個(gè)人簡(jiǎn)介：
Country of Origin :?Spain, Barcelona
來(lái)自：西班牙巴塞羅納
Occupation :?Fashion designer
職業(yè)：時(shí)尚設(shè)計(jì)師
Years in China :?4 years
在華居住時(shí)間：4 年
My story in China started when I got a job offer for a company in Guangzhou. I never thought of China as a place where I would like to live, I only considered it as a place to travel sometime in my life. Surprisingly, China has turned out to be the country that has brought me the most exciting adventures and experiences in my life so far.
我收到廣州一家公司offer的時(shí)候，我的中國(guó)之旅也隨之開(kāi)始。我從未想過(guò)，今后我會(huì)住在中國(guó)，我只把它看作是生命中的旅居之地。但令我驚喜的是，中國(guó)帶給我的是最激動(dòng)人心的冒險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷。
What do you like most about Guangzhou or China as a whole?
你最喜歡廣州/中國(guó)的什么？
I currently live in Guangzhou, I have been here more than 4 years now, but I am moving to Xiamen shortly. Guangzhou as a city has made me find a hobby and a passion that is dancing salsa, thanks to this I have been traveling through the rest of Asia always looking for places where I can dance and meet new people. Also the location of Guangzhou has allowed me to travel to many countries and live unique adventures, which is perfect for a restless and curious soul like mine.
What fascinated you the most about living in China??
生活在中國(guó)，最吸引你的是什么？
One of the things that fascinates me the most about China is the security that this country provides, especially for a woman. The tranquility of being able to walk at dawn knowing that nothing is going to happen to you.
中國(guó)最吸引我的地方就是，生活在這個(gè)國(guó)家充滿安全感，特別是對(duì)一個(gè)女人來(lái)說(shuō)。你敢在凌晨散步，因?yàn)槟阒啦粫?huì)發(fā)生任何危險(xiǎn)的事情，只管享受這份寧?kù)o。
What is your unique China story?
你在中國(guó)有什么特別的經(jīng)歷？
I am a faithful believer that things do not happen without a reason, even if China was not in my plans. Life gives you what you need and not what you think you need. China has given me the privilege of having a good quality of life and a job that possibly in another part of Europe I would not have gotten..
我一直相信，事情不會(huì)無(wú)緣無(wú)故發(fā)生，中國(guó)不在我的計(jì)劃之內(nèi)。生活會(huì)給你真正需要的東西，而不是你認(rèn)為需要的東西。中國(guó)給了我更好的生活和工作，這是我在歐洲其它國(guó)家無(wú)法得到的。
The most wonderful thing about being here is the possibility of meeting people from all over the world. Most of us come from our countries with a closed mind, when we arrive here, our experiences enrich our lives and modify our vision of the world. I do not think that what China has provided me with is anything material, but something more valuable that has to do with the expansion of knowledge about many aspects of life.
Add a random fun fact about your country or hometown
再講講關(guān)于西班牙巴塞羅那一些有趣的知識(shí)
Continuing with the aforementioned, it is fun to go back to your home country and see that people don’t let go of preconceived ideas about China and other places in the world. When you tell them about the things you have experienced and how wrong they are in many of their prejudices, you feel that you come from another world.
咱們接著往下講，回到祖國(guó)，就會(huì)覺(jué)得人們對(duì)中國(guó)和世界其他地方存在先入為主的看法，這很有趣。你告訴他們你的所見(jiàn)所聞，向他們解釋許多偏見(jiàn)是錯(cuò)誤的，你會(huì)覺(jué)得自己來(lái)自另一個(gè)世界。
Every time I return to Barcelona, there is one side of China that I always miss. In my life abroad it feels like there is always an anecdote or valuable experience at the end of each day, but when I return to my hometown the days seem boring, as well as the conversations that I share with people. It feels like in my hometown nothing has changed and I feel that I no longer belong to any place specific place in the world, but to everywhere.
每次我回到巴塞羅那，我總會(huì)懷念中國(guó)的某一方面。在國(guó)外生活，感覺(jué)每天都會(huì)經(jīng)歷一件有趣或者令人受益匪淺的事情，但當(dāng)我回到家鄉(xiāng)時(shí)，日子過(guò)得很無(wú)聊，和別人聊天也變得無(wú)聊起來(lái)。感覺(jué)我的家鄉(xiāng)沒(méi)有發(fā)生什么變化，我感覺(jué)我不再拘泥于一個(gè)地方生活，而是到每個(gè)地方暢游。
作者：Carla?翻譯：潘澤彬
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