Name: KAZAKOVA/ELENA
Nationality: Russia
Major: Sociology (She is studying Chinese in HUST now.)
Hobby: Reading, traveling , playing the piano.
"I am a foreigner"
Elena shows great talent in language. She is studying Chinese in Wuhan. She wants to get a job from a trading company after graduation. She has studied Chinese in Moscow for three years and in Wuhan for a year. Therefore, Elena's Chinese level is quite good. When she used software like QQ to chat with others, people often do not know that she is a foreigner.
" One day, I chat with a Chinese on the QQ. I told him that I was a foreigner, he did not believe."
"I'm glad to study in China"
Elena did not have the thought of learning Chinese before her college career , even didn't think that one day she will come to China.
"Now China is developing quickly, the Chinese culture and history is also very rich, I can learn a lot of things.”
"I never go abroad, not away from my parents and take the airplane, for me, I'm afraid to go to unfamiliar countries. But Chinese are very kind and cheerful. I'm glad to study in China.”
"I like the eastern countries. I'm learning Chinese and Arabic."
"Be a model is unstable"
After the "Wuhan search beauty", Elena received many invitations from model companies. She did very well.
Elena’scareer last longer than her experience in learning Chinese. Before her college time, she has studied in model school for 1 year.
"It is not a job .It is a hobby."
Model should be a hobby more than a job for Elena. Now, she has been learning Chinese preparing for getting the Master of Social Science degree 1 year later.
"Can not stand the weather here in summer”
Elena has traveled to many cities of China.
"Every city has its own peculiarities, its own history and character. So it is interesting.”
Elena made many new friends in Wuhan.
she's not satisfied with Wuhan's air quality.
"I can not stand the weather here in summer.”
姓名：KAZAKOVA/ELENA（中文名：莲娜）
国籍：俄罗斯
专业：社会学（目前在我校学习汉语）
爱好：阅读、旅游、弹钢琴
“我是外国人”
莲娜自小就显示出了过人的语言天赋，目前在武汉攻读汉语，计划毕业后在从事进出口贸易的公司找一份工作。
在莫斯科学习了三年和在武汉学习了一年之后，莲娜的汉语水平已经相当不错，在用QQ一类聊天软件进行交流时，除了极少数的语句之外，几乎看不出是一个外国人。
“有一次，一个中国人在QQ加我了，我跟他聊天。我告诉他我是外国人，他不相信。”
莲娜很早就已显现出过人的语言天赋。她小时候很喜欢看书，四岁时已经能独立阅读（微博）。在幼儿园里，老师时常交给她一个任务：为班上的其他小朋友念故事书。
"是俄罗斯小孩普遍读书早，还是你比较聪明？”
“一般我们小孩子也是6岁开始的（认字）。”
“很高兴来中国”
直到上大学之前，莲娜都没有想到过会学中文，更没有想到有一天会来中国。
“考上大学时，我想学英文，当翻译。但是考试的时候，学校告诉我有机会学中文。”
“现在中国发展得很快，中国文化和历史也很丰富，可以学很多东西。所以我就同意了。”
“我从来没去过国外，没离开过父母，没坐过飞机，对我来说，很怕去陌生的国家。但到中国后，感觉中国人很善良，很开朗，还有朋友介绍我参加江城搜美活动，很高兴到中国学习。”
“我很喜欢东方的国家。我还在学阿拉伯语。”
“模特不稳定”
在“江城搜美”栏目亮相之后，莲娜在武汉接到了许多做模特的邀请。她表现得很不错。
莲娜的模特生涯比她学习汉语的经历更加久远。在上大学以前，她曾在模特学校学习了一年时间。
“这不是工作，只是个爱好。”
而莲娜对于来中国的选择，或多或少也和她之前的模特生涯有关。
“我在俄罗斯有个好朋友，他是中国人，也是摄影家。”
“有时候他帮我拍照。”
“他很鼓励我去中国学习。”
对于莲娜而言，模特是一份“不稳定的工作”，只能作为爱好。眼下，她正在华中科技大学学习汉语，准备一年后攻读社会学硕士研究生。
“现在很多公司做贸易，可能去当翻译。还有可能教小孩英文，俄文或者阿拉伯语。”
“夏天的天气受不了”
莲娜去过中国的很多城市。西安的文化和历史，上海和香港的现代化程度都让她印象深刻。
“中国每个城市都有自己的名胜古迹，自己的历史，所以很有意思。”
热情外向的莲娜在武汉最大的收获，是结识了很多新朋友，而不太满意之处则是武汉的空气质量。
“还有夏天的天气让人受不了。”
