我与中国的云邂逅
[马来西亚]王蔚昱 浙江大学
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2019年我正式高中毕业了,怀抱着对中国的美好期待终于拿到了浙江大学的录取通知书。从未离开过祖国的我心情十分激动,对大学生活满是憧憬,但新冠肺炎疫情的来袭导致了我长达一年的线上留学生活。
这是个另类的大学生活,我从未想过我与中国的邂逅会是在云端上。感受着这亦近亦远的距离,实在是心痒痒,好想立马飞过去实际感受中国的风土人情。
大一的学习生涯就此拉开序幕。云上的学习之旅就此展开,我与中国的“会面”也就这样开始了。我每日都会在智云课堂上与老师、同学“碰面”,但不太公平的一点是我清楚记得老师们的面孔,老师们却连见过我一眼的印象都没有,这就是云上学习的不足之处。所幸,互联网的普及让我能与老师、同学有交流的机会,通过“学在浙大”上交课业、下载课件也是很方便,“学在浙大”就像是一个小管家,管理我课程中的许多烦琐事务。虽然云上课端无阻我的学习之路,但总让我感觉少了地道味儿。我相信若能在中国线下必定会有更深入的体会!
在学习的过程中我发现中国其实有许多非常方便的小软件或网站,在学习中帮助非常大。例如为知笔记、问卷星、鸠摩等让我在学习时能节省不少力气,学校的网站更是丰富,还有我终于有机会使用仰慕已久的剪辑软件及设计软件。浙大更提供了许多数据库资源,想学什么,应有尽有!中国网络之发达真是我以前未曾发现的。在与中国同学的沟通及交流中我发现大家对于课业都有自己的一种执着的精神,认真之余更是要求尽善尽美。我非常佩服他们在学术上的钻研,课堂中老师分享的优秀同学的作业总是能开拓我的视角,打破我自己的局限,如清晨的微风总能吹散朦胧的迷雾。
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云上学习与老师、同学的交流有一定的障碍,但还是无法阻碍我的学习之路。线下的同学多数是中国同学,也有一些留学生。在组队时我通常都是找线上的同学组队,通过与其他留学生的交流,我发觉大家都有自己留华的故事。在老师分组时,我也会被分配到与线下的同学组队,借着如今发达的互联网,我们通过微信等软件就能合作完成作业。在与他们的聊天中发觉其实大家都很友好,而且中国流行的一些网络用词或本土的用词特别有趣,是我在我的国家没有试过的另类沟通方法。
中国的经济如今欣欣向荣,机会数不胜数,各种参与实习机会更是不计其数,如浙江的义乌更是小商品的天堂,今年暑假义乌还举办了免费活动,让学生有机会了解其市场的运作等,只可惜我目前仍身在境外。中国的志愿活动也特别多,时常在微信朋友圈看到分享的志愿招聘链接,我更报名了2022年即将重磅来袭的亚运会志愿者!
中国真的名副其实的地大物博,它的蓬勃发展让我叹为观止,改革开放短短四十多年的时间,其成长速度如乘倍速,如今更是成为无数学子向往的学习圣地,也是我所向往。中国的各种资源仍等待我们去开发利用,其广袤的市场更是值得国外投资者开发与合作。特别是中国的互联网市场是一块新鲜的馍馍,我相信仍有许多机会待我们去发掘。新媒体的内卷只是暂时的,创新的力量与资源势必会让其继续向阳生长!我相信待得我国与中国双方边境开放就是我能够真真切切拥抱中国的时候!
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My “Cloud Meeting” with China
[Malaysia] Ong Wei Yee, Zhejiang University
After graduated from high school in 2019, I received the admission letter from Zhejiang University with my dreamy expectations for China. I felt very excited because I had never left my country before. As I was longing for my university life, the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic had resulted in a year-long online study.
Totally different from a brick and mortar college life, I never realized that my campus life in China could be on cloud. It’s weird that the distance between me and China is both near and far. With such a feeling, I can’t wait to fly to China to experience local customs and practices.
My life as a freshman just kicked off with my online study began, and my “cloud meeting” with China also started. I would “meet” with my teachers and classmates everyday via Zhiyun App, an online learning software of Zhejiang University. However, it’s unfair that I clearly remember the face of my teachers, while the teachers don’t even have an impression on me, which is a shortcoming of online learning. Fortunately, the popularization of the internet allows me to have the opportunity to communicate with my teachers and classmates, and to submit schoolwork and download materials via “Learning in ZJU,” an online studying platform of Zhejiang University. “Learning in ZJU” is like a little butler who manages miscellaneous affairs during my study. Although learning online never impedes my study, it always makes feel less authentic than studying in China. I believe that if I could really be in China to study, it could be a totally different experience.
During my study, I found that China has many apps and websites that are convenient and helpful in study, such as WizNote, wix.cn and Jiumo Search, saving me a lot of efforts in doing my schoolwork. There are more online tools in ZJU’s website, and I finally got the chance to use all the editing and design apps I’ve been long admiring for. Besides, ZJU provides us various databases and resources so that you can find everything you want to learn. Internet technology in China is really something I haven’t even imagined before. In the communication with my Chinese classmates, I found that everyone is perseverance in their schoolwork, because they are not only hold a serious attitude, but also pursue perfection. I admire their academic spirit, and the excellent schoolwork shared by the teacher in the class always open a new horizon for me, break the boundary of my knowledge, allow me to see different aspects, like the morning breeze blowing away misty fog.
There are certain obstacles to communicate with teachers and classmates during online classes, but it still can’t hinder my learning passion. In the offline class, besides several international students, most of my classmates are Chinese. When there’s an online group assignment, I always find my teammates online. During the talking, I found that everyone has his or her own unique stories in China. Sometimes, I could be assigned to an offline group. With the advanced internet technology, we are able to complete the assignment via Apps such as WeChat. Those chitchats after school makes me feel that everyone is very friendly, and some internet catchwords and local phrases in China are very funny that I’ve never tried in my home country.
China is enjoying a vigorous economy nowadays with plenty of work and internship opportunities. For example, Yiwu of Zhejiang Province is a paradise of small commodities, and a free activity held last summer vacation in Yiwu showed international students how the market operates. But it is a pity that I am still abroad. There are also many volunteer activities in China, and I often see recruitment links shared in WeChat Moments. I even signed up to be a volunteer in the 2022 Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou.
With a vast territory and abundant resources, China really amazes me with its vigorous development. Just 40 years after the reform and opening-up, economic development in China has seen a fast growth, and it has become a holy place for learning for students around the world. The abundant resources in China also wait for us to uncover and utilize, and its vast market is also worthy of exploitation and cooperation of overseas investors, especially China’s internet market. I believe there are still many opportunities waiting for us to uncover, and the involution nowadays is just temporary because the power and resources of innovations will make the industry develop again. I believe that the time China and Malaysia opening borders will be the time for me to truly embrace China.