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大家好！
我是习德麦，我来自阿尔及利亚，现在在湖南第一师范学院学习汉语。这次来中国学习对我来说是一次非常特别的经历。湖南第一师范学院是一个非常美丽的校园，四周绿树成荫，环境非常优雅。这里的学生和老师都非常友好，他们让我感受到了家的温暖。
在课堂上，我不仅学习了中文的语法和词汇，还深入了解了中国的历史、文化和传统。老师们非常耐心，总是鼓励我们多说多练，这让我在短时间内进步了很多。除了课堂学习，我还参加了很多课外活动，比如书法、太极和中国传统音乐。这些活动让我更深入地体验了中国文化的魅力。
课余时间，我喜欢和我的同学一起探索长沙市。我们去过岳麓山、橘子洲头，还品尝了许多湖南的美食，比如臭豆腐和剁椒鱼头。虽然这些食物有点辣，但我已经渐渐习惯了，而且越来越喜欢湖南菜的独特味道。
总的来说，在湖南师范大学的学习经历不仅让我学到了很多知识，也让我交到了许多来自不同国家的朋友。我相信，这段经历将对我的未来产生深远的影响。不论是在学习上，还是在人生的道路上，我都感到受益匪浅。我非常感激有机会在这里学习和成长。
谢谢大家！
Zina：
Living in a foreign country has always been on my bucket list. I have always wanted to discover a new culture, a new way of life, and a different way of living. When Hunan First Normal University opened a scholarship for foreign students, I didn’t hesitate. I knew it was a completely different culture, I knew it was going to be challenging and radically different from what I had already experienced, but I was ready to embrace the adventure and discover the land of the Red Dragon.
Upon arriving here, I discovered different people, different mindsets, and different ways of seeing the world. Everything was different: people’s styles, their living habits, and most of all, their language—the most difficult language in the world.
Learning Chinese has been a challenging aspect of being here, but I find it fascinating and full of colour! I must admit that I’m still at the very humble beginnings of what it takes to master such a giant language, but my hopes are still high!
We have been living in Changsha, one of the most beautiful cities in China, vibrant, full of life and adventures! Grand nature for nature lovers, ancient temples for history lovers, bold and electrifying cities for hardcore townies; Changsha never misses!
Living in a foreign country has allowed me to understand the beauty that comes with difference, how to embrace it, and how to grow from it.
Lylia：
大家好!我叫Lylia，我的中文名字是李莉娅，当我第一次来到湖南第一师范学院，我就被这里的基础设施迷住了，它为学生提供了一个理想的环境。图书馆是我最喜欢的地方，它位于学校的中心，有一个非常平静和美丽的学习氛围。在开始我们的课程后，我们遇到了我们的老师，非常专业和经验丰富的老师，范范老师，诚老师和张老师，他们教我们中文的方式让我们很容易学习这种难学的语言,我真的很喜欢我在校园里的生活，从各种运动到食堂的美味佳肴，一切都很棒，我还交了很多朋友、学生、老师和大学工作人员，他们都让我感到舒适和快乐，谢谢湖南第一师范学院给我这次美妙的经历。
Rania：
Hello , I am Rania , just a normal girl from Algeria who flew all across the world to take the opportunity and study Chinese in the Hunan first Normal university, the best decision ever and here's why !
Coming here you don't just study the language in text books or just the class , you learn it more through mingling with the students and the aunts and uncles all around , generally with all the people you just breath Chinese in the air around you , and their kindness drives you to want to learn more of the culture and language and progress .
You have to let your self and soul immerse in the beauty of all that there is around you .
The teachers here are so passionate about teaching us the language as well as being patient with us throughout the learning . We had optional classes where you can try new experiences as well as studying, such as Chinese dancing classes ..ect , we also have fun activities in the weekends like going to ktv and all .
The university is located in a perfect place where everything is close and with the convenient transportation it makes it easy to go anywhere, there's also lots of different Chinese dishes that anyone who comes here should try such as stinky tofu it smells bad but taste good , the irony !
Being an international student at Hunan first normal university helped me learn Chinese as well as picking up on other languages like Thai and Russian because we are different countries in this program .
And having the experience to live with my Thai roommates is such a bless . This whole program is such a new experience to me but it is such a blessing, I got to experience a lot of fun things , make new friends all over the world，and definitely develop my languages learning skills .
Thank you for this wonderful experience.
