個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)介：
Name : Mihail Varivoda
姓名：Mihail Varivoda
Country of Origin : Serbia
國(guó)籍：塞爾維亞
Occupation : Teacher
職業(yè)：教師
Years in China : 4 years
在華居住時(shí)間：4年
How did your journey in China begin?
你的中國(guó)之旅是怎樣開始的?
My first time in China was back in 2015 when I was employed for a cruise ship company. We’d been cruising around the world visiting different countries and at one point the journey around Asia started. Among many Asian countries China was on the list to visit. Places we visited were Tianjin, Shanghai and Hong Kong. To me, Hong Kong was the most impressive of these 3 and we had a blast every time we returned there. A year later I stopped working on board the cruise ships and returned home. At that time I had no idea I would move to China just a year after. I heard about the possibility to work in China and that definitely made me curious to know more about it. In August 2017 my adventure started and the first stop was Beijing, but just for a few days, after short sightseeing I boarded the train and headed to Hefei , Anhui province, where I spent a year. Surprisingly I got used to the lifestyle here quite fast and it felt like a second home within months.
我第一次來(lái)中國(guó)是 2015 年，當(dāng)時(shí)我在一家游輪公司工作。我們一直坐著游輪周游世界，去了許多國(guó)家，在某一時(shí)刻，我們開始了亞洲之旅。在眾多亞洲國(guó)家中，中國(guó)赫然在列。我們?nèi)チ颂旖颉⑸虾：拖愀?。?duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，香港是這三個(gè)城市中讓我印象最深刻的城市，我們每次回到那里都玩得很開心。一年后，我辭去了游輪公司的工作，回到家鄉(xiāng)。當(dāng)時(shí)，我還不知道自己會(huì)在一年后來(lái)到中國(guó)。后來(lái)我聽(tīng)聞可以去中國(guó)工作，這讓我十分好奇，想要更多地了解這個(gè)國(guó)家。2017年8月，我的中國(guó)之旅開始了。第一站是北京，但只待了幾天，短暫的觀光之后，我登上了前往安徽合肥的火車，我在那里待了一年。讓我驚訝的是，短短幾個(gè)月時(shí)間，我就適應(yīng)了這里的生活方式，感覺(jué)像是自己的第二個(gè)家。
What do you like most about Xiamen and China as a whole?
你最喜歡廈門和中國(guó)的什么呢?
It took a very short time to realize that Xiamen is the place where I want to live. After living in Hefei for a year summer came and with it came the summer vacation. I was doing research about interesting places in China and Xiamen kept appearing as one of the recommended places to visit. I booked a ticket to Xiamen north railway station first and then took the metro to a station on the island which was near by the hotel I stayed in. Basically since the first moment I stepped out on the street I noticed the huge difference. Clean streets, no motorbikes all over, quiet atmosphere, great weather and the most amazing BLUE sky. For all people living in Anhui province they know, blue sky is rare because of the pollution. It’s gray most of the year. I was amazed! Immediately I started looking for a job here. Three weeks later I left Hefei and moved to Xiamen haha! What I like the most about Xiamen is there’s everything you need in one place. You want to go hiking? Not a problem! There are great places all over. You want to go to the beach or close to the sea? Not a problem, it’s an island. Lots of streets are perfect for photography, local markets, great views all around the island and what is most important, it is very convenient to go from one place to another. What else do we need?
我花了很短的時(shí)間就決定好廈門是我想居住的城市。在合肥住了一年后，夏天來(lái)臨，暑期也隨之而至。當(dāng)時(shí)我正在研究中國(guó)有趣的地方，廈門一直是推薦名單之一。于是我先定了一張去廈門北站的票，接著乘地鐵到島上的地鐵站，那里離我住的酒店很近。幾乎是從我走到大街上的那一刻起，我就感受到了巨大的差異，干凈的街道、沒(méi)有胡亂停放的摩托車、安靜的氛圍、怡人的天氣，以及最讓人驚嘆的藍(lán)天。住在安徽的人都知道，由于空氣污染，藍(lán)天是很罕見(jiàn)的，天空在一年大部分的時(shí)間里都是灰蒙蒙的。我當(dāng)時(shí)驚喜極了，于是馬上在這找工作。哈哈，三周后，我就從合肥搬到了廈門！我最喜歡廈門的一點(diǎn)是，這里應(yīng)有盡有。你想要徒步旅行？沒(méi)問(wèn)題！廈門到處是適合遠(yuǎn)足的地方。你想去海灘或者海邊？沒(méi)問(wèn)題，這里就是個(gè)島嶼！廈門很多街道都很適合攝影，不管是當(dāng)?shù)厥袌?chǎng)，還是島上美景，最重要的是，廈門交通非常便利。有了以上這些，我們還需要什么呢？
What fascinated you the most about living in China?
