個人簡介：
Name :?Ramone Turnquest, also known as Roman
姓名：Ramone Turnquest，也可稱他為Roman
Country of Origin :?The Bahamas
國籍：巴哈馬
Occupation :?Entrepreneur/Consultant
職業(yè)：企業(yè)家/咨詢顧問
Years in China :?6?years
在華居住時間：6年
How did your journey in China begin?
你的中國之旅是怎樣開始的?
My journey in China began in the most drastic way. In 2013, I had just gotten out of a 5-year relationship and I just wanted to reinvent myself. At that time, I also found myself in a grey area professionally where I was overqualified for entry level positions but underqualified for senior roles. I had been living in UK for 10 years and wanted a new start in a new and exciting place. As a result, I randomly packed up my stuff and returned to the US where one night I ran into a very old friend who told me he was studying in China at Donghua University and he was about to graduate. He suggested that I should come back to China with him and learn Chinese which could make me more marketable professionally. The first thing I thought to myself was: ‘China? That’s too far!’ I applied for the student visa and the course just to appease my friend and did not really pay the idea of moving here any mind. 3 days later I learnt that my visa was approved and a couple weeks later I was on a plane on my way to Shanghai. I only initially planned to be here for the duration of the course which was 4 months long.
我的中國之旅充滿戲劇性。2013 年，我剛結(jié)束 5 年的戀情，想要重新開始。那時，我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在工作中正處于不上不下的尷尬位置，對于初級職位，我的資歷過高，而對于高級職位，我的資歷卻不夠。我在英國已經(jīng)生活了10 年，所以想在一個新奇有趣的地方開啟一段新生活。于是，我簡單收拾了東西回到美國。一天晚上，我遇到一位老朋友，他說自己正在中國的東華大學讀書，而且即將畢業(yè)。他建議我和他一起去中國學習漢語，這樣我在職場上會更有競爭力。當時，我腦海里出現(xiàn)的第一個念頭是：“中國？那也太遠了吧！”。不過我還是申請了學生簽證以及學習課程，但只是想應付我的朋友，并沒有真正打算搬到這里來。三天后，我的簽證得到了批準，幾周后，我坐上了去上海的飛機。但我最初的打算仍然只是在這里學習四個月的課程。
What do you like most about your city and China as a whole?
你所在的城市，哪一點最吸引你？你最喜歡中國的什么呢？
What fascinated you the most about living in China?
生活在中國，最吸引你的是什么?
The fact that China is changing at an extremely fast speed. When I first came in 2013 there was no Alipay, Didi and we only really used QQ, not WeChat. I have seen buildings be demolished and be replaced with luxury skyscrapers in a couple of months. Where I am from and where I have lived, I saw that change takes a long time to happen and sometimes that’s annoying but not in China. Change happens overnight.
What is your unique China story?
你有什么獨特的中國故事?
Actually, how I ended up staying in China is my unique China story. When my visa was coming to an end after studying Chinese, I was replying to some emails and a company I applied to in London a couple months back had reached out to me to say they were trying to get into contact with me. I told them I was currently in China at the moment and if we could do the interview on Skype since I was not physically in London. They replied and after a conversation they said that they have subsidiaries in Shanghai and if I would be interested in staying here and joining them. It was definitely not in my cards to stay here as I initially wanted to just learn Chinese and leave after a couple of months and return back to London but 8 years later, I am still working here, I own a business and did random stuff like star in a movie, be on the front row of Fashion Week Shanghai which led to me being on the cover of a magazine here. My China story has been a whirlwind.
事實上，我決定留在中國就是我的獨特故事。我學完中文后，簽證即將到期。記得當時我正在回復一些電子郵件，幾個月前我在倫敦申請的一家公司聯(lián)系了我，表示想進一步與我溝通。我告訴他們我正在中國，是否可以在 Skype 上進行線上面試。經(jīng)過一番交談后，他們表示在上海有分公司，詢問我是否愿意留在上海工作。我原本只想學習幾個月的中文再返回倫敦，從來沒想過留在中國。但是到現(xiàn)在8年過去了，我依然在中國工作，而且我不僅有了自己的公司，還做了一些其他的事情，比如當電影明星、坐在上海時裝周的前排（這讓也我登上了上海的雜志封面）。我的中國故事更像是一場旋風之旅。
Some background on his home country：
介紹一下Roman的故鄉(xiāng)：
The Bahamas has over 700 islands in total with only 30 of them currently being inhabited. Famous Bahamian islands include the Exumas which have an extraordinary pig beach where you can swim with pigs! Harbor Island which is known for its beach has natural pink sand and many more!
作者：Roman 翻譯：鄧忠悅
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Home away from home?is a collection of the unique stories written by foreigners in China and compiled by MTS. Join us on this journey of exploring 100 different stories showcasing what it truly means to live in China!《家外之家》是一本外國人在中國的獨特故事集，由外國人撰寫，精藝達公司征集匯編。歡迎外國朋友積極參與，和我們一起探尋100個不同的故事，展示生活在中國的真正意義！
It has been?5 months?already since the “Home Away from Home” essay contest began! We appreciate all the foreign friends who have participated writing?55 unique stories?about their experience as expats in China.?On October 31st, the voting system closed, and after thorough counting of likes, reads and votes, today is the time to announce the?5 winners! Drumroll please...感謝大家?5 個月以來對《家外之家》征文比賽的關(guān)注！開賽至今，我們一共征集到了?55 篇外國人在華故事，我們非常感謝此次積極參與征文活動的外國朋友。2021 年 10 月 31 日，網(wǎng)站投票通道也已關(guān)閉。通過計算社交媒體點贊數(shù)、閱讀數(shù)、以及網(wǎng)站投票數(shù)，經(jīng)過激烈角逐,?5 名參賽者最終脫穎而出
