伊娃·薩爾高娃

來(lái)自斯洛伐克共和國(guó)，在重慶大學(xué)攻讀漢語(yǔ)國(guó)際教育專業(yè)學(xué)士學(xué)位。

From Slovak Republic and is nowpursuing a bachelor's degree in ChineseInternational Education at ChongqingUniversity

2017年，我做出了人生中最重要的一個(gè)選擇，參加了到中國(guó)留學(xué)的中文考試。

根據(jù)考試的分?jǐn)?shù)，我可以在中國(guó)的三座城市選擇一所大學(xué)留學(xué)，也就是說(shuō)，在南京、重慶和香港之間做一個(gè)選擇。到中國(guó)留學(xué)，我最大的愿望是提高我的中文水平，所以我第一個(gè)就排除了香港。因?yàn)橄愀酆芏嗳硕紩?huì)說(shuō)英文，我想我要是去香港的話，我的中文進(jìn)步會(huì)比較慢。當(dāng)聽(tīng)說(shuō)重慶的食物在中國(guó)很美味后，我就沒(méi)有再考慮如何選擇了。

重慶，我來(lái)了！

In 2017. I made the most important choice inmy life to take the Chinese test for studying in China.

My test scores allow me to choose auniversity in three cities in China. Nanjing，Chongqing and Hong Kong. I first ruled out HongKong as my primary goal for studying in China isto improve my Chinese. Because many people inHong Kong can speak English， which makes it notan ideal place for me. When I heard that the foodin Chongqing is widely considered to be delicious.I made the decision without hesitation.

Chongqing， I'm coming！

重慶夏天濕熱的天氣，是給我的第一印象。我沒(méi)想到八月份的天氣還那么濕熱。那個(gè)時(shí)候，我唯一想做的就是盡快找到宿舍，然后洗個(gè)澡睡一覺(jué)。上了出租車(chē)，我突然發(fā)現(xiàn)，我說(shuō)的漢語(yǔ)跟出租司機(jī)說(shuō)的不太一樣。我用我的手機(jī)給他看我想去哪兒，他點(diǎn)頭說(shuō)“OK！沒(méi)問(wèn)題”。

我終于放松了，看著車(chē)窗外的風(fēng)景。我非常驚訝，重慶與我的國(guó)家的風(fēng)景完全不同，重慶非常立體。

當(dāng)我終于到達(dá)宿舍附近時(shí)，司機(jī)告訴我說(shuō)，他找不到宿舍的入口，我只好在宿舍附近下了車(chē)。我差點(diǎn)哭了，我一個(gè)人，手機(jī)里還沒(méi)有安裝中國(guó)的地圖，我怎么找得到我的宿舍呢？那時(shí)天也晚了，外面沒(méi)有人，不然我還可以去問(wèn)一問(wèn)方向。幸好，我遇到了一位會(huì)說(shuō)英文的年輕人，他送我去了宿舍，還幫助我拿行李。非常感謝那位年輕人，要不是他，我還不知道要在外面找多久。

在重慶調(diào)整好時(shí)差后，我就打算到處走走，去發(fā)現(xiàn)重慶。我沒(méi)有計(jì)劃，走到哪兒算哪兒。我發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)校宿舍附近就有很多好玩的地方，比如三峽廣場(chǎng)，那里有很好喝的奶茶，還有特別多的重慶火鍋店。

等我學(xué)會(huì)了搭乘公共汽車(chē)和地鐵，我去了離學(xué)校更遠(yuǎn)的地方。我選擇了重慶非常有名的旅行目的地——洪崖洞和磁器口。兩個(gè)地方都是人山人海，食物也是五花八門(mén)。我拍了不少照片發(fā)給我朋友和家人，希望他們能感受到重慶的氛圍。他們回答我說(shuō)，“太美了！你等著我們，我們一定要來(lái)親眼看看！”

在重慶，很多人都喜歡爬山。我也跟著他們?nèi)ヅ郎?。重慶是一座多山的城市，公園也特別多。來(lái)重慶之前，我以為重慶會(huì)是一座“城市森林”，會(huì)有很多摩天大樓，而沒(méi)有很多自然環(huán)境。但是，等我真正融入了這座城市，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我的想法是錯(cuò)誤的，重慶是座山水之城，自然環(huán)境優(yōu)美。

