I'm Sara. I am who I am!

Hi there! My name is Sara, a translation year-three student. Books and music are my life’s essentials. I like reading, playing the piano and the flute. I was in an orchestra for six years. We gave performances every year even in places outside Hong Kong like Taiwan and Macau.

 

大家好！我叫Sara，是翻譯系三年級生。文字和音樂是我生活的必需品。我喜愛看書、彈鋼琴、吹長笛。我曾加入一個管樂團六年，每年都會到不同地方表演，也去過台灣和澳門交流。

 

Everyone think I am a quiet girl who does not like outdoor activities. But I do not know nothing about sports. I like swimming very much. I swim a lot every summer. Swimming calms me. It’s silent when I’m under water. I like thinking when I’m swimming. It always clears my negative thoughts and makes me feel positive.

 

大家都說我是個文靜的女孩，看似不太愛戶外活動。可是我並非運動白痴，我會游泳，且非常喜歡，每年夏天必定到泳池游個夠。游泳是我心境最平靜的時候，水中很安靜，我喜歡一邊游泳一邊思考，慢慢的想通很多事，游完後心情開朗。

 

This summer I worked as a lifeguard in the United States, which really surprised my friends. They said I didn’t look like the one who saves life because I didn’t look strong. They thought I should be the one to be saved. I like challenges. I would never hang back if someone thinks I cannot do it. Living for almost twenty years, I am always a quiet girl in people’s eyes. Aren’t there any new impression of me? Therefore, I decided to leave Hong Kong. I wanted to discover myself. I did something that I would never do in Hong Kong -- to be a lifeguard. I felt like I couldn’t describe how great it was when I first saved a boy.

 

剛過去的暑假，我跑去美國當救生員，朋友都大感驚訝，笑說我這樣弱質纖纖，怎麼看都不像會救人，反倒像被救的那個。我喜歡挑戰自己，不會因別人認為我做不到就不去做。活了差不多二十年，我在別人眼中一直是個斯文女，難道沒有別的自己嗎？因此我要出走，發掘另一個我，做一件不會在香港做的事：當救生員。還記得第一次救人那種成功感非三言兩語可形容。

 

 

During that three months, I made a lot of friends, experienced different cultures, understood more about myself, tried travelling alone, and became tanned!

 

在這三個月裡，我認識了很多朋友，體驗了不同國家的文化，了解了自己，嚐過一人旅的滋味，也曬黑了很多！

 

 

 

Mostly importantly, I learned to treasure. Treasure every friend, every good and bad thing. They make you grow up and become your wonderful memories.

 

最重要是，我學會了珍惜。珍惜每位朋友、每件發生在你身上的好事壞事，它們會令你成長，變成日後讓你回味無窮的回憶。