征文55 ▏Vlad “the goat fighter”: Epic Journey to the East

       
家外之家 2021
征文55 ▏Vlad “the goat fighter”: Epic Journey to the East
个人简介:
Name : Vlad   姓名:陈悟空
Country of Origin : Ukraine 国籍:乌克兰
Occupation : Entrepreneur & Student
职业:企业家、学生
Years in China : 4 years
在华居住时间:4年

Vlad

大家好。All the time when people ask what is my name, I have difficulties with providing an answer because it actually doesn’t exist. Don’t get me wrong, I have a name, but it is not an English one. That is why, to make things easier in China, I decided to adopt the Chinese name Wukong悟空. Yes, exactly, the same name as the protagonist of the famous novel “Journey to the West”, the Monkey King, but with a different surname, 但是他姓孙,而我姓陈。And Sun Wukong travelled to the West, but I did so to the East.

大家好。每次别人问我叫什么名字,我很难回答,因为这压根不存在。不要误会我的意思,其实我有名字,但不是英文名。所以为了更方便在中国生活,我给自己取了个中文名“悟空”。没错,就是《西游记》的主人公孙悟空,他姓孙,而我姓陈。孙悟空“西游”,而我“东游”。

My journey to the West started back in Europe, where I did 打工 (worked) and earned some euros in one of Amsterdam’s building sites. After I went back to Ukraine, I felt bored about European life and was very excited about life in Asia (all I knew about Asia was just from books, movies and some stories). So, I found a job in China through a Ukrainian job portal online.

我的“西游记”要从欧洲讲起。我在荷兰阿姆斯特丹的一个建筑工地上打过工,赚了一些欧元。回到乌克兰后,我开始厌烦在欧洲生活,非常渴望到亚洲生活(我对亚洲的了解只是来自书本、电影和故事)。因此,我在乌克兰的一个招聘网站上找到了一份在中国的工作。

Fortunately, I had enough money, that I had earned back in the Netherlands, to prepare all the visa documents and book a one-way flight ticket. And, so far, I haven’t booked the return ticket.

幸运的是,我在荷兰赚到了足够多的钱,用来申请签证,订一张单程机票。到目前为止,我还没有订过回程机票。

I have lived in Beijing, Guangzhou, Dali, Kunming and Xiamen. I have travelled to Shanghai city, Xinjiang, Tibet, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hainan, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu provinces hitchhiking. I really love the Western part of China for its wilderness and cultural varieties which makes it the perfect place for travelling. But about a place to live, I prefer Xiamen or Dali.

我曾住在北京、广州、大理、昆明和厦门,也曾搭顺风车去上海、新疆、西藏、青海、内蒙古、甘肃、宁夏、陕西、四川、云南、贵州、广西、海南、广东、福建、浙江、江苏等省市旅行。我真的很喜欢中国西部,那里有广袤无垠的荒野,丰富多彩的文化,是理想的旅行目的地。但是,如果让我选择一个城市生活,我更喜欢厦门或者大理。

About the city that became my home – Xiamen what I like best is a combination of developing atmosphere and at the same time slow, relaxed temp of life. Of course, I can’t forget to mention the weather, seaside and mountains, food, people and authentic Minnan闽南 culture.

厦门已经成为了我的家,这里城市快节奏的发展与人们慢节奏的生活达到完美融合,这是我最喜欢的。当然,我一定要夸夸这里的天气、海滩、山林、美食、人民和地道的闽南文化。

What I like most about China as a whole is that it is a huge territory of different cultures, minorities, landscapes, food and lifestyles. China is a place where people can have a happy, modern and safe life and we can choose whether to live next to the sea or the mountains, the countryside or the metropolis, cold and snowy places or warm tropical islands, all can be found here.