在重慶游走，我遇到了很多熱情的重慶人。他們一點(diǎn)也不害羞，反而會(huì)問(wèn)我各種奇怪的問(wèn)題，比如“你是哪國(guó)人?。俊薄澳銜?huì)說(shuō)中文嗎？”“你來(lái)中國(guó)多久了？”“你不怕辣嗎？”“感覺(jué)重慶怎么樣？”……

有一次，我遇到了一位乒乓球教練。他對(duì)我說(shuō)：“有機(jī)會(huì)的話，我教你打乒乓球吧。”過(guò)了一段時(shí)間，我又跟他見(jiàn)面了，他真的教會(huì)了我打乒乓球。雖然我打乒乓球的技術(shù)很差，但是我很珍惜那段時(shí)光，感謝那位乒乓球教練讓我體驗(yàn)了中國(guó)文化的一部分。

2018年，我在中國(guó)的學(xué)習(xí)結(jié)束了。我很難過(guò)，因?yàn)槲乙x開(kāi)重慶，離開(kāi)我的第二個(gè)家鄉(xiāng)?；氐剿孤宸タ撕?，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我太想念重慶了，想念重慶的所有一一我想重慶的味道，我想重慶的風(fēng)景，我想重慶的朋友，連重慶的天氣我都很想念。

為此，我下定決心，要回到重慶。沒(méi)想到，不到一年的時(shí)間，我就得到了再次回到重慶的機(jī)會(huì)。

那是2019年的9月，我回到了重慶。從機(jī)場(chǎng)出來(lái)后，我深吸了一口重慶的空氣，我非常高興能再次回到重慶。這次，我已經(jīng)知道怎么和司機(jī)聊天了，也知道怎么找學(xué)校的宿舍了，比第一次來(lái)重慶從容得多。感覺(jué)像是回老家一樣，我很有信心，遇到問(wèn)題也能想辦法解決。

Hot yet humid. That's the first impressionChongqing's summer has left on me. I've neverexpected the weather to be so hot and humid inAugust. The only thing I wanted to do when Iarrived at the city was to find my dormitory assoon as possible and then take a bath and sleep.When I got on the taxi. I suddenly found that theChinese I spoke was somewhat different fromwhat the taxi driver said. I then showed him whereI wanted to go with my cell phone. and he noddedand said. "OK， No problem！ "

I was finally relieved. then looked at thescenery outside the window， just to find that thescenery of Chongqing is completely different fromthat of my country. Chongqing is a very three-dimensional city.

The driver told me that he could not find theentrance to my dormitory when we headed nearby.so I had to get off. I almost cried. How could Ifind my dormitory， alone. without installing a mapof China in my mobile phone？ It was too late andthere's no one outside for me to ask for direction.Fortunately， I met a young man who could speakEnglish. He took me to the dormitory and helpedme with my luggage. I was extremely thankful tothat young man. If it weren't him. I wouldn't knowhow long I would have to linger outside.

After adjusting to jet lag. I planned to walkaround and find Chongqing. I didn't made myselfa plan， just following my heart. I found manyinteresting places near my dormitory such as theThree Gorges Square， where there are delicious milktea stores and many Chongqing hotpot restaurants.

I went further away from the school after Ilearned how to take the bus and subway， like HongYa Dong and Ciqikou. which are very famoustravel destinations in Chongqing. Both places arepacked with people and the food is multifarious.I took a lot of photos and sent them to my friendsand family， hoping they could feel the life inChongqing. "It's so beautiful！ " they replied me."Just waiting for us. we must come and seeourselves！ "

Many people like to climb mountains inChongqing. I followed suit. Chongqing is amountainous city with many parks. I imagined itwould to be an "urban forest" with many skyscrapersbefore I came here. which is short of places of wildnature. When I truly fit in the city， however， I foundI was wrong. Chongqing is a city of mountains andrivers with beautiful natural scenes.

I met a handful of enthusiastic Chongqingpeople when wandering in the city. Anythingbut shy， they overwhelmed me with a variety ofquestions， such as "Where are you from？" "Canyou speak Chinese？" "How long have you been inChina？" "Aren't you afraid of spicy food？" "Howdo you like Chongqing？"...

