Hassna Ennami from Morocco is a PhD student at Zhejiang University and an entrepreneur in Hangzhou. Studying in Hangzhou, working in Hangzhou, she also settled her home in Hangzhou.
The "Contemporary 'Marco Polo' Punch Card Hangzhou" series of videos focuses on many "international residents" in Hangzhou, this time focusing on Ashima. She uses the role of the contemporary "Marco Polo" to tell the story of Hangzhou in her own eyes.
Integrate into Hangzhou, recommend Hangzhou
In 2013, because she liked Chinese culture, Ashima, who was far away in Morocco, came to China to study. After completing her MBA at Ningbo University, she came to Hangzhou to pursue her PhD at Zhejiang University.
Coming to Hangzhou to study is inseparable from her curiosity about the city.
The famous Italian traveler Marco Polo once traveled to Hangzhou and praised Hangzhou. Ashima, who has heard about this for a long time, has always wanted to know what kind of city Hangzhou is? When you have a question, it's natural to look for the answer. It was this curiosity that drove her to Hangzhou.
"Hangzhou perfectly combines the modernity of the city with the thickness of historical and cultural heritage." Today, Ashima, who has been in Hangzhou for 5 years, has more insights about the city. She actively integrates into Hangzhou, often participating in some "immersive" Chinese cultural experiences, learning traditional handicrafts, playing tai chi, practicing calligraphy, etc.
Not long ago, Ashima participated in the "Punch Card China - Hello, Yangtze River Delta!" "Network international communication activities, together with many foreign Internet celebrity bloggers, "punched" the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games venues, the Grand Canal and the West Lake and other well-known attractions.
Everywhere she went, she shared videos and pictures on social media to recommend the city to more foreign friends, "Hangzhou is an eco-friendly city, with both a natural and a modern side. It can be said that Hangzhou combines nature and modernity perfectly. ”
Found a "second home" in Hangzhou
Learning Chinese seemed to her to be a must, although she felt that it was "a little difficult" to learn Chinese. However, she will try to learn to Chinese by reading books, watching movies, listening to music, and chatting with Chinese friends.
In 2020, the International Talent Port in Linping was officially opened, providing a good opportunity for foreigners to carry out internationalization projects in Hangzhou. Ashima seized this opportunity and founded a foreign trade enterprise. She imports goods from her hometown with exotic elements, "I prefer to call my work 'the transmission of beauty', hoping to make China and Morocco and even Africa have better development." 」 ”
It is worth mentioning that Ashima and Hangzhou also have a romantic story! Although they and their husbands come from different countries, they met and fell in love with each other in Hangzhou and established a small family here. After work, the little two often go to various attractions in Hangzhou to "punch in", "We all like the landscapes and rivers of Hangzhou and the romantic stories behind them." ”
"Hangzhou is the city I have spent the longest time outside of Morocco, and I have a lot of feelings, and this is my second home." Ashima will introduce Hangzhou to more relatives and friends, so that they know that they have found a "second home" here.