Feelings,thoughts about this trip in China 

　原文：
　
　　This morning I woke up with sad feelings:I am so sad to leave Mei Zhou and China,our new friends and of course our teachers. But I am leaving with really wonderful feelings and a lot of souvenirs in my head and I am sure that I will never forget this sort of experience .If there is another trip like that, I will be really pleased to do it again.
　　Actually, the root-seeking Summer Camp in China was a really good idea and the Chinese government offered us a good opportunity to discover and learn things about our culture and language .In Mauritius ,I must admit that young Chinese Mauritians are losing their ancestor'culture and I can say, as I can't speak Chinese, that the fact that not to be able to talk in Chinese (Mandarin,Hakka or Cantonese) is a shame for us.When I entered a shop, I were well-welcomed as the sellers were always smiling but I couldn't understand what they told me. At that time, I feel really strange when they look at you because you can not answer them. So,the Chinese Classes with Crystal laoshi( 老师 )permit us to learn some simple words which can allow us to answer to some basic questions. We were able to say“dui bu qi”( 对不起 ) ， “ni jiao shen me ming zi?”( 你叫什么名字？ ) ， “qing wen”( 请问 )------
　　Living on a campus was a good experience because we discovered the Chinese student's life and I can say that it is really nice to live on a campus when you have a good group of friends like this one. We learned a lot of things when we were together.
　　I have already been in China and especially in Mei Zhou 8 years ago, in 1997 and I am really impressed because Mei Zhou was developped really fast and for me it is no more country side but Mei Zhou becomes a town where it is really good to live.
I had no opportunity to go and live in a Mei Zhou family because my grandparents wanted me to stay with us and they brought me to see our old familial house.But if I can do another trip ,I will accept with pleasure to live in a family. The people here are so friendly.
　　Our teachers were really wonderful,they always did the best for us in whatever situation. They were really patient and always here for us. They were really involved in our life here and made our trip become a really unforgettable trip. I would like to express my gratitude to Rao Laoshi( 饶老师 )and Chen Laoshi( 陈老师 ).They will miss me.
　　The activities were interesting and I think that we want to discover more about GuangZhou town, to go and visit much more life in this town. Perhaps the trip must have been last 3 weeks.
　　To conclude, this was an exceptional opportunity to get to knew China and life in Mei Zhou. I can say that I'm really interested to come and to learn Chinese and why not to stay in China and to get a job. Life here seems to be really nice. It's a great honour to have the chance to meet all of you and I would like to thank you for your warm welcome. Be sure that you will be will-welcomed in our country too.
Thank you very much again.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Kristel Lim Kian Siang
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　中文名：林妮芳
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　2005-7-23

　译文：

　　今天早上起床时我觉得很难过：因为我得离开梅州，离开中国，离开我们的新朋友们以及我们的老师们了。庆幸的是我是带着美好的回忆离开的， 我永远不会忘记这次经历。如果以后还有这样的机会，我会再来一次。

　　事实上，中国寻根团之旅是个非常好的点子，中国政府为我们提供了一个发现及学习我们的语言文化的很好的机会。我必需承认，在毛里求斯华裔青年中，祖先的文化正在流失。而且在我看来（因为我不会说汉语），无法 用汉语（普通话、客家话、广东话）交谈是一件令人感到羞愧的事。当我走进一家商店时，售货员都笑着欢迎我，但是我却听不懂他们在说什么。而每当他们因为我回答不出而看着我时，我都会觉得非常不舒服。幸好在汉语课堂上，老师们会教我们一些简单的日常用语，像是“对不起”、“你叫什么名字”、“请问”等等，这样我们就可以回答一些基本的问题了。

　　住在校园里是个很好的经历，因为我们可以感受中国学生的生活。在我看来，可以和一群这么好的朋友们一起住在学校里一件令人非常愉快的事情。我们可以在一起学习很多东西。

　　事实上，我八年前（ 1997年）曾来过中国，确切的说是来过梅州。那时的梅州给我留下了深刻的印象，因为她发展得十分迅速，已经不是乡村，而是一个人们安居乐业的城镇了。

　　这次我没能住在梅州市民家庭，因为我祖父母希望我可以跟他们住在一起，他们带着我去看了我们的祖屋。如果我再来一次的话，我希望可以住进市民家庭里。这里的人实在是非常的友好。

　　我们的老师们真的很棒，不管情况如何，他们总是可以做到最好。他们十分有耐心，关心我们的生活，使得我们难忘这次旅行经历。我想向饶老师和陈老师表示感谢，我会想念她们的。

这次活动很有趣，但我想更多的感受广州，感受广州的生活。如果这次旅行可以持续三个星期就好了。

　　总而言之，这是一个让我们了解中国及梅州生活的好机会。我很想来中国学习甚至是留在中国工作。这里的生活令人愉快。能够认识你们是我们的荣幸。感谢你们的热情招待。欢迎你们日后来我们的国家游玩。

　　再次感谢。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　林妮芳

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　2005年7月23日