IhavebeeninlovewithChinasince2010.
AfteroneyearinZhejiangUniversityIgotagreat —toworkasanassistantmanagerinabighotel.ThebestpartofthisjobwasthatIwastheonly soIgotagoodchancetounderstandChinesecultureandpracticemy .
ActuallyIhavegot Isupposedto.IhavegotvaluableexperiencedevotedfriendsandthefeelingthatIamnotlaowaianymore.
GuestswerepleasantlysurprisedtoseemetherebecauseIwasaninterpretertripadviserand guideatthesametimewhichmadetheirlifemuch .ImetpeoplefromallovertheworldwhocametoChinaforthefirsttime whoknewChinabetterthanme. myChinesecolleagueswhohadanswerstoallthequestionsabout Icouldexplainwhyyoushould beforeyoubuywhyChinesedon’tletguests dinnerwhyitisnotcommontobookataxiandwhyitisbettertocatch onthestreet.Ialsohadchancesto thedevelopmentofChina.
Thewaitersandmanagerswerenotonlymyteachersbut myfriends.IfIneededhelptheywere tohelpme.Ienjoyedoursmallconversations theywerekindandeducated.Iwasveryproudandhappyofthefactthatallofthem meandIdon’tfeel anymore.
Thebestpartofmyjobwastoseepeoplecoming thehotel.Whentheyrecognizedmethey sharetheiradventuresburdenseventhoughtswithme.Itmeanstheworldtome.
Ispentthere8monthsanditwasaperiodwhenIwasproudtobewhoIam.