China Overseas Chinese Network, April 29, according to the "European Times" report, the spread of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, let more people pay attention to the situation of overseas student groups. Among them, a more special group is underage students and their accompanying parents.
Overseeing and helping each other: "Chinese goods" delivery group
"My mood was ups and downs during this time. Sometimes I watched the circle of friends cry and sometimes looked at the circle of friends and laughed." Looking back on the experience since January, Xiaojing, the accompanying mother in Spain, said.
Xiao Jing's daughter is now in the third grade of elementary school at the British School in Barcelona. This is a private international school with grades ranging from kindergarten to high school, covering all grades from 3 to 18 years old.
"I gave up the domestic excellent conditions to accompany the whole course." Xiao Jing, who graduated from Tsinghua University, was previously engaged in brand management at Guanghua School of Management, Peking University. A trip abroad to ease the pressure gave her the idea of sending her children to study in Spain. In 2017, Xiao Jing quit her job and accompanied her daughter to the seaside town of Castelldefels, about 20 kilometers from Barcelona. The husband joined her at the end of 2018.
"When I first came over, many things were quite at a loss. I couldn't speak a word of Spanish. I didn't have a job. There were no friends." Later, after meeting several Chinese parents at school, Xiao Jing loved to make friends. A WeChat group was pulled down on the advice of several parents.
"Several of our families happen to live in this small town. I'll build a group first. If you have anything, just watch and help each other. Everyone is Chinese!" Unexpectedly, because I often share some practical information and discuss children in the group. In this situation, this group has grown from only a few people at first to more than 60 people. Xiao Jing has also become a well-known group leader of accompanying mothers in the Chinese circle.
Because they like photography, some Chinese clubs will ask Xiaojing to help take pictures when they hold events, and later they will invite Xiaojing to join the Women's Association. In this way, in just three years, Xiaojing quickly integrated into the local Chinese community and had many friends.
Before the outbreak, the life of Xiaojing's family was calm: He sent his children to school every day, and Xiaojing learned Spanish with friends, painted, and walked on the beach. In the evening, pick up the child and go home from school to cook, accompany the child to read a book, and practice the violin.
Every year during the Spring Festival, the women's association where Xiao Jing is located organizes rehearsal programs. At the end of December 2019, everyone began to sing and dance together.
But the sudden outbreak hit the "pause button" for everything, and Xiao Jing couldn't help regretting this.
However, the epidemic also made Xiaojing feel the warmth of mutual assistance from the Chinese community. There is a Chinese goods store in the town. The boss has been in Spain for more than 20 years, and had never used WeChat. However, during the epidemic, Xiao Jing and other parents accompanied the reader to persuade the boss to start the delivery service through WeChat group. It didn't matter if it was sent, it suddenly became a scale. "The boss is wondering himself. He said that I have been here for so many years. I don't know that there are so many Chinese in our town." Xiao Jing smiled, "I think we are here after the '80s' In the future, the Chinese community here will also be particularly energetic. "
What impressed Xiaojing was that it was difficult to buy masks in Spain. After the boss got the masks through his own channel, he also sent the masks for free while delivering the food to the door. "He will sterilize the dishes in advance and leave us at home. At the door, we will help us into some vegetables that Chinese people like to eat, and ask the children what kind of fruit they want to eat. To be honest, I am very touched. Without him, our family did not know how much risk to take outside during this time. Supermarket shopping. This is really a feeling of mutual help. "
Child protection: I cried after reading the letter from the embassy
Many scientists in Europe have been concerned that the epidemic and the blockade measures it brings may profoundly affect the thinking and behavior patterns of this generation of minors. For them, when they cannot go to school or meet friends and teachers, the family becomes the decisive factor for "happiness".
Xiao Jing's daughter is on mid-term holiday on February 22 and should have returned to school on March 2. However, out of fear of the epidemic, the Xiaojing family wrote an email to the school principal and applied for studying at home, with the agreement of the principal and class teacher.
"The teacher sent me the relevant courses every day. This situation lasted for two weeks until the school officially closed on March 13. So far, my daughter has not officially started classes for two months." Xiao Jing said that due to the comparison of children Little, no test pressure, so the academic impact is relatively small, "now mainly because there are no friends playing together, exercising together, studying together, she will have some minor irritability when she is at home for a long time."
After the school opened the online class, the children interacted with the teachers and children with the iPad, and they seemed to be in a much better mood. "Such a child can gradually adapt to such changes, and it's not too much of a mother's heart."
Xiaojing ’s daughter ’s alumni have many Chinese children, basically every age group. During the epidemic, parents ensured that they were separated at home, and they also tried to guide children to do something without going out, such as organizing several children to use the Internet to learn painting.
She said that a few days ago the Spanish government officially allowed to go out to lead the children for a walk, but many Chinese parents were still not at ease.
In addition to taking care of his children, Xiaojing is also enthusiastic about helping undergraduates and graduate students he knows. "For example, a few girls from Pompeii Fabra University. I asked them if they had masks. We have some masks on our side. I will ask my husband to drive you into the city."
But someone was a step ahead of her. "They said no, saying that the Barcelona Federation of Students told them that the embassy made health bags for international students and took pictures to show me. There were even flowers and pestle, as well as masks and hand sanitizers, one bag per child . "
"I said to myself, the embassy is very thoughtful, and I am very touched. There is also a letter in it, and I cried after reading it. I said I envy you all, this thing is more than our family." Xiao Jing said .
Anti-epidemic in place: "The time cost of returning home is too high"
Nowadays, China has successively sent charter flights to pick up some small students studying abroad to return home. "Xiaojing said that she can understand the mood of domestic parents very well," How worried I am. "
However, in a short time, the Xiaojing family had no plans to return to China. "We have negotiated and we will fight the epidemic in situ. Because returning to China for more than ten hours is also dangerous in the sealed cabin."
She said that some time ago, the Chinese community pulled some doctors from Beijing Ditan Hospital into the WeChat group to explain the prevention knowledge. "It ’s really very good and very detailed. Send those medical knowledge PDFs to the group for us to see. See In the future, I will feel that this kind of professional is giving me guidance, and my heart is solid. "
Among the accompanying parents who Xiaojing knew, very few brought their children back to China. "A ticket is sold at a high price, more than 2,000 euros, and a family of three will return to more than 10,000 euros. Why do you have to go back? I have to stay in isolation for 14 days. This time cost is too high." She said, among the families she knew , Few people return to China during the epidemic.
During his stay at home, Xiao Jing's husband saw that his garden was "unpleasant" and had already started to grow vegetables. She started baking. "I know a lot of parents. Now everyone is talking about braised chicken feet and sauced beef, coaxing each other. There are a few children who are not in a good mood, we will show them works by Van Gogh and Picasso, and let them copy, Distract. "
In her view, the Spanish local community also has many heartwarming deeds. "Since the outbreak, they isolated and spontaneously applauded on the balcony at 8 o'clock every night to cheer for the medical staff in the outbreak." She said that the people of Spain are kind.
"Pray that after the epidemic, we can all return to normal life." Xiao Jing finally said. (Tang Menglei Ge Lulu)