生活在中國(guó)，最吸引你的是什么?
I do love exploring, traveling and adventure and China is a country that doesn’t lack places to do all of the things above. Endless places to travel, even just around the province you live there are many small cities and villages with interesting things to offer.
中國(guó)疆域遼闊，非常適合探索、旅游和冒險(xiǎn)。這個(gè)國(guó)家有很多旅游景點(diǎn)，即使是居住省份的周邊，也有很多有趣的小城以及村莊。
– Technology. Life is super convenient. There are lots of apps that make our lives easier. Everything is done with just few clicks online. Do you remember the last time you used paper money? Although this can be a disadvantage sometimes, it is much easier to spend money, especially on Taobao
— 技術(shù) 生活非常方便。這里有許多讓生活輕松的 app，只需要在網(wǎng)上點(diǎn)擊幾下，幾乎所有事情都能搞定。你還記得你上一次用紙幣是什么時(shí)候嗎？即使有時(shí)候這也會(huì)成為一種缺點(diǎn)——花錢變得更隨意了，尤其是在淘寶上。
– Transportation. With fast trains traveling is easy, city transportation is also great with lots of buses and subway lines. I come from Serbia where just 7, 8 years ago you had to travel by train for nearly 5 hours to go across 150 km, haha. Imagine the difference!
— 交通 快車讓旅行變得簡(jiǎn)單，再加上充足的公共汽車和地鐵，城市交通也很便捷。我來(lái)自塞爾維亞，七八年前你得坐近 5 個(gè)小時(shí)的火車才能穿越 150 公里。哈哈，想一想與現(xiàn)在的差距！
– People and food. Chinese people live in a certain harmony with each other and the atmosphere is mostly relaxed at all times. Luckily there are lots of different choices when it comes to food and many dishes taste good. Chinese food is not expensive compared to western restaurants and that is great too!
— 人和食物。 中國(guó)人之間的關(guān)系比較和諧，氣氛通常也很放松。幸運(yùn)的是，關(guān)于食物的選擇有很多，味道也很好。中餐比西餐便宜，而且也很好吃。
Some background on his?hometown:
介紹一下Mihail的故鄉(xiāng)：
Serbia, land of good food, rakija and Novak Djokovic as some will say. Serbia is a small country in East Europe, with a population more or less similar to the number of people in Xiamen. If you ever travel there you will love the food, great Balkan taste and the prices will amaze you. Rakija is our traditional drink and many people enjoy drinking it, although it is quite strong, the taste is great and every guest will be offered to try it as some people are quite proud of their homemade rakija (if they have some). I am not into tennis but Djokovic is definitely someone most people know Serbia for in the recent years. Our nature is amazing and we have lots of mountains that are a paradise for hikers and nature enthusiasts. To mention one, mountain Rtanj, is famous for its pyramid-like shape and some people claim it has healing powers. Some people even claim to have seen aliens from up there! The 360o view from the top will take your breath away and you can see really far in the distance. If you want an unexpensive travel experience and lots of fun, then Serbia should be on your list.
塞爾維亞，美食之鄉(xiāng)，水果白蘭地酒 rakija 和職業(yè)網(wǎng)球運(yùn)動(dòng)員諾瓦克·德約科維奇（Novak Djokovic）也很出名。塞爾維亞是東歐的一個(gè)小國(guó)，其人口數(shù)量與廈門大致相當(dāng)。如果你去那里旅行，你會(huì)喜歡上那里的食物，因?yàn)樗粌H有豐富的巴爾干風(fēng)味，而且價(jià)格也會(huì)令你吃驚。Rakija 是我們的傳統(tǒng)飲品，很多人都喜歡喝。雖然它很烈，但是味道很棒。有些人對(duì)于他們自制的 Rakija 很自豪，如果他們剛好有酒的話，就會(huì)熱情邀請(qǐng)每個(gè)客人去嘗試。我對(duì)網(wǎng)球不感興趣，但德約科維奇肯定是近年來(lái)遠(yuǎn)近聞名的塞爾維亞人。塞爾維亞有令人驚嘆的自然風(fēng)光，有許多山脈，是徒步旅行者和自然愛(ài)好者的天堂。比如，勒塔尼山，它以金字塔狀而聞名，一些人表示這座山有治愈能力，甚至有些人聲稱在上面看到過(guò)外星人！站在山頂，你可以眺望遠(yuǎn)方，360o 無(wú)死角的美景讓你嘆為觀止。如果你想來(lái)一場(chǎng)便宜但有趣的旅行，那么應(yīng)該將塞爾維亞列入名單。
Serbia.com: “One of the scientifically proven facts is that Rtanj emits a type of energy which is very beneficial to human health.”
作者：Mihail 翻譯：鄧忠悅
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