作者：Namrata Motiani
翻譯：潘澤彬
校對：Luz、Joanne
Namaste Everyone, I am Namrata and I am truly blessed, grateful, thankful and feel very fortunate with my life. 16 years ago, life brought me here with my small family – my husband and two lovely daughters. Before coming to Guangzhou, we were in Jakarta, Indonesia where we were staying in our comfort zones – full of luxury. We moved to Guangzhou when my husband started his small business in trading, which is quite popular here, among foreigners. In China, there are many cities that have accommodated many foreigners with jobs and businesses.
大家好（合十禮） ， 我是 Namrata 。 生活在這里 ， 我由衷地感到幸福 ， 常懷感恩 ， 感激生活中的一切 。 16 年前 ， 生命的航船把我們一家子——我和丈夫以及兩個可愛的女兒——帶到這里 。 來廣州之前 ， 我們在印尼雅加達過著奢侈的生活 ， 那里是我們的舒適區 。 搬到廣州后 ， 丈夫開始經營貿易 ， 公司雖小但十分受歡迎 ， 在外國人中也是如此 。 中國的許多城市接納包容外國人 ， 讓我們得以安身立業 。

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Guangzhou is a beautiful, well organized and large city with beautiful structural buildings, complexes, malls, gardens, parks. There are amazing Chinese people all around who are very joyful, charming, generous, courteous, helpful and are super active. Age is not a barrier here – and everyone follows this – in fact, they are an example for us, and I have learnt so much from them. I think, when we want to be better or when life wants to teach us something in our lives, it puts in that place or in such circumstances where we can grow accordingly. At the beginning, language was really a barrier for me, and it was not easy to communicate nor was it easy to learn. But I was lucky to have a few people at my husband’s office, the staff and a few neighbors who helped me a lot with everything I needed. I’m really thankful for their help. They encouraged me and my daughters to learn the language too. My daughters picked up the language quickly and I managed to learn everyday basics including shopping and transportation phrases.
廣州是個美麗繁華、井然有序的大都市 ， 結構建筑、樓群、商場、花園、公園 ， 無不盡顯美的感受 。 這里生活著了不起的中國人 ， 他們非常歡樂、可愛、慷慨、有禮貌、樂于助人 ， 而且超級活潑 。 每個人都奉行“年齡不是障礙”這一信條 。 他們不愧是我們的榜樣 ， 我從他們身上學到了很多 。 我想 ， 當我們想變得更好 ， 或者說當生活想教會我們一些東西時 ， 它就會把我們帶到這樣的環境中 ， 讓我們可以成長 。 一開始 ， 語言不通對我而言的確是一個障礙 ， 溝通不容易 ， 學習亦困難 。 好在有丈夫的同事、職員和鄰居的幫忙 ， 他們在我需要的一切方面給了我很多幫助 。 我真的很感謝他們 。 他們也鼓勵我和女兒學習漢語 ， 我女兒學得很快 ， 我也學會了日常用語 ， 購物和出行時派得上用場 。

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I have learnt so much from them | credit: Namrata
Living in this beautiful city with lovely people is fascinating in itself. Life brings all kinds of twists and turns, ups and downs, sadness and happiness but when we start liking our surroundings, we automatically start liking everything. The Chinese culture is similar to our Indian culture – the New Year celebration, making and buying sweets, cleaning of houses, decorating, buying fresh flowers and clothes, praying, meeting family members and friends, giving them sweets, gifts and red envelopes. During the time of Chinese New Year, the city looks more beautiful with all the decorations, lightings, and you can see people wearing new clothes in red which is very auspicious. The importance of family members celebrating together and having meals is also cherished and I find this to be a beautiful part of life.

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