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作者：Anvita
翻譯：潘澤彬
校對：Luz、Zuzana、Joanne

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Sunsets in Xiamen are something I look forward to everyday
Coming to China was such an incredible happenstance. I used to learn Chinese as a hobby back in my hometown and now I’ve been living in Xiamen for almost 3 years!
來到中國是一個不可思議的巧合。我在家鄉的時候，就喜歡學習中文，它曾是我的愛好，一晃我已經在廈門生活了將近 3 年！
I still remember my first day here so vividly. I had stars in my eyes the moment I landed at Gaoqi airport in February 2019. Everything was so foreign to me yet strangely familiar at the same time. My Chinese was still not good enough to have a decent conversation, all I could confidently say was “你好”. But that didn’t stop the overfriendly taxi driver from talking to me. He still continued to make conversation and made me feel so welcome. A long 40-minute drive later, we arrived at the East Gate of Xiamen University. He dropped me off right at the entrance since he couldn’t go inside. I was standing with my huge suitcases just taking in the whole scene. This was it. A new beginning.
來到廈門第一天的情景，仍印在我的腦海里，栩栩如生。 2019 年 2 月，飛機降落在廈門高崎機場，那一刻我的眼睛里充滿了星光。一切對我來說都是那么陌生，但陌生中又帶有一絲熟悉。我的漢語仍然不夠好，無法進行像樣的對話，有信心脫口而出的詞只有“你好” ，但這并不能阻攔那個過于友好的出租車司機與我聊天。他一直和我閑聊，讓我感到賓至如歸。漫長的 40 分鐘車程后，我們到達了廈門大學東門。司機不能進去，所以就在門口把我放下了。我提著巨大的行李箱站在那里，欣賞著眼前的一切。這就是廈大，一個全新的開始。
I was so clueless about where to go from here. Being a painfully shy person, I couldn’t bring myself to ask anyone for help. Thankfully, two students saw me and approached me, then helped me drag my bags all the way to the dormitories. Day by day I realised that everyone here is so friendly. I never felt homesick.
我根本不懂該往哪里走，而且我害羞極了，不敢求助任何人。好在有兩個學生看到了我，向我走來，幫我把行李拖到宿舍。日子一天天過去，我感到這里的每個人都是非常友好。我從未想家。

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Disneyland Shanghai with my best friends!
My first year was spent in Xiamen University where I was learning Chinese; all my classmates were from different countries and I had never even heard of some of them in my entire life. My social skills improved significantly; I broke out of my shell and made a lot of friends. We’d explore all of Xiamen in big groups and also travelled around other cities in China together. 2019 was the best year of my life.
我第一年是在廈門大學度過的，在那里學習漢語。所有同學都來自不同的國家，有些國家我甚至從未聽過。我的社交能力有了顯著提高，打破了束縛自己的外殼，交了許多朋友。我們大伙兒一起探索廈門，也一起到中國其他城市旅行。 2019 年是我人生中最美好的一年。

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Class picture from the Spring 2020 semester, good old days
Attending classes didn’t even feel like school; every day was so fun and interactive and the teachers were so friendly. We had classes for listening, speaking and literature. They were spaced out very nicely during the week so we didn’t feel burdened by it. The beginner classes were the hardest and most of us were taking longer to understand certain topics, kudos to the teachers for being so patient with us.