Stephen’s Speech 早上好 zao shang hao 大家好 da jia hao 我很开心能跟大家在一起 wo hen gao xing neng gen da jia zai yi qi Good morning everybody. My name is Stephen. I am honoured to be standing here in front of you all. I have been living in Nanjing for 5 years. I have worked at many different schools and taught many students of many ages. But standing here in front of you in Dong Shan Foreign Language School (dong shan wai guo yu xue xiao) I feel like I am part of a big family. As a foreigner I love my life living in China and I love travelling. I have travelled to many countries. But China is my home. My mother and father visited me and my brother now lives in Hangzhou. I like living in China as every single day is interesting and like a small adventure. I do love living in China but sometimes I miss my family and best friends in England. But working at Dong Wai is a very important experience for me. I feel like part of a big family. All of you are part of this special family. Not all schools have this atmosphere. Sometimes in life we get tired and feel we work too much. But your school years are very important years. Some of the most important years of your life. You can make many friends. And some friends will be more like family to you and maybe some teachers too. You work hard but you are studying and learning. All of the students here are part of the future. Some of you may go to study abroad. Many of you will stay in China. But one day we will all go to different places. But our lives are these moments we are living right now. Right here and now. So everybody in Dong Wai. My message is this: do not regret the past or worry about the future, but live for today. I do not cut my life up into days but my days into lives: each day, each hour, an entire life.. So I wish you all have good health in 2014 as good health helps you to live a good life. Remember to rest well when you can. And this will help you to study well and keep a clear mind. 谢谢 xie xie ni men zhu da jia xin nian kuai le
