Hello, my name is Klara and I attend grade 8 at SUIS Wanyuan middle school. I was born in an international family: my dad is from Italy, my mom from the United States, I was born in Germany and my sister in Austria.
When I was 3 years old, my family arrived in China. Shanghai has been my home ever since. I have been lucky to be able to grow up speaking three languages: I speak Italian with my dad, English with my mom, and Chinese with my sister and friends.
2017年的夏天，我来到了万源城协和双语学校。还记得刚开始加入班级的时候，同学们都会好奇地问我是哪里人，会不会说中文。当我用流利的中文告诉他们我的身世的时候，他们多少都会有些惊讶。到如今，我虽然肤色和发色与大多数的同学们不太一样，但是在内心，我觉得我和他们都一样，是幸福快乐的协和学生。在学校，我们有来自世界各地优秀的老师们，他们都十分关心我们。我印象最深的是我的数学老师——王素梅老师。每当我因为考试成绩不好而难过，或是有什么烦心事，王老师都会像一个朋友一样和我谈心，听我倾诉我的烦恼，然后耐心地安慰我、开导我、鼓励我。我真的很感激她。
In the summer of 2017, I started my middle school life at SUIS Wanyuan. I remember when I first entered the classroom, many of my classmates asked me where I was from or if I could speak Chinese. And when I used Chinese to tell them about my life and family in China, they looked really amazed. Although, with my blonde hair and white skin, I may look different from my friends and classmates, I really feel that deep down, we are not so different at all – because all of us are simply happy students at SUIS Wanyuan. At school, we have an excellent and caring team of teachers and staff from all over the globe. Ms. Wang Sumei, my Math teacher, is the one that I admire the most. Whenever I feel stressed or worried about my study or life, she will always be there to comfort, guide, and encourage me. I truly appreciate her love and care for us.
“课堂外的我 ”
My extracurricular life
在课余生活中, 我最喜欢的运动就是足球。足球让我体会了团队精神是多么的重要。作为学校女足队的队长, 在担负着责任的同时，我也很开心能够和我的队员伙伴们一起成长、进步。同时，我也很高兴自己能够加入尤文图斯球队设立在上海的青年培训队。足球可谓是我生活中最重要的部分之一，我的足球梦想就是有一天能够参加世界杯！
I love playing soccer, and am the captain of the school team. Playing soccer has taught me the importance of teamwork. And being the captain sometimes means I have to shoulder more responsibility for my teammates. But whenever we win a tournament or complete a good match, I feel really proud and happy that we are improving and growing together. I also play in the Juventus team, which is an Italian club with a sport academy in Shanghai. I really hope to get better at soccer and maybe one day I will be able to play at the World Cup!
在万源协和，我们在学习课上知识的同时，还有很多机会在课余时实践和展示学习的成果。在上学期的“创意使生活更好”主题科学展中，我们小组设计的自动宠物喂食器获得了我们校区的一等奖。
At SUIS Wanyuan, we have many opportunities to practice and demonstrate what we learn in class. At the school Science Fair during last semester, our team designed an automated pet feeding machine. And it helped us win the first prize in school.
在学校的课余活动中，我印象最深刻的大概就是舞台剧表演了。我在“爱丽丝梦游仙境”演出中扮演了红心皇后的角色。起初，在如此众多的观众面前表演我非常地紧张，但后来在老师的鼓励下，我不断练习，也慢慢地开始享受它。
In terms of extracurricular activities, one of my favorites is the stage drama performance. At first, I was a little nervous to act in front of so many people watching me, but then I started enjoying it and I played the role of the queen of hearts in “Alice in Wonderland”.
△初中部G7 Drama Night < 爱丽丝梦游仙境>
在最近，我代表协和万源参加了2019上海中外少儿语言艺术交流盛典。此次艺术交流盛典展现了众多国家级语言艺术家的表演以及中外少儿优秀获奖作品表演。我和另外一位协和学子Robert一同用双语朗诵了泰戈尔的诗“生如夏花”。
Recently, I attended the “2019 Chinese and Foreign Children’s Language and Art Communion Festival in Shanghai”, which showed outstanding recitation performances of many national language artists and of Chinese & foreign children. Together with Robert, another student of SUIS, we bilingually recited Tagore’s poem “Let Life Be Beautiful as Summer Flowers”.
对于从未直接接触过诗朗诵表演的我来说，这次活动是一次非常难忘的经历。
在正式表演前，来自上海朗诵协会的吴斐儿老师来到学校为我们做了专业的朗诵培训。从最基础的发音、气息、重读与停顿、再到每个字的语音语调、以及在台上的体态、台风等等，我们都获得了非常专业的指导和训练，受益匪浅。
Personally, it became a very memorable experience given that it was my first time to perform a recitation. Luckily, an expert from the Shanghai Recitation Association , Ms. Wu came to our school to give us a professional training on recitation, covering skills ranging from basic pronunciation, breath technique, emphasis on words, to appropriate pause, pace, intonation, posture on stage, etc. It was such an enriching and intriguing session.
我很感激万源协和带给我如此文化多元、有活力、又充满乐趣的学习和生活环境。我希望我能够继续提高自己，变得更加活泼开朗，把积极和快乐带给身边更多的人。
I am genuinely grateful to SUIS Wanyuan for giving me such a culturally diverse, energetic and fun learning environment. I hope that I can continue to improve myself, and bring more positivity and happiness to all those around me.
