费城花展志愿者，第四年了！Volunteering for Philadelphia flower show, fourth year!

如果三月初刚好在费城，那你有眼福了，因为每年三月初，费城都会在市中心的展览中心举办一年一度的花展。费城花展是世界上历史最悠久、规模最大的室内花展，每年吸引超过25万人参观。它也被描述为美国最古老、规模最大、最负盛名的鲜花庆祝活动。

今年是我第四年和老公一起报名当花展的志愿者，感觉是个元老级的志愿者了，位置都分到了最好的地方 (人最多的地方）！除了看花，我还有机会看各族裔、各种穿着打扮的人，并和他们交谈，为他们提供服务：）

If you happen to be in Philadelphia at the beginning of March, you are in luck, because every year in early March, Philadelphia holds its annual flower show at the downtown Convention Center. The Philadelphia Flower Show is the world's oldest and largest indoor flower show, attracting more than 250,000 visitors each year. It is also described as the oldest, largest, and most prestigious flower celebration in the United States.

This year is the fourth year that my husband and I signed up to be volunteers at the flower show. I feel like a veteran volunteer, and the position is one of the best! (most crowded). In addition to see the beautiful flowers, I got the chance to see people from different ethnic groups, people in all kinds of costumes, and I got the chance to talk to them and help them.

个人介绍

我来自中国北京，普通话说得很流利。我在中国、非洲和美国做了十多年记者。我拥有宾夕法尼亚大学公共管理硕士学位，还在宾夕法尼亚大学沃顿商学院和其它教育机构工作了七年。在我和丈夫结婚之前，我住在纽约市，后来搬到了宾夕法尼亚州的mainline地区。

我曾在亚洲、欧洲和非洲的30多个国家访问、生活和工作，在与不同文化和背景的人交流方面积累了宝贵的经验。我的个人爱好是园艺：我喜欢种植蔬菜、果树和兰花，我热衷于参观每一个植物园和家庭花园。

Personal introduction

I’m originally from Beijing, China and I speak Mandarin fluently. I was a journalist for many years in China, Africa and the US. I have a Masters’ Degree in Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and I also have 7 years of experience working at the Wharton School and other educational institutions. I lived in New York city before I was married with my husband and relocated to the mainline area in Pennsylvania.

I have visited, lived and worked in more than 30 countries throughout Asia, Europe and Africa, where I gained valuable experience in communicating with people of different cultures and backgrounds. My personal hobby is gardening; I love growing vegetables, fruit trees and orchids and I’m passionate about visiting every single botanical garden and home garden.