{"id":3944,"date":"2023-12-05T16:35:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/?p=3944"},"modified":"2023-12-05T23:25:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T23:25:01","slug":"my-volunteering-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/2023\/12\/05\/my-volunteering-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"My Volunteering Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Happy International Volunteer Day! On this special occasion this year, we would like to invite you to join in our celebration with Xinxin, one of our proactive students who has had great volunteering (\u5fd7\u613f zh\u00ecyu\u00e0n) experience at Queen’s and else where. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Xinxin WANG (\u738b\u5fc3\u6b23), a postgraduate from Queen’s Law School, has just successfully completed her Master of Law in International Commercial & Business Law this Winter 2023. She is from Tianjin, China. Before she came to Queen’s, she has had good working experience in China, focusing on accountancy and business advisory services.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo of Xinxin at CNY Celebration in 2023 at Queen’s University | Photo Credit: Liang Wang<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Volunteering, hard work? Yes! And paid? No! That\u2019s volunteering, but it makes me feel great and meaningful rather than seeking financial rewarding. It brings me a diverse feeling of life and to obtain satisfaction from helping others. There is a saying in Chinese, \u201c\u4e0e\u4eba\u73ab\u7470\uff0c\u624b\u6709\u4f59\u9999 (y\u01d4 r\u00e9n m\u00e9igu\u012b sh\u01d2u y\u01d2u y\u00fa xi\u0101ng).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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What kind of volunteering experience have you had so far and how did you feel about such volunteering experiences?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the celebration of the Chinese New Year (Year of the Rabbit) held by our University, I worked with other Chinese students and teachers as volunteers (\u5fd7\u613f\u8005 zh\u00ecyu\u00e0nzh\u011b), and I felt great that we could celebrate this most important Chinese festival together at Queen’s. This was my first time celebrating Chinese New Year away from my family. The wonderful experience released me from being overly homesick and helped me earn a sense of joyful reunion with my folks and friends at Queen’s as a big family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n