How American Guy Stephan Spent His Mid-Autumn Festival

　　His English TV Show about Jinjiang’s Societies is Coming Soon

　　Foreigners in Jinjiang

　　Stephan, a handsome guy from the USA and an English teacher of Quanzhou No. 5 Middle School, has been living in Quanzhou for 3 years. On the very day of Mid-Autumn Festival, Ke Kaiyun, a journalist of Jinjiang Economy News, interviewed Stephan about how he spent this Chinese traditional festival. As Stephan told Ke, his previous Mid-Autumn Festival was spent on the journey. On every Mid-Autumn Festival during his stay in China, he would go on tour in Quanzhou’s suburbs with some of his foreigner friends. They once attempted to spend this festival in a traditional Chinese way, but the crowded streets scared them out of this plan. Stephan got to know this festival through eating moon cakes. Although many of his foreign friends are not used to moon cakes, Stephan enjoys the flavors of moon cakes, especially those with double egg yolk surrounded by lotus seed paste.

　　This Mid-Autumn Festival Stephan joined his friends in moon cake gambling and won a T-shirt. He also received from his friend a five-nut-flavored moon cake, which was his only moon cake this year. He thinks of buying moon cakes at the supermarket after the festival. “Moon cakes then will be a real bargain,” Stephan said.

　　Before long, Stephan was invited to participate in Sunday Talkshow, an English program hosted by Jinjiang Economy News’official WeChat public platform. In the process of shooting, Stephen showed his outstanding talent for expressing emotions, which means he could understand each scene deeply and put it on in front of the camera in a better way. In fact, he nurtured this talent when he was pursuing his undergraduate degree, majoring in short film directing. He dreamed of becoming a director. However, he turned out to be a teacher in China due to some reasons.

　　When talking about Sunday Talkshow, Stephan confessed that he felt interested in it when he received the invitation. Since he enjoyed challenging himself, he accepted the offer. After the discussion of program content, he found this TV show meaningful. “Perhaps at first foreign friends don’t pay much attention to this TV show. However, its characteristic features, interesting styles and rich contents will one day become the most appealing TV show for those foreigners who want to know about Jinjing.”

　　In the coming issue of Sunday Talkshow, Stephan will introduce Jinjiang’s various societies and associations. Nowadays, societies play an active role in Jinjiang. There are diverse types of society, covering culture, sports, languages and so on. They enrich Jinjiang people’s life.

　　Stephan said he had stories with Jinjiang different from others. To know Jinjiang better, he used to wander around Jinjiang by bike alone. On his tour, he got chatted up by dama (middle-to-elderly-aged ladies). Sometimes he even lost his way in the dark. To have a taste of genuine sea worm jelly, he transferred from one bus to another and eventually arrived in Anhai. However, After the first bite, he never wanted to try it again.

　　Stephan also said that he loved Jinjiang’s wide roads and its diverse culture. “Perhaps Jinjiang is not as bustling as metropolises, but she has an ambience for a quiet life.”

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外国人在晋江|美国帅哥Stephan这样过中秋

他参与拍摄的英文栏目社群篇即将推出

　　来自美国的Stephan已在泉州生活了3年，现就职于泉州五中，是一名英语老师。正值中秋，记者与Stephan谈起了这个中国传统节日。Stephan说，他的上一个中秋是在旅途中度过的，每年中秋放假期间，他都会与几个外国朋友一块在泉州近郊旅行，虽然他们也曾尝试用中国传统方式过节，但街上的人山人海使他们失去了参与活动的兴致。Stephan说，他对中秋的认识主要是吃月饼，虽然他的许多国外朋友都吃不惯，但他特别喜欢月饼，最钟爱双黄莲蓉月饼，“我基本上是当地人口味了！”。

　　今年中秋，Stephan参与了朋友组织的博饼活动，赢得了一件T恤。他还收到了好友送的五仁月饼，这也是他今年唯一的月饼。中秋一过，他打算去超市扫货，“这时候的月饼物美价廉！”

　　前不久，受记者邀请，Stephan参与拍摄了晋江经济报官方微信的英文栏目“Sunday Talkshow”社群篇。在拍摄过程中，Stephan展现出惊人的情感表现能力，他能将每一个片段都完美地消化，理解后在镜头前更好地表达出来。原来，在大学时代，Stephan主修的课程是短片导演，他曾梦想成为一名导演，后来因种种原因辗转来到中国教书。

　　谈到晋江经济报推出的英文脱口秀栏目，Stephan说，一开始收到记者邀请时，他只是觉得很有趣，而自己也愿意挑战有意思的事情，便答应了；后来在沟通节目内容的过程中，他发现这个栏目很有意义，“也许一开始外国朋友并不会太在意这样的内容，但是极具特色的风趣的表现形式和越来越丰富的栏目内容，将来有一天会成为所有想了解晋江的外国朋友最关注的栏目。”

　　在即将与网友见面的新一期“Sunday Talkshow”中，Stephan将向大家介绍晋江各式各样的社群、协会。如今，社群已是很活跃的群体，种类丰富，有文化类、运动类、语言类等，他们都丰富着晋江朋友们的生活。

　　Stephan说，他与晋江有着不同于他人的故事。他曾为了认识晋江，一个人骑自行车绕城瞎转，被路上的大妈搭讪，甚至因为天色暗迷了路；他曾为了吃正宗的土笋冻，自己换乘公交车到安海，结果尝了一口便放弃了。

　　Stephan说，他喜欢晋江宽敞的马路和多彩的文化，“这个城市也许不像大都市那么热闹，但她有所有想过安静生活的条件。”