Deborah Qu: Becoming a Better Me 成为更好的自己

In this week’s edition of Student Blogs, we speak with one of the Yew Chung International School of Beijing student body’s most active members, Deborah Qu. Originally from California, Deborah has spent the past year at YCIS Beijing, where she’s quickly assimilated into the tight-knit and supportive school community.

这一期的学生博客，我们将为大家介绍北京耀中国际学校最活跃的成员Deborah Qu。Deborah 来自美国加利福尼亚，已在北京耀中国际学校学习一年。在这里，她很快就融入到了这个紧密联系的、支持性的学校社区。

Below, Deborah shares stories about her time in Beijing, her tips on coping with stress, and how her teachers have guided and supported her throughout her career at YCIS Beijing.

下面Deborah将和大家分享她在北京的时光，她面对压力的秘诀，以及她的老师是如何引导及支持她学习的。

Please Introduce Yourself.

请介绍一下你自己。

Three years ago, Deborah and her family packed up their home in California and moved around the world, landing in Beijing where Deborah soon enrolled as a Year 11 student at YCIS Beijing.

三年前，Deborah和她的家人把他们在加利福尼亚的家打包好，前往世界各地，最后在北京着陆。当时，Deborah作为十一年级的学生入读北京耀中国际学校。

Despite the stress and challenges of moving to a new country in the middle of Secondary school, Deborah’s impressions of her new school have been positive.

尽管在一个全新的国家上中学有很多的压力和挑战，但是Deborah对耀中的印象却很正面积极。

“I quite like the tight-knit community,” Deborah explains.  “I like how the teachers actually care about the students. And because you’re in such small classes, students aren’t scared to speak up and ask the teachers questions. In that way, teacher-student relationships are also very close.”

“我挺喜欢这个紧密联系的社区的。” Deborah 进一步解释道：“我喜欢老师真的很关心学生。因为你是在一个小班，学生敢于说话，敢于问老师问题。这样，师生关系非常紧密和融洽。”

To read more of Deborah’s interview, please click “Read More 阅读原文” below.

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