December 2013
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收获惊喜 上接第7页 哈利法克斯斯坦菲尔德国际机场与小 镇沃尔夫维尔（Wolfville）之间是段长 达95公里的黑暗路程。直至今天， Jack仍对第一次来到小镇的情景记忆 犹新。他笑着回忆道：“离开机场 后，我看到一望无尽的黑压压的树。 当时是凌晨两点，周围一个人都没 有，静悄悄的。我紧张地问司机要带 我到什么地方。” 在接下来的时间里，Jack接触到了这 淳朴小镇美好的一面。他说：“相比 大城市，这里接纳性更强，更友 善。”闲暇时间，他经营着自己的小 买卖。他从中国进口丝绸，卖给省内各 地的批发商。他计划毕业之后在当地 开一家中餐馆，招牌菜将会有他最想 念的家乡小吃叉烧包。 会计专业的狄新迪（音译）于2009年 来到Wolfville小镇。她回忆道：“我 们凌晨两点多抵达哈利法克斯，当时 还能隐约看到城市的灯光。可是沿途 的路越来越黑，我开始有些担心了， 幸亏当时车里还有另外两个学生。” 狄新迪的家乡辽宁锦州是中国最北端 的海港，拥有310多万人口。她选择来 加拿大留学的原因是这里气候宜人，也 比较安全。她说：“我很喜欢阿卡 迪亚的小班教学，这样会有很多和教 授一对一交流的机会。”毕业以后， 她希望可以留在拿省，但如果找不到 稳定的工作，她会考虑去阿尔伯塔。
Tourism Summit CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 “We need to open our arms, and open our hearts, to these people, and develop a product that they're going to want,” says Scott MacAulay, the Chair of the TIANS Board of Directors. “I'm working with a few groups now, and that's just what they're doing. They're developing packages, they're developing different reasons why Chinese people would come to Nova Scotia.” “Although the transportation is not that convenient,” says Zhang, “Nova Scotia has a lot of advantages. We have
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2011年人口普查显示，Wolfville住有 4269居民，而阿卡迪亚大学的学生数 量则超过了这个小镇的总居住人口。 大学国际教育中心辅导员Julie Snair女 士表示，大学现有4300名学生，其 中，166名来自中国。国际留学生总数 占学生总数的11%。学校最受欢迎的 科系是工商管理专业。 2005年，Claude从温哥华转学到阿卡 迪亚大学攻读计算机科学。Claude表 示，刚刚来小镇时因为看不到城市建 筑，确实有点失望。 2008年完成学业后，他离开小镇，去 多伦多和渥太华工作了一段时间，但 是后来还是回到了这里。他说：“我 喜欢这里。这里的人很友善，所以我 回来继续深造硕士学位。” Claude在校园里还遇见了自己后来的 人生伴侣Chee。Chee 来自深圳，毕业 于心理学专业。他们在2010年举行婚 礼，现育有3岁的儿子Amor。 尽管留学生们在加东小镇生活伊始都 受到强烈的文化冲击，但后来都逐步 融入了社区生活。在这里，他们喜欢 上了参加课余活动，去农贸市场，夏 天摘蓝莓，秋天摘苹果。 Chee说：“如果大家出国留学是想静 下心来学习，这里是个很好的选 择。” 中加两国不同的商场文化也在潜移默 化中影响Jack。“每次回国，我都要 重新调整心态，用一种不同的方式生 活。这个时候，我会想念在Wolfville 简单而美好的生活。”
the perfect weather. We have a unique culture. We can provide some products that focus on just the high-end level — those people who come here who can pay, just for golf.” Whatever the strategies employed may be in the coming tourist seasons, all sides agree that this is not an overnight fix; it's going to take a lot of work and cooperation to get the Maritimes ready for this potential influx of new visitors. “There's still some work to do,” says Sullivan. “I think we can do some of that over the next year, or two, or three.” “I think we're just at the start for Nova Scotia, or even Canada, to understand the opportunity that exists in China,” says MacAulay. “It's a long ways away.”
Chee and Claude at Acadia University. Chee和Claude在阿卡迪亚大学校园。
Road to Acadia CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 “When I landed it was 2 a.m. and I saw the lights of Halifax, but as we drove it became darker and darker. It was very scary,” laughs Xindi. Di is from Jinzhou city of Liaoning Province, China’s northernmost seaport with a population of more than 3.1 million. Of all the English speaking countries Di could study in, she chose Canada for its pleasant climate and safety. “I really love my class size. It’s a small university and you can talk to professors if you have questions,” says Di. Acadia’s enrollment surpassed the number of people living in Wolfville; with the 2011 Census recording a population 4,269 residents. Julie Snair, Coordinator of International Education at the university says there are 4,300 students, including 166 Chinese students, studying at Acadia this year. International students comprise 11 per cent of the total student population with Business Administration being the most popular program. Di says she plans to stay in Nova Scotia after graduation, but if work isn’t available, she’ll move west to Alberta.
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Claude Pan (30) was studying computer science when he met his wife Chee Wan (27), a psychology major. Pan transferred from Vancouver to Acadia University in 2005. “Honestly, when I was just landing here in Nova Scotia, I thought, there are a lot of trees. I didn’t see any buildings. I was a little disappointed,” says Pan. After completing a Bachelor degree in 2008, Pan left to work in Toronto and Ottawa before returning to Wolfville. “I like it here. The people are nice… that’s why I returned to complete my Master’s degree,” says Pan. Pan and Wan married in 2010 and are busy raising their threeyear-old son, Amor. Despite their initial culture shock, all four urban students have found a sense of community in Wolfville. They enjoy university activities like badminton and kick-boxing and shop at local farmers markets. They blueberry pick in summer and go apple picking in September. “If you really want to study, it’s a great place,” says Wan. For finance major Wang, experiencing the different nuances of conducting business in both China and Canada has given him a deeper cultural understanding. “When I go home I have to step back from myself and get used to myself for a while, because I miss Wolfville so much. Here, is a really fabulous place to be.”