BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Every morning at 5:30 a.m., Takudzwa Duncan Maluwa, an international student volunteer from Beijing Second Foreign Chinese College, gets up on time, washes up, finishes breakfast before 6:30 a.m., and then hurried to the designated location, catches the volunteer bus departing at 7 a.m., and starts his day at the Winter Olympic Village Visitor Center.
Lu Xiuyuan, 22, from Zimbabwe, is located at the Winter Olympic Village Visitor Center, at the foot of the beautiful Haituo Mountains, which hosts IOC officials and staff. Lu Xiuyuan said, "Coming to China has always been my dream, volunteering for the Winter Olympics is the most beautiful thing I can do to give back to China, the Winter Olympics is a sports event that attracts the world's attention, and I will do my part for the Winter Olympics with meticulous and patient service." ”
Before officially entering the Winter Olympic Village, Lu Xiuyuan had already received more than four months of winter Olympic volunteer training at the school that combined online and offline. As a Winter Olympic volunteer, Lu Xiuyuan has to complete 23 online volunteer training courses stipulated by the Winter Olympic Organizing Committee, including the basic knowledge of the Olympic Games, the basic knowledge of ice and snow sports, the knowledge of first aid and protection, epidemic prevention knowledge, etc.; the Beijing Second Foreign Chinese College has also opened the "Ice and Snow Whisperer" Winter Olympic Volunteer Training Camp and established a "1+8" Winter Olympic volunteer training system. Lu Xiuyuan said, "These trainings are very practical, which directly help me in my work after I take up my post, and give me confidence in the service work of the Winter Olympics." ”
The reception and visitor center where he is located will face people from high-risk countries or regions at work, and for the risks that may be faced at work, Lu Xiuyuan said that he is not afraid at all, "The accompanying teacher told us how to protect correctly, and the training of all aspects of protection is very good." Most importantly, at the beginning of the epidemic in 2020, my classmates and I chose to stay in China, the school protected us very well, Chinese cooperated with the epidemic prevention and control work, and I have always been down-to-earth and safe in my heart in China. ”
Road repair is far away from operating the visitor system. Courtesy of Beijing Second Chinese College
In 2018, he came to China as a preparatory student to learn Chinese, and in 2019, at the age of 20, he entered the Foreign Affairs College of the North Second Foreign Party to study for undergraduates. Asked why he chose the diplomacy profession, Lu Xiuyuan said that he wanted to work at the United Nations in the future, and he had participated in United Nations activities with his family when he was in Zimbabwe, "The United Nations is a big stage, playing an important role in maintaining international peace and security, and the atmosphere of multiple collisions and 'high pressure' work also makes me yearn for it." Working there can also introduce my own national culture to the world, understand the culture of other countries, and I am looking forward to the opportunity to work in the place of my dreams after graduation. ”
Lu Xiuyuan is familiar with the map. Courtesy of Beijing Second Chinese College
It is understood that a total of 4 international student volunteers from beijing Second Foreign Chinese College of the Winter Olympic Games provided volunteer services in Yanqing Winter Olympic Village, and the work areas were all Olympic Village management. Among them, Zimbabwean student Lu Xiuyuan, Myanmar student Lin Jing in the reception and visitor center, South Korean student Yan Yalin in the fitness center, and Indonesian student Yang Bifang in the resident service center.
Not far from the Reception and Visitor Center, Yan Yalin from South Korea is also busy at the Fitness Center in Yanqing Winter Olympic Village. Yan Yalin said that she "inevitably faces some challenges in hosting the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in this special period. But at the scene I felt that all the volunteers and visitors were active, enthusiastic, and skilled in solving problems. I believe this Winter Olympics is no problem, we are ready. ”
Yan Yalin said she saw Chinese volunteers and staff doing their best for the Winter Olympics, and she also thought of her own country and wanted to meet and cheer for the athletes of her own country.
Yan Yalin at the fitness center. Courtesy of Beijing Second Chinese College
KYAE SINN LINN LETT from Myanmar is a preparatory student at the Chinese Language School of Beijing Second Foreign Chinese College, she has obtained a postgraduate degree in the School of Tourism Science of Beijing Second Foreign Chinese College, but she did not leave China, but continued to stay in Beijing, and also participated in the Winter Olympics volunteer service; she said that she got a degree in English, felt that coming to China, Chinese is not good enough, feels sorry, and wants to continue to learn Chinese well. She said that the experience of the Winter Olympics is very precious to her and she will cherish it in particular.
Lin Xing practiced Chinese and English at the post. Courtesy of Beijing Second Chinese College
Agamammet Ashyrov, a volunteer from Turkmenistan, came to China University of Petroleum in 2019 to study petroleum engineering; there are many natural resources in Turkmenistan, and I want to be able to bring advanced technologies back to my home country after completing my studies. He said that he personally feels that participating in the Winter Olympics is a rare opportunity to practice my Chinese and make new friends: "I have a lot of friends around me coming to China, but I am the only international student who has the opportunity to participate in the Winter Olympics volunteer service, which feels cool." I will cherish this opportunity to do a good job and make more friends. ”
An Guomin (first from right) with volunteer friends. Courtesy of Beijing Second Chinese College
Fourteen years ago, the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, with the vision of "one world, one dream", vividly interpreted the story of an open China embracing the world and a pluralistic world welcoming China. Fourteen years later, Lu Xiuyuan, Yan Yalin and many other international volunteers joined, highlighting the internationalization and diversification of the volunteer team of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. International friends took the initiative and actively participated in the preparation of the Winter Olympic Games, which vividly interpreted the beautiful vision of the Beijing Winter Olympics "together to the future", and embodied the Olympic spirit of "excellence, friendship, respect, peace and unity". They, like other Chinese university student volunteers, also impressed the staff and visitors of the Winter Olympic Village because of their selfless dedication, excellent language skills and teamwork skills.
"I'm a person who doesn't like to be idle, and the busier I get, the more excited and fulfilled I feel." Lu Xiuyuan said that he was fully prepared, with patience and meticulous service and enthusiasm, and looked forward to the arrival of the visitors.
"To be honest, I am particularly touched, because the teachers and students are working hard for the smooth holding of the Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games, and around me, I find that Chinese love their motherland, work hard and complain, and dedicate their strength to the Winter Olympics." Although the work is a little tiring, I am willing to use my own strength to help the Winter Olympics and give back the rare and beautiful opportunities that China has given me. Lu Xiuyuan said.
Source: China News Network