家外之家 2021 | 厦门精艺达翻译服务有限公司

家外之家 2021 | 征文48 ▏Hanna: Always busy and so happy!

My first time in China was 18 years ago. I visited Xiamen as a tourist with my mum, my aunt and her daughters. Not many tourists came here at the time, and everything was rather cheap. We had booked 3 rooms in Mandarin Hotel but they gave us an upgrade to stay at whole Vila. Yes, we got a 5 stars vila all to ourselves! That was so beautiful, like a wonderland. An unforgettable first impression.我第一次来中国是在 18 年前。我和妈妈、姨妈和她的女儿来厦门旅游。当时来这里的游客不多，而且东西都相当便宜。我们在悦华酒店订了 3 个房间，但他们给我们升级到别墅房。没错，我们住进了一套五星级别墅！那里美得就像一个仙境。厦门给我留下了难忘的第一印象。

DanielChen

2021-10-15

家外之家 2021 | 征文47 ▏Raj: Speaking Minnan made my life in Xiamen easier

The first time I step foot on Chinese soil was in 1997 when I went to Beijing for a work trip regarding the design of a hotel there. Coming here for the first time helped to dispel a lot of the misconceptions in my head and the rumors that I heard about living here. I heard that China was so crowded absolutely everywhere, that people misbehaved, that there were no proper toilets! Well, of course, it was all wrong.我第一次踏上中国的土地是在 1997 年，我当时去北京出差，为一家酒店进行设计。第一次来到这里，打消了我脑海中存在的许多误解，那些关于在中国生活的传言也不攻自破了。我听说中国哪里都很拥挤，人们行为粗鲁，也没有体面的厕所！当然，这是完全错误的。

DanielChen

2021-10-15

家外之家 2021 | 征文46 ▏Jenny: In China, I get VIP treatment

After my college graduation, I met up with my high school friend, Renelyn, who was at that time working as a foreign teacher in Xiamen city. After hearing her wonderful experience here in Xiamen, I asked her the procedure on how to apply to work as ESL teacher. At that time, the qualifications required for ESL teachers weren’t that stringent, basically, the requirements were to hold a Bachelor’s degree and a TESL certificate. I was lucky enough to pass all interviews and landed my first job as a foreign teacher in Xiamen Educational College which eventually merged with 2 other colleges and renamed into Xiamen City Vocational College.大学毕业后，我偶遇了高中同学 Renelyn，她当时在厦门做外教。她给我讲了在厦门的精彩故事，然后我问她如何申请成为 ESL（以英语为第二语言）教师。当时，对 ESL 教师的资格要求并不严格，基本要求是持有学士学位和 TESL（英语作为第二外语教学）证书。我很幸运地通过了所有的面试，在厦门教育学院找到了我的第一份工作——外教，该学院最终与其他两所学院合并，更名为厦门城市职业学院。

DanielChen

2021-10-15

家外之家 2021 | 征文45 ▏Biba: there’s nothing romantic about our story

My husband and I lived in Xiamen for almost ten years, but apart from colleagues or friends in groups involved in saving animals, we didn’t meet that many other foreigners. The reason is simple, we didn’t have time. 我和丈夫在厦门生活了近十年，但除了一起拯救动物的同事和朋友外，我们并没有认识很多外国人。原因很简单，我们没时间。

DanielChen

2021-10-15

家外之家 2021 | 抽奖 ▏2021 Home Away From Home – Prize giveaway 3

On Monday October 11th at 2 pm Beijing time, we held the third round giveaway for 1 bottles of wine sponsored by Babel Tower. In the end, we had one lucky prize-winners who are Kristina from Russia. The following is her winning story, you can open the link to read her great story.北京时间 10 月 11 日星期一下午两点我们进行了第三轮抽奖，获奖者是来自俄罗斯的秀颖，以下是她的获奖故事，打开链接阅读她的精彩故事吧！

DanielChen

2021-10-11

家外之家 2021 | 征文44 ▏Jenn: China is an amazing, diverse country

When I tell many people that I live in China, they ask me questions about crowds, traffic, and other problems that they’ve heard exist in China. I’ve been living internationally for 18 years and this is the start of my fourth year in China. To answer these questions, I always show pictures of where I live – in a beautiful beach side community with no traffic and no crowds. Actually, I used to believe those stereotypes about China, too. At one point, I said ‘Never China’ when thinking of where to go next. I’m so glad I decided to change my mind and give China a chance.如果告诉别人我住在中国，他们会问我中国的人口、交通等问题。我已经在世界各地生活了 18 年，今年是我在中国生活的第四年。我回答这些问题的方式就是向他们展示我家小区的照片——一个美丽的海滨小区，那里没有拥堵的交通，没有庞大的人口。事实上，我也曾认为那些对中国的刻板印象是真的。我在考虑下一站去哪里的时候，一度说“绝对不去中国”。我很庆幸自己改变了想法，给中国一个机会。

DanielChen

2021-10-11

家外之家 2021 | 征文43 ▏Alonso: I fell in love with Chinese music

My journey began in 2011 when I started studying at the Confucius Institute of Ecuador. I fell in love with the language right away and committed to studying Mandarin Chinese until I could speak the language perfectly. This started a journey that will last forever.2011 年，我开始在厄瓜多尔孔子学院学习，我的中国之旅也由此开始。我一下子就爱上了汉语并开始学习，立志精通这门语言。从此，我开启了一段永恒的旅程。

DanielChen

2021-10-11

家外之家 2021 | 征文42 ▏ Graham: The gap year in China that became 18!

人们经常问我为什么来中国。说实话，对于这个问题，我脑海中不会闪现一个现成的答案，除了简单地说我很好奇以外。我来到中国之前，对这个国家了解不多，它的语言和文化对我来说是个谜。

DanielChen

2021-10-11

家外之家 2021 | 征文41 ▏Atul: My yoga studio dream, a reality in China

My journey started in 2008 in Xiamen. It all started with when my previous employer came to India that year and saw what I was capable of. I had been offered an opportunity to come to China in 2005 but I turned it down so I figured that this second opportunity was a sign that I could not say no to. When I first came here, I was surprised that there were a lot of yoga places in Fujian and as I first worked in Xiamen, my company decided to send me to Quanzhou to live from 2008-2010. Those were the best 2 years of my life and it definitely left a lasting impression on me about China. After those 2 years, I pondered opening my own company and in 2011 I officially became a yoga entrepreneur.2008 年，我的中国之旅从厦门起航。那年，我之前的老板来到印度，发现了我的能力。2005年，我本有机会来到中国，但我拒绝了，所以我想这次一定要抓住机会。我第一次来到厦门的时候，我很惊讶，福建竟然有这么多瑜伽馆。我第一次在厦门工作的时候，公司决定让我 2008 年去泉州居住，在那儿居住两年。那是我生命中最美好的两年，也令我对中国形成了深刻的印象。两年后，我考虑开一家自己的公司，2011 年我的瑜伽公司正式成立。

DanielChen

2021-10-11

家外之家 2021 | 征文40 ▏Andre: The engineering behind gelato-making

I used to work in the construction industry in Germany and in 2006 I got the opportunity to interview for a job as a Construction Manager for the company’s branch in Shanghai. I applied for the position and was successful! So, my journey to China started on January 2007 and I was really happy but also a bit worried. 我来中国之前，在德国工作，从事建筑行业。2006 年，我申请了上海分公司建筑经理的职位。通过面试，我成功地获得了这个岗位！就这样，我的中国之旅从 2007 年 1 月开始，我当时非常高兴，但又怀揣些许不安。

DanielChen

2021-10-11

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