Assis校區，我的全世界

My Whole World： Assis Campus

備課時，研究課本、設計課堂、翻譯稿子，干完就是凌晨兩點;上課時，一頁頁PPT、一句句葡語、一個個知識點，不知不覺一節課就過去了;下課后，穿行在田字格的街道看著美麗的花樹、滑翔變幻的云朵，回家半個小時的路程轉眼就走完了。不經意地，我來到巴西已經一個月了。

這里的生活節奏很慢，工作忙碌的人們看起來卻是輕松自如的;這里的生活氣氛很快樂，每個人每天見面時都會擁抱、batepapo（聊天），短短一個月，我已經和大家建立了深厚友誼。

時光在這小城里匆匆流淌，改變了我來時的想法，希望這一年慢一點，再慢一點……

我所在的校區是圣保羅州立大學阿西斯校區（Assis）的語言中心（簡稱CLDP）。一個月前，我認識了我的鄰家大哥哥，我剛到這座城市的第一頓午餐就是他邀請我去他家吃的。他有自己的學業也有學校的工作，可是每次在我最需要幫助的時候，工作忙碌的他都會出現。他帶我去辦理巴西身份證，幫助我訂購煤氣、建立網絡賬號，有時家中遇到問題，不在家的他就請自己的媽媽來幫我。很感動，很幸運，來到這里遇見我的鄰家大哥哥。在他的幫助下，我逐漸熟悉了校區工作及生活環境，他的朋友慢慢也變成了我的朋友。很開心，有這位熱心的翻譯陪我在CLDP工作，每天都有笑聲。

雖然現在正是巴西最冷的時節，我卻覺得很溫暖，這里的人、這里的建筑、這里的一切都有溫度。

教學路上，彼此共同成長

同批來圣保羅的志愿者老師都已經正式上崗，我也開始了我的教學生活。開課前，我在學校60周年校慶上認識了我的第一個學生，盡管那時我還不太聽得懂葡語，但他的專業是學習如何用葡語教英語的，所以我們很聊得來。

我的學生們課堂上認真聽課，下課時有禮貌地說“謝謝陳老師！老師再見！” 上完第一節課聽到初級一學生用中文這樣對我說時，我意外又感動！他們每個人都對我說過同一句話： “If you have any trouble，let meknow.”

我一直認為“好記性不如爛筆頭”，電腦代替不了人腦，所以每節課的設計、教學步驟我都會手寫在廢紙背面，可以幫助我記憶、調整、查漏補缺。因為我只在培訓期學了一個月的葡語，所以我努力抓住任何機會練習、學習葡語，每節課的內容我都會準備葡語稿子，有時打印有時手寫。我想，當我回頭整理這些積累下來的備課稿時，一定會很有成就感。

在第一節課上，我向學生們詳細地介紹了自己，包括專業、性格，并告訴了他們在漢語課堂需要遵守的規則，讓我們彼此有了更舒適的相處模式。他們很聽話，盡管他們也會在課上小聲講話、上課遲到，自己的想法特別特別多，但這一切也鍛煉了我，讓我有了一個可以既嚴肅又活潑的樣子，做到了亦師亦友。

初級一的學生們讓我萌生了一直在這里教下去的念頭。理解互助、自信勇敢是我對他們的要求。第一節課上，讓他們不要擔心說錯、不要害怕不準，大膽地嘗試，僅僅只是模仿我，他們就把那節課的內容超額完成。我想，這與我的專業有很大的關系，所以才會不按套路出牌，反而收獲了意想不到的果實。

初級二的一位學生，既有自己的足球隊又是學校球隊的教練，特別帥;而我，在學校時既是武術專業的教練也是足球裁判，所以我們特別聊得來。他不僅邀請我看足球賽，還不辭辛苦接送我到城市的另一頭去兌換當地貨幣，也許，這就是一見如故。從他這里可以感受巴西足球文化，我很開心，因為這也是我此行的心愿之一。

水平最高的班里，有一位學生堪稱“學霸”，三年前他去中國學習過一年，如今又從日本留學一年后回國。在課堂上，他除了能和我用中文交流外，還會主動幫助其他中級水平的同學學習漢語;這個班里還有一位55歲的學生，是我的學生中年紀最大的，但卻是發音最標準、知識掌握得最牢固的，讓我看著又親切又敬佩。

