Julie Yu,from Korea.

Mother of twobeautiful kids. 

Джули Юй, Южная Корея,

Мама двоих детей

My husband, Lewis, is Chinese and we met in Vancouver, Canada when we were both 20 years old.  

Мой муж Льюис – китаец. Мы познакомились в Ванкувере, когда нам обоим было 20 лет.

At that time, we were attending the same ESL school and none of us could speak English fluently. Yes! How did we communicate each other then? I don't remember exactly, but I don’t remember having problems either.  

Мы учились вместе и не могли говорить по-английски свободно. Как мы общались? Яточно не помню, но как таковых проблем в общении у нас не возникало.

But, I do remember his first words to me very clearly. 

"你喜欢吃苹果吗?" 

Of course, I had no idea what it means at that moment.

He then said it again, and eventually I could guess what it means. 

"Would you like to eat an apple? 

Я отчетливо помню, как он впервые спросил меня на китайском:

"你喜欢吃苹果吗?"(nixihuan chi pinguo ma?)

Естественноя понятия не имела, что это значит.

Later on, he explained why he spoke to me in Chinese. Turns out he grabbed an apple to give to me from his homestay, and he practiced a thousand times just to ask me that simple question.  He was so sweet… and that continues until today.

Позже, Льюис объяснил, почему он тогда заговорил со мной на китайском. Он хотел угостить меня яблоком из его родного города и тренировался тысячу раз, прежде чем задать этот вопрос. Мы были такими милыми.

Five years later, my parents called me and told me to go back to Korea. I could not leave him alone in Canada, so we went to Korea together. We got married. We had a daughter. Four years later we had a son. Today, we are the proud parents of an 11-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy.

Однажды я поехала к своим родителям в Южную Корею. Я не могла оставить Льюиса одного, имы полетели вместе.

Позже мы поженились. У нас подрастают 11-ти летняя дочь и 7-ми летний сын.

Around 10 years ago, I came to Dalian with my husband and my daughter for the first time. My daughter was only 4 months old then. We lived near Zhongshan Square. We’ve made lots of memories during the years of our stay. Zhongshan Square is my favorite place in Dalian; it is beautiful with its trees and pigeons in summer, and it always is a romantic place with all those lights and old buildings around the square at night. 

10 лет назад я, муж и дочь приехали в Далянь. Моей дочери было всего 4 месяца. Мы жили рядом с улицей Чжуншань. 

During that time, however, I didn’t have many friends. To tell you the truth, I was very lonely. I could only take a walk and wander somewhere whenever I felt lonely. I didn’t have any real contact with anyone because I could not speak English well. And that lasted until about three years ago.

Чжуншань– моя любимая улица в Даляне, особенно летом, всюду зелень и голуби. Ночью это место становится очень романтичным.

In 2014, we left Zhongshan Square and moved to Kaifa Qu. We brought with us all the memories we made there, and we have no intention of forgetting any of them. Deep down, I still love the place where I used to live, but things are getting even better here eventually. Now, I think I know more places and have more friends than my husband does. My Chinese is also getting better so I can communicate with him and others in Chinese. Things are falling into place for us.

В 2014 году мы переехали в район Кайфачу, но мы до сих пор любим Чжуншань. Иногда мне кажется, я знаю больше мест, и у меня больше друзей, чем у мужа.  Я уже могу говорить по-китайски. 

Today, Dalian is like my second hometown. My husband, my kids and I; we all have made lots of memories here as a family. Dalian is a place that I won’t ever forget, and it is place that will forever be in my heart. If there’s one statement I have to make for this city, I’d undoubtedly say “I love Dalian”. 

Далянь – мой второй дом. Мы любим этот город.