Endless Rebirth

Catherine said goodbye to her family excitedly and boarded a plane to the Magic City. This summer she was lucky enough to be favored by her mentor and participate in this student exchange program. She will live in the Magic City with her mentor and fifteen junior students. Nearly two months.

The long journey did not dampen the excitement in her body. She was still like a little girl, taking the TV and movies she had downloaded long ago and starting to learn Chinese.

As the country grows stronger and exports culture, just as we like to go abroad, people from other countries are also full of curiosity about the mysterious ancient Eastern countries. In their eyes, Eastern countries, especially the Celestial Empire, are full of mystery.

Catherine Garcia is no exception. Her major is world history, and the long history of Eastern countries is an integral part of the field of world history. In a professional spirit, she began to learn Eastern languages ​​and cultures.

The success was obviously good, because on the plane, she could speak some Chinese words freely and received thumbs up from some Oriental guests, which gave her a lot of confidence.It also stimulated her to work harder to learn Chinese.

The senior student Haosen sitting next to her stared in front of him in a daze with some boredom. He originally thought that being lucky enough to sit with Senior Catherine was a God-given opportunity. Unexpectedly, Senior Catherine had ignored him since he got on the plane. This made him feel quite powerless.

Are real people not as attractive as virtual characters who can’t understand what they’re talking about?Haosen glanced at the content on the tablet in the senior sister's hand and shook his head full of resentment.

"Senior Garcia, are you interested in things about the ancient eastern countries?" Haosen finally couldn't help but speak. He didn't want to just sit there.

"Junior Haosen, if you have any sense of education, you should know that this is private time." Garcia said calmly without moving his eyes.

If there was anything she was dissatisfied with during this exciting trip, it must be the junior student named Haosen next to her.

This guy is so annoying. If Catherine is full of expectations for this trip, then junior Haosen is full of disgust.

In the eyes of Junior Haosen, Eastern countries are backward and uncivilized places, where people are crowded, where there is smog in the breath, where spitting is everywhere, and where people are full of swear words...

God, when Catherine heard these words from Haosen's mouth for the first time, her whole body collapsed. She couldn't understand why the instructor would bring this guy into the team. This was simply an insult. He had no IQ and no talent. …Well, she wants a lady, yes, a lady.

Everyone in the world knows that Eastern countries are rising. They are actively integrating with international standards and are developing rapidly. It will not be long before they catch up with the Federation. This idiot Haosen appears from nowhere. Doesn't he even know that? Do you care about current affairs?

Haosen was choked by Catherine, and immediately turned his head away, with a heavy look of disdain in his eyes.

He really doesn't have a good impression of Eastern countries, and even being able to follow him is more due to his inner self-esteem. In his mind, his status is far nobler than that of people from Eastern countries, even though his ancestors were from serfs. But now their family is a famous and wealthy family.

Catherine wore headphones the whole time and was immersed in her own world. This situation did not change until the plane landed. When she came out of the airport, she distanced herself from Haosen like she was avoiding the plague, and sat down with the two school girls. Inside the bus.

This time, the person responsible for receiving Catherine and her group was Professor Ye Kaixun of the History Department of Shanghai University of Technology. Those who came to pick them up at the airport were Professor Ye's assistant Yang Kai and three graduate students.

It was not the first time that Catherine's mentor came here, so he was familiar with Yang Kai. The two chatted happily. Aside from some daily greetings, the topic was mostly about the recent changes in the magic city.

Catherine's mentor was obviously very interested in these changes, and he was not ignorant about them. Just like the big octopus above the Magic City, it caught her attention.

It's not just her. Many people who come to Shanghai, whether they are Waiguoren or domestic tourists, are curious about the big octopus on their heads. Taking pictures is a must, but videos are allowed.

The car soon arrived at Modu University, and the next step was to arrange their accommodation.

Since coming to the Magic City, Catherine has been full of curiosity about everything in the Magic City. She once saw the big octopus in the sky on the Internet. Now she can come to the fixed street every day and look at it. It feels very novel. She He also took photos and posted them online.

At Shanghai University, she met several foreign friends. Whenever she had time, she would hang out with these people or cook together in the dormitory.

After trying authentic oriental dishes for the first time, Catherine felt her stomach was conquered, and the way she shouted was so cute that her friends couldn't stop laughing.

At Shanghai University, Catherine was fortunate enough to participate in club activities with her friends. Some of the activities were no different from her original school, but some were very special.

For example, Catherine discovered that her friends would spend two days a week, wearing green clothes and red hats, going out to the streets to do some cleaning work.

Sometimes it's not just cleaning work, but also other things. For example, Catherine followed them curiously and went to the scenic spots in the Magic City together. Instead of visiting, they collected some garbage everywhere and distributed some slogans. wait.

According to her friends, these are their daily homework and their jobs. In other words, this is a work-study program.

It was complicated to explain, so her friends took Catherine to the Student Aid Foundation, where Catherine began to understand the Student Aid Foundation model and happily expressed her desire to join.

She is not doing it for money, but she enjoys the drive and the environment.

In her opinion, the students at Modou University are so cute. They are not squeamish. Unlike the children from rich families, they do not look down on the elderly or dislike the poor and love the rich. They are so great. Through their actions, they are a little bit different. Change your environment bit by bit.

This reminded Catherine of herself and her school. She was a history student, yes, but she was also an environmental volunteer. She had participated in many volunteer activities in school. However, no activity had ever made Catherine so emotional. yearn for.

In the days that followed, Catherine conducted academic exchanges with her tutor. On the other hand, she also used her rest time to participate in some meaningful activities with foreign friends. This was not just picking up garbage, they also I was lucky enough to follow Green Light's clean-up team and watch the garbage disposal on site.