還有一個我覺得特別親切的班。才剛剛見面，學生們就說起了彼此都愛的食物“豆腐”，我們一起吐槽豆腐難買，吐槽“豆腐”的書寫筆畫多筆順難。大家和我談論中國食物，在家里一起做美食。而且大家很照顧我的文化差異，不會剛見面就貼面親吻擁抱，但接觸幾天以后，我試著敞開心扉、入鄉隨俗，用巴西人的方式打招呼，居然沒有一點不習慣，我覺得我越來越融入這里了。

看到大家這么認真的份上，我會安排更多的活動、更多的文化體驗，做我力所能及的事情。我的學生們都很想學習武術、太極、書法，甚至在學校建立賬號時也能偶遇太極愛好者，他是網絡中心的工作人員，他說“如果你教武術，記得來告訴我。”所以，我覺得自己的價值不只是教漢語，還可以將中國的各種優秀文化與當地交流，用我的一技之長滿足大家的需求。

在這里，我充分體會到了：你對學生良苦用心，學生便會加倍用心地幫助你。工作與生活，處處有驚喜

我所在的ASSIS校區有一支很可愛的教師團隊。我的負責人像母親一樣帶我逛市場買新爐子，替我付人工費;有四個“天使”男老師（他們都叫Gabriel，這個名字是天使的意思），比如為了辦理銀行卡，居然陪我跑了三天卻毫無怨言;在這個學校吃飯，除了需要買飯票還需要出示證明，而我被他們賦予了“刷臉”吃食堂的權利，便利了許多。

在四周時間里，除了廚藝見長，閑不下的我還用雙腳走完了這座小城。這里沒有高樓大廈，都是小平房，然而每家每戶都有一個車庫。我很喜歡這些房子的色彩、形狀，甚至那里面的貓貓狗狗。就算小城里沒有什么著名的景區，但一眼望去全是風景。

我喜歡觀察每個城市的特點，尋找城市的歷史，所以每到周六就會出來欣賞風景。獨自走走逛逛的路上，發現了一座美麗的教堂，這也許是城市里最高的一棟建筑了。

ASSIS的圖書館設在一棟擁有400年歷史的建筑里，一樓是圖書，二樓是文化中心，利用得很好，很有魅力。

另外，我有幸能見識到當地Taipa房子歷史博物館（Museu Historio Casa de Taipa），那些祖祖輩輩傳下來的老房子，很淳樸、簡單，房子的主人特別好心，用大面包車送我去下一個古老的建筑參觀。雖然刮著風，心卻暖暖的！

你待生活如何，生活就待你如何。每天都有很多很多的新鮮事，每天都有美麗的故事發生，此時，才剛剛過去一個月，就有這么多觸動心靈的時刻想要記錄，不知道接下來的時日里，我與我的學生還會有怎樣的“化學反應”，碰撞出怎樣的精彩……

It was two o'clock in the morning when I finishedpreparing lessons-textbook study， course design and，manuscript translation; one lesson passed unconsciouslywhen I finished teaching the things in my slides inPortuguese; and after class， I finished my 30-minute walkto home so fast when I walked through street and watchedthe beautiful flowers and trees and moving clouds. I havealready been in Brazil for one month.

The pace of life is slow here， and people look relaxedeven if they are busy with wo rk. Atmosphere here is happywith people hugging each other and chatting everydaywhen they meet. In just a month， I have established deepfriendship with them.

Time flies in this small city， and gradually changedwhat I previously thought， I now hope that time can slowdown during the year.

The campus I stay is the language center on Assiscampus of Sao Paulo State University （CLDP）. A month ago，I made friends with my neighbor who invited me to havelunch at his house， which was my first lunch in this city.Although he is busy studying and working in the school，he always shows up when I need help. He took me to applyfor ID card in Brazil， and helped me buy gas and createa network account. If he was not available when I hadproblems at home， he would ask his mother to help me.I was very touched and lucky to meet him here. With hishelp， gradually I became familiar with the environmentand my work on the campus， and made friends with hisfriends. I am very happy everyday because I have such anenthusiastic translator in my work in CLDP.

Now it is the coldest season in Brazil， but I feel verywarm because of people， buildings and everything elsehere.We Teach and Grow Together

All the volunteer teachers coming here with me at thesame time have started work， and I also have started toteach. Before giving the course， I knew my first student atthe school's 60th anniversary. I could not quite understandPortuguese then， but we had a good talk as his major isabout how to use Portuguese to teach English.

