Chinese letter change life ( Chinese story )

Often learn Chinese students was asked: "Why are you learning Chinese?" Their answer often is: "I would like to do business in China", "I'm going into the Chinese schools", "I want to pursue advanced studies in Beijing.
        If someone asked me this question, I always answer: "Are you free? If you have the time, let me down to tell you I'm learning Chinese story."

        I was 10 years old when my father said to me: "You have to speak Spanish, your English is also, you have to learn a language." My father's friend said: "learning French or German. "But I think that would say a lot of German and French in Colombia. I have a lot of people say the world, but the vast majority of Colombians do not speak the language. Pick to pick, I selected the Chinese.

        But when I decided to learn Chinese, I know nothing about China's historical and cultural, so I had four collecting things about China. I turn on the computer, on a lot about China and Chinese website, send a lot of emails, but a few days later, sent out the letter have been fruitless. I am particularly disappointed, learning Chinese warming Jin suddenly cold. A week went by, I gradually forgot about learning Chinese parents did not remind me.

        A month later, I received a letter sent from China. I quickly opened, and found that the letter was written by a Chinese girl. She wrote in English: "Hello! I and you is not met, but I know that you intend to learn Chinese, there is one thing I tell you, it is not only a mouth language learning Chinese, but a carefully language learning course, I believe you will be very hard to learn in the letter below, you can see the two characters: the word 'cry' and 'laugh' word, if you can distinguish which said sorry, which means happy you will be able to learn Chinese. answer to this question on the back of the letter. "

        I guess the look, feel sad word should be "cry", because it has eyes and tears. Turn to the back, and sure enough I guess. It greatly inspired my interest in learning Chinese, and from this to learn Chinese as a target.

        Since then, eight years later, I've been to China twice. Despite my Chinese is not enough, but I decided to complete eight years ago, the goal. 8 years ago, I wrote a letter to the Chinese girl, but it has not received her reply. If I could meet her, be sure to personally thank you letter that she gave me. In addition to learning Chinese, she also let me know the Chinese people, Chinese history and Chinese culture. I hope, and so I speak fluent Chinese, and she became a good friend, and told her: "Thank you, you changed my life." ([Columbia] ---- Carlos)