留学生代表毕业典礼发言稿

Good AfternoonEverybody.It issuch anhonor to have beenasked tospeak attoday sceremony.Honestly,Iwas justthrilledthat Ifinished mythesis,but am so gratefultohavetheopportunity tostand upand sharewith youmythoughts onFudanUniversity.When thinkingabout whatFudanis and what itmeans to me,three wordscame to mind:continuity,opportunity,and community.These threewords,despite theirpower ofrhyme,are astrong representationof whatFudan Universityis.Continuity:Continuity isdefined asthe qualityofsomething thatdoes notchange astime passes:A continuousqualityso tospeak.As we all know,this isFudanUnviersity s110th Anniversary.110years ofcontinuousforefrontthinking.110years ofcontinuous innovation,always seekingforimprovement.Fudan squality andprestigeis nosecret tous,as its probablyone of the majorreasons thatyou chosetoattend;neither isthe pridewe feelwhen askedby internationalswhy wechoseour institutionand wegetto say that notonly isFudan oneof thetopuniversities inChina,but thatour Schoolof InternationalRelationsandPublic Affairsis oneof thetop rankedin theworld.Opportunity:Outside of academics,weallhave ourownhobbies andpassions thatwe liketo pursue.For me,mypassion has always beenissinging,ever sinceI was3years old.I havebeen overwhelmedbytheopportunities presentedtomein justmy twoshort years here at,I havebeen ableto giveover40performances.I vedone everythingfromsinging incompetitions likethe ForeignSong Contesthosted十大歌手by SIRPAand Fudansannual to being ajudge forother competitionsincludingour firstMr.Fitness.From hostingthe2016International ConferenceofStudent Affairsto recordingthe FudanAnthemand evenbreaking outin asing/dance flashmobon theeast lawn,although admittedly,thedancing I am notsogreat at.My pointis I have neverseen acampus thatlets youpursue yourpassionsas爱好openly asFudan,where academicsand existsoharmoniously.Whether yourhobbies aresinging,acting,piano,or parkour,thereis aplace foryou here.Which bringsmetomy lastpoint，・•Community:When Ifirstset offfrom Georgiato Shanghai,I didn t knowhow tofeel.I knewitwas going to bethegreatest adventureof mylife thusfar,but I didn t knowyet whatkind.Coming herealone withoutclassmatesor acquaintancesuponarrival,andwhatfelt likezero Chinese language skills,was ascarythought.Truthfullyspeaking,I ma prettyshy person,and knewthis wasgoingtobe achallengefor metostart over,make newfriends;but itwas anopportunity forgrowththat I knew Iwould regretif Ididntatleast try.Though Iheard rumorsthatmy familyhad startedtaking betson howlong Iwould lastherebeforerealizing that I wascrazy andcould nothandle allofthestress,and emotionsthatcame withmydecision.Once Iarrived I just assumedthat Iwould glidefairlyinvisibly throughmy twoyearshere,receive mydegree,and headback tothestates.After all,I wasjust oneperson,one student,in asea ofover44,

000.However,that snot howit happenedat ornot,and slowlywithout meeven noticingat first,Fudan showedpresenteda phenomenonthat despitesuch alarge numberof students,therecould stillexista closeknit communitywhere youare notjust anumber.Studentsand organizationshere allmademe feellike Iwas a part ofa Fudanmore Ifelt thisway,the moreand moreI wantedtobeinvolved inthatfamily.In fact,I liketo sayI mtheunofficial memberof DIA,and Iamsoproud tosaythatIamfromthisuniversity.一Inregard tofuture plansafter graduationbefore comingto FudanIknewthatafter graduationIwanted toreturn homeand pursuea careerin diplomaticwork,specifically inbuilding evenstrongerrelations betweenthe andChina;however,after cominghere,I fellin lovewith thiscommunity.Lastspring Ijokingly saidthat ifthe studentshere dont stopbeing sosweet andsupportive,V11neverleave.And inpart thathas turnedout tobe true,becausel havebeen offereda scholarshipto stayhere atFudanasalanguage studentforone moreyear asI setout toimprove myChineselanguageskills tohelpmein myfuture careerpath.So youcan tget ridof mejust yet!I knowthatafter thisweek,we willall besettingout ondifferent paths.Some havedecidedto stayand pursuehigher degreesor certificationprogramshere,somewill jointhe workforce,and otherswill pursuedifferent passions.So whilemanyofus arehere togethertoday,Ijustwant tosay thankyou toeveryonethat Ihave encounteredin my2yearshere,for beingapartofavery largeandlife changingexperience forme.It haspushed meso muchfurtherthan myownexpectations,helped meto realizepotential thatIdidn,tknowI had,andhas shownmethat loveand acceptanceare universal.And forthatIameternally grateful.Ihavesaid itbeforeand因为有你复旦更美will sayit again.。