I once met a ping pong tutor who offeredto teach me table tennis. and he indeed did whenwe met again after a while. Although I playedpoor table tennis. I cherished that time very muchand really appreciated the tutor for letting meexperience the Chinese culture.

My study in China came to an end in 2018.The very thought of leaving Chongqing， mysecond hometown made me very sad. Afterreturning to Slovakia. I found that I missedeverything of Chongqing very much - the taste.the scenery， the friends and even the weather.

So I made up my mind to get back toChongqing. Unexpectedly. my dream came truein less than a year - I got a chance to return toChongqing.

I went back to Chongqing in September2019. Coming out of the airport. I swallowed alungful of the air of Chongqing， delighted. Thistime， being a semi-native. I took everything instride - knowing well how to chat with the driverand how to get to the dormitory. It felt like goingback to my hometown. I was confident enough todeal with any problem.

今年年初，中國(guó)發(fā)生了新冠肺炎疫情。我從沒(méi)想過(guò)我會(huì)遇到這樣的問(wèn)題，以致于春節(jié)假期我都沒(méi)回斯洛伐克。不過(guò)，這也讓我有機(jī)會(huì)看到中國(guó)面對(duì)疫情所表現(xiàn)出的擔(dān)當(dāng)與責(zé)任。

當(dāng)我得知我的國(guó)家也爆發(fā)了新冠肺炎疫情時(shí)，我在我的個(gè)人社交媒體上發(fā)布了一條重要通知，告訴我在斯洛伐克的朋友和家人，中國(guó)是怎么阻擊疫情的，并向他們解釋中國(guó)用了哪些方法來(lái)阻斷病毒的傳播。那一刻，我為中國(guó)驕傲，我為重慶驕傲，因?yàn)檫@里是我的第二個(gè)家鄉(xiāng)。

現(xiàn)在是2020年下半年了，中國(guó)的新冠肺炎疫情正在得到有效控制。雖然還是不能輕易到處去旅游，但是我有機(jī)會(huì)去認(rèn)識(shí)更多重慶本地人，去了解更多重慶的地方。

最近，我就去了一個(gè)重慶的跳蚤市場(chǎng)，那真是一次獨(dú)特的經(jīng)歷。在那邊賣(mài)東西的阿姨和叔叔，工作很努力，也很歡迎外國(guó)人。

我還能在重慶待兩年，因?yàn)槲疫€有兩年才畢業(yè)。這兩年，我希望能認(rèn)識(shí)更多的重慶人，見(jiàn)識(shí)更多重慶有趣的地方，了解更多重慶的地方文化。為了達(dá)到這些目標(biāo)，我正在努力地學(xué)習(xí)重慶方言，希望能更好融入重慶。

兩年后，當(dāng)我在重慶的學(xué)習(xí)再次結(jié)束時(shí)，我希望我能找到一份可以經(jīng)常到中國(guó)的工作。要是這個(gè)夢(mèng)想能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)，那就太美妙了，我就可以經(jīng)常往返于我的兩個(gè)家鄉(xiāng)了。

The COVID-19 epidemic broke out in Chinaat the beginning of this year. The unexpectedsituation prevented me from returning to Slovakiaduring the Spring Festival. It， however， gave methe opportunity to witness China's commitmentand responsibility in the face of the epidemic.

When I learned the COVID-19 0utbreak in mycountry. I posted an important notice on my personalsocial account， telling my friends and family inSlovakia how China dealt with it and what methodswere used to stop the spread of the virus. At thatmoment. I was bursting with pride. both of Chinaand Chongqing. as it is my second hometown.

Entering the second half of 2020， theepidemic in China has been effectively controlled.Though we still can't travel everywhere， I have theopportunity to know more Chongqing locals anddiscover more places.

Recently， I went to a flea market in Chongqing，which was quite a unique experience. The aunts anduncles who sell things over there work very hard.Foreigners are also welcomed there.

I can stay in Chongqing for another twoyears before graduation. In these two years， Ihope to know more Chongqing people. meetmore interesting places and learn more aboutChongqing's local culture. To achieve these goals.I am now working hard on Chongqing dialect，hoping to better integrate into the city.

I hope I can find a job which allows meto come to China very often when my study inChongqing is over again in following two years.It would be wonderful if this dream could cometrue. and I would be able to travel between my twohometowns as I wish.