My students listened carefully in class， and saidthank you and goodbye to me courteously after class. I wassurprised and touched when I heard students at beginnerlevel l saying these words in Chinese after the first class.Each of them has said to me， \"If you have any trouble， letme know.\"

I always believe that \"If you want long memory， youneed a short pencil\"， and that a computer cannot replacethe human brain. So I always write down the coursedesign and teaching steps of every lesson on the back ofwastepaper， which can help me memorize them as wellas make adjustments and improvements. I only learnedPortuguese for a month during the training period， soI tried to seize every opportunity to practice and learnPortuguese. I prepared printed or hand-written Portuguesemanuscripts for each lesson. I think I will have a sense ofachievement when I organize those manuscripts preparedfor lessons.

In the first class， I introduced myself to students，including my maj or and personality. I also told them therules for Chinese class， so that we could get on well. Theywere obedient in the classroom， even though sometimesthey whispered in class， got to class late， and had so manythings to say. But all those were good challenges enablingme to be their serious and hyperactive teacher and friend.

Facing students at beginner level l， I want to continueto teach here. My requirements for them are mutualunderstanding， mutual help， confidence and bravery.In the first class， I told them not to worry about howaccurately they could speak， but to go for bold attempts.They overfulfilled the teaching plan for the first class bysimply imitating me. It must have something to do withmy maj or that I have got unexpected results without usingcommon methods.

I have a student at beginner level 2， he is veryhandsome and has his own football team. He is also acoach at the school football team. We got along great as Iwas a coach for martial arts students and football refereeat my school. He invited me to watch the football match，and took me to exchange currency at the other end of thecity. We really felt like old friends. I could learn the footballculture in Brazil from him， and I was really happy becausethis is one of my wishes for this journey.

In the top level class， there was a top student who hasstudied for one year in China three years ago and had justreturned to Brazil after studying in Japan for one year.In class， he could communicate with me in Chinese， andoffered help to other intermediate level students with theirChinese. Also， there was a 55 year- old student in that class，who was my oldest student and does best in knowledgeacquisition with the most standard pronunciation. Thatstudent was really amicable and admirable.

There is another class that made me feel very warm.Soon after we met， students talked about \"tofu\"， the foodthey loved. We complained that it was hard to buy tofu，and that it was difficult to write the Chinese characters of\"tofu\" in the right stroke order with so many strokes. Wetalked about Chinese food and cooked together at home.Considering cultural difference， they did not kiss or hugme when we met for the first time. But several days later，I tried to open my mind and do as the Brazilians. I feltcomfortable about that， and I thought I was well-adjustedto the culture.

As my students study seriously， I will arrange moreactivities for more cultural experience， and accomplishwhat I can. My students really wanted to study martial arts，Tai Chi， and calligraphy. When I created my account inthe school， I came across a Tai Chi fan， who was a workerat the network center. He said， \"If you teach martial arts，please tell me.\" Therefore， I think my value shows not onlyin teaching Chinese， but also in communicating with localpeople through fine Chinese culture and meets their needsthrough my skills.

I have fully realized that students will give you morehelp if you care and think for them.Work and Life， Full of Surprises

There is a lovely team of teachers on Assis campus.My director， like a mother， took me to the market to buy anew stove and paid labor cost for me. Four male teachershelped me in many things. With their help， I had a veryhappy life. For example， they spent three days helpingme apply for a bank card without any complaints. To havedinner at the campus， you need both meal tickets andcertificates， but they help me stay away from the trouble.

In the past four weeks， I have done better in cooking，and walked around in this small city. There are not highbuildings and large mansions here， but bungalows withgarages. I love the colors and shapes of those houses， aswell as cats and dogs in them. There are not famous scenicspots in this city， but I can see sceneries everywhere.

I like to observe the characteristics of each city andseek their history. So I went out to enjoy the sceneryeach Saturday. When I walked around， I found a beautifulchurch， which might be the highest building in this city.

The library of Assis campus is in a 400-year-oldbuilding， with books on the first floor and cultural centeron the second. It is really fully utilized and beautiful.

Moreover， I was ve ry lucky to visit the HistoricMuseum of Taipa House. Those old houses， passed downthrough generations， looked simple. The house owner wasvery nice to take me to visit the next old building by car.The wind was blowing， but I still felt warmth！

Life treats you the way you treat it. Every day is fullof new things and beautiful stories. I have just spent onemonth here， but there are so many touching moments thatI want to record. I wonder how many wonderful momentsthere will be between my students and me in the future...