ in the supermarket were in fact yogurt.
(Bilal, 4:30, male, English)
‘One time I went to the city to buy a milk to make tea. You know all the characters are Chinese on the bags. When I opened the packet, it was yogurt instead of tea. I felt very helpless. It was my saddest moment in my life in China.’
(Zoya, 08:26, female, English)
‘For us we used to think we pop up a question anytime, it’s ok. But for them, it’ll be, wait, let the lecture just get over and in the end, we will talk about the problems.’
(Elijah, 19:30, male, English)
‘Because we are black, they would be scared to talk to us. This is kind of funny.’
(Faduma Hassan Minnesota, 1:17, male, English)
‘Food, f ood wise. The grocery store don’t have the same things from back home. A lot of spices, a lot of groceries or whatever. You just adapt. But otherwise, Chinese food are really good.’
(Zoya, 07:26, male, English)
‘The idea of respect is different. As a student, we used to think that if we are late for a class, that does not mean I’m not respecting the teacher. It’s just I’m late. But over here, I realize that for students who were late, it was more like disrespecting the teacher itself.’
Li Shasha, a lecturer with the department of physiology, has been working hard to communicate better with the students and she seems very happy about the students’ performance.
(Li Shasha, 6:20,female, English)
(With background sound)
‘They are the excellent students. They are more excellent than Chinese students. Some of them have been able to do excellent experiment and explain clinical case. They treat a patient and work as a doctor. That is a very huge achievement for us. We can communicate as we are doctors in the hospital.’
Wang Yunhua is the director of the department of International Cooperation of the university. As a caring supervisor, she is loved by all her students.
(05:12 Wang Yunhua,female, Chinese)
‘The international students in our college are very energetic. The majority of them are ambitious and they want to be medical professionals in the future. Diligent and versatile, they truly add splendor to our campus.’
Overseas students are quite popular on campus. Let’s check out what their Chinese schoolmates have to say.
(Chinese student 1, female, Chinese)
‘There was a romantic evening when a guy proposed to a girl, with candles lit around on the recess area. It was beautiful.’
(Chinese student 2, female, Chinese)
‘They sometimes gather by the elevator to hold seminars. The place is cool with limited space. There, they formed a study group and they worked very hard.’
(Chinese student 3, female, Chinese)
‘They are very active. They try so hard in every activity. Once in a sports activity, a guy joined the walking race. He did not know how to do it, yet he held out till the last minute even though other people were laughing. He had a sense of mission.’
Living and studying abroad might not be that easy for them who are in their early twenties. It is obviously hard to relieve their homesickness. Namukolo was streamed with tears when talking about her family members back home.
(Namukolo, 6:00, female, English)
‘I miss you a lot and I love you a lot. There are many I can mention them, but I love my mother, my father, my siblings and my relatives. I like them all. I wish they could come here and experience the life here in China, China is beautiful.’
The campus is simply enchanting and is well worth strolling around in. More importantly, they are on a journey in China, fulfilling their dreams to become a doctor through and after their academic adventure. Their love and passion towards their career and the affection they show to the Chinese culture will be an added bonus wherever they are going to be. Chengde is a glorious city where east meets west, attracting more and more young talents from across the world to the mountain resort, not only to appreciate the fantastic view, but to live a richer and more joyful life.
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