我喜欢中国,因为它幅员辽阔,拥有不同的文化、众多的少数民族、优美的风景、美味的食物和多种多样的生活方式。生活在中国,人们能感受到幸福、安全以及现代化,我们可以选择住在海边还是山上,住在农村还是大都市,住在寒冷的雪地还是温暖的热带岛屿,中国应有尽有。

I am fascinated by technologies, infrastructure, fast developing, and the monetary system of modern China. All this enriches and simplifies the life of residents. Also I am fascinated by the Chinese characters, 汉字, Chinese medicine 中医, and culture of ancient China. Knowledge of Chinese civilization gives a very specific taste of life.

我对现代中国的技术、基础设施、快速发展和货币体系非常着迷,这些都让人民的生活更加丰富便利。我还对汉字、中医和古代中国的文化非常感兴趣。了解中国文明给生活带来了一种独特的韵味。

Vlad写字

My unique China story happened 3 years ago in one of Sichuan’s Buddhist temples in the mountains next to Tibet. It was the time when God decided to save my life. One day during my first big trip around China by hitchhiking, I had a chance to stay overnight inside a Buddhist temple. The next day, when monks were busy with their lessons, I have gone for rock climbing next to the temple. I have climbed almost half of the rock and bumped into a male mountain goat. After a few minutes of staring at each other, the animal attacked me. It sounds funny – the goat attacked a human, but on the high rock where you barely can keep balance with the frightening angry king of that mountain attacking me, it wasn’t funny at all. We have started to fight. The goat used his horns to attack and I was kicking, bunching him, trying to push him down. At that moment, time slowed down, heartbeat quicken, my mind was cold and 100% concentrated. I had never had this kind of feeling before, but I guess it happens with humans when the life is in danger. Well, after 3 rounds of high altitude martial arts, the animal was gone. Nature gave me the chance to keep going on this life journey.

我讲讲三年前在中国的独特经历。那是在四川的一个佛寺里,就在西藏旁边的山上。那段经历是上帝对我的救赎。第一次搭车环游中国的时候,有一天我在一个佛寺里过夜。第二天,和尚们忙着修行的时候,我就去寺庙旁边攀岩了。我爬到一半的时候,碰到了一只山羊。对视几分钟后,它攻击了我。这听起来很滑稽——山羊会攻击人,但在高高的岩石上,你几乎无法保持平衡,那只羊就像愤怒的山中之王,横冲直撞,这一点都不好笑。我们进入战斗。山羊用它的角顶我,我用脚踢它,双手抱住它,想把它撂倒。那一刻,时间仿佛变慢了,心跳得更快了,精神百分之百集中,没有一点杂念。我以前从来没有过这种感觉,但我想,当人的生命受到威胁时,每个人都会有这种感觉。最后,经过 3 轮高空决斗后,那只山羊消失在了我的视野。大自然给了我机会,让我继续我的生命旅程。

Ukraine is second largest country in Europe which has a beautiful land with mountains, sea, forests and vast open plains. Its black soil produces plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and grains which feed not only Ukrainians but also many other European countries. Ukraine is one of the Slavic countries which has its own beautiful language and folk music. During centuries, our country has got an impact from different civilizations and cultures, but it still keeps its authentic traditions so far. For example, torch festival when we are jumping over the fire, Water-Sprinkling Monday with water fights, harvest festival, diving to the ice shell during the winter, traditional weaving of flower crowns and many others.

乌克兰是欧洲第二大的国家,风景秀丽,拥有山脉、海洋、森林和广阔的平原。黑土地上能收获许多新鲜水果、蔬菜和谷物,不仅养活了乌克兰人,也养活了欧洲其他国家的人。乌克兰是斯拉夫国家之一,有自己优美的语言和民乐。几个世纪以来,我们国家受到了不同文明和文化的影响,但至今仍保持着自己的文化传统。例如,跳火的火把节、复活节后第一个周一举行的泼水节、丰收节,冬天潜“冰”,编织传统的花冠等等。

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作者:陈悟空 翻译:潘泽彬

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