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交换生

4 月 8 日，学校和英国威尔士最好的公立学校————高尔中学组织了为期三天的交换生到访。我和 Steven 认识了我们负责照顾的朋友 Ethan，这三天实属难忘，不仅是学校的第一次，同样也是我的第一次。

来访日

来访的一共有 10 位同学和 3 位老师，第一天来访是周二，我和 Steven 会负责 Ethan 的课表和跑教室、陪餐等。

第一天相见的 ceremony 交换了学校的文化和一些代表的讲话，之后就是带去规定的教室上课，中午陪餐之后下午有组织交换生一起参加的活动，对于威尔士的朋友们来说这真的是非常充实的三天，课表和时间安排都很紧密，但是我们适应的都很快，真诚和友善是交往的利器，大家都很棒。

活动

除了欢迎仪式之外，学校也安排了一些其他的活动，帮助朋友们了解中国文化。学校组织了灯笼制作、书法学习、校园参观、包饺子和看音乐剧等环节，得到的反响还是很不错的。学校在放学后组织了颐和园和京剧，分别之后的一天他们去了长城。

周三是 Stage is Yours 的演出日，Gower 的同学们也给我们带来了两首歌，我们学校的老师也献唱了两首，来自威尔士的朋友们给我们唱了最经典的《月亮代表我的心》和一首威尔士民歌，而后我们唱了《Hey Jude》，我用《爱很简单》收尾，结束了长达半个小时的音乐会，这次音乐会在 Stage is Yours 的历史上是独一无二的，作为 Coordinator，这次经历也让我更好的提高我的协调和沟通能力。

和朋友们的交流

相处的三天里和朋友们交流了很多，不只是言语上的交流，还有运动上的交流。威尔士一天的课程时长会比中国短，英国学生每天都要睡觉 8-10 个小时。这是一个虽然正常但还是惊讶我的数字，他们的睡眠真的很规律。可惜的是，中国的教育往往很难提供这样的作息规律和睡眠时间，希望以后会变得越来越好吧。顺便提到，我的口语和听力并不是很好，在和 Ethan 的相处过程中有时候也不能完全理解他的意思，但是 Ethan 很包容我和 Steven，他的包容也让我们没有那么紧张。Ethan 在课内还学习音乐技术，虽然这周因为大考演奏的录像并没有上实质性的课程，但是我和他也交换了学习音乐的心得，让我了解了音乐技术这门学科到底是怎么样的。

道别

虽然只有短暂的三天，但是这段经历和回忆在我的高中生涯里是弥足珍贵的。Ethan 带给我的不仅是文化和见识，还有纯粹的友善和爱。我感受到的温暖是无法比拟的、也是无法复制的。三天的相处，让两千公里的距离变得触手可及，这些细碎的温暖，像他送我的威尔士中国双国旗胸针那样，永远发着闪耀的光芒。

English Section

Exchange students

On April 8th, our school had a three-day exchange visit with Gower High School, the best public school in Wales. Steven and I met our friend Ethan, who is in charge of our care, and it was an unforgettable three days, not only for the school, but also for me.

Visiting Day

There were 10 students and 3 teachers in total. The first day of visit was Tuesday, Steven and I were in charge of Ethan's class schedule, running classrooms and accompanying meals.

On the first day we met at the ceremony and exchanged ideas about the school culture and some speeches from the representatives, then we were taken to the prescribed classrooms for lessons, and in the afternoon there was an activity organized for the exchange students to participate in after lunch. It was really a very full three days for our friends from Wales, the timetable and schedule was very tight, but we adapted very quickly, and sincerity and friendliness are the best tools for communication, and we all did great. It's been a great three days for our friends in Wales.

Activities

Besides the welcome ceremony, the school also arranged some other activities to help our friends understand Chinese culture. The school organized sessions of lantern making, calligraphy learning, campus tour, dumpling making and watching a musical. The response was very good. The school organized a Summer Palace and Peking Opera after school and the day after the separation they went to the Great Wall.

Wednesday was the performance day of Stage is Yours, and Gower students also brought us two songs, our school teachers also sang two songs, our friends from Wales sang us the most classic “The Moon Represents My Heart” and a Welsh folk song, and after that we sang “Hey Jude”, and I closed the concert with “I love you”, which was half an hour long! The concert was unique in the history of Stage is Yours, and as a Coordinator, this experience allowed me to better improve my coordination and communication skills.

Interaction with friends

There was a lot of interaction with friends over the three days we spent together, not just verbally but also in terms of sports. The school day in Wales is shorter than in China, and English students sleep 8-10 hours a day. This is a normal but still surprising number to me, they sleep really regularly. Unfortunately, education in China is often difficult to provide this kind of routine and sleep schedule, so I hope it will get better in the future. By the way, my speaking and listening skills are not very good, and sometimes I can't fully understand Ethan when we are together, but Ethan is very tolerant of Steven and me, and his tolerance makes us less nervous. learning about music, which gave me an idea of what the subject of music technology is really like.

Farewell

Although it was only three days, the experience and memories were invaluable in my high school career; Ethan brought me not only culture and insight, but also pure kindness and love. The warmth I felt was incomparable and unrepeatable. Three days together made the distance of 2,000 kilometers become palpable, and these small moments of warmth, like the Welsh-Chinese double-flag brooch he gave me, will always shine brightly.