Even though English was my first language, my Father was convinced by his friend that Chinese should be my “mother tongue”. Despiste the fact that my brother and I grew up in England, we were born “Chinese”, according to Dad.124Please respect copyright.PENANArMktoTjx7y
The only place that Alex and I spoke Chinese used to be only home. In fact, we don’t even talk in Chinese, we only pretended by saying a few familiar words.
Like my other German and Polish best friends in England, Alex and I were both native in English and fluent in our mother language.124Please respect copyright.PENANAkZN6QnVi5E
However, in my Father's opinion,"fluent" was not good enough, so he found me a Chinese tutor, who used to come to on every Saturday morning, to give us a 3-hour Chinese lesson.
I still remember my tutor, I used to call her Ms Qin, she used to live in Beijing. Her Mandarin Chinese was different from my school teacher, as she had a northern Chinese accent, a bit like the Scottish in Britain, she sounded funny sometimes., but she was a great teacher, and she taught me a lot.
Not only the language, but she also showed me the Chinese culture, and she was the one who encouraged me to write in Chinese. She saw my talents in writing and speaking, so she asked me to join the Chinese writing club at school, and since then, I have started writing novels and poems in Chinese.124Please respect copyright.PENANADT766STq3j
These days, it's hard to start writing again. As a young doctor and a entrepreneur, I don’t have spare time for writing, but deep in my heart, I know I still love writing, and I will write again, I just need more time.
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