MBL’s Norway Trip 2023
MBL’s Norway Trip 2023
母爱桥挪威行
母爱桥志愿者 王阳春Aurora
2023年3月23日，我与母爱桥另一名志愿者赵天翊，陪同Xinran从春意渐浓的伦敦赶往依旧冰天雪地的挪威首都奥斯陆。下午，在当地领养组织负责人的陪同下，我们一起参观了奥斯陆市艺术收藏—铁玫瑰。该艺术收藏是为纪念于2011年7月22日在挪威发生的一起恐怖事件中不幸遇难的77人。
On Thursday, March 23rd, 2023, I along with another Mother's Bridge of Love’s volunteer, Tianyi Zhao, traveled with Xinran from London to the snowy capital city of Norway, Oslo. In the afternoon, accompanied by the local representatives, we visited the Oslo City Art Collection - Iron Rose. The collection commemorates the 77 people who lost their lives in a horrific incident that occurred on July 22nd, 2011 in Norway.
我来自新疆，目前在英国留学不足一年，因作为母爱桥志愿者，故有幸以国际会议的方式了解挪威，了解收养家庭及被收养的中国女孩们。此行前，Xinran对我与天翊进行了中国与国际收养相关的培训，我们对母爱桥及收养方面的认知与触动在此期间萌芽，并在落地挪威的这一天开始成长。
I grew up in Xinjiang, this was my first year studying in the UK. As one of the MBL’s volunteers, I was so lucky to have the opportunity to learn about Norway, adoptive families and adopted Chinese girls through meetings and excursions. Before the trip, Tianyi and I were given training by Xinran on Chinese and international adoption, our knowledge and touch on MBL and adoption only started to sprout, and thrived on the day we landed in Norway.
次日上午，我和天翊陪同Xinran在挪威民政部的国际领养办公室，与全球相关组织的工作人员一同进行线上线下相结合的国际收养主题研讨，并在午餐时间与挪威女作家兼电影制片人分享中国女性角色故事，探讨女性角色相关信息。下午，在当地负责人的陪同下，母爱桥一行三人与当地收养家庭一起前往悼念消失的中国女孩，并答谢为其铸做铁玫瑰的艺术家。最后，我们一同前往古村Bærums Verk 赴宴，该古村可追溯至1640年，极具艺术特色。
The next morning, Tianyi and I accompanied Xinran to the International Adoption Office of the Norwegian Civil Affairs Department for a combined online and offline international adoption theme seminars. During lunchtime, we shared and discussed stories and information about Chinese women's roles with a Norwegian female writer and filmmaker. In the afternoon, accompanied by the local authorities, we went with local adoptive families to morn for the Chinese girl’s passing, and to thank the artist who crafted the iron rose for her. Finally, they went to the historic village of Bærums Verk for a feast, which dates back to 1640 and is rich in artistic features.
这是行程极为紧密的一天，于我而言，越是深入了解收养相关信息，越是觉得，在生与养之间，尤其是置身其中的女性，有太多不易与痛苦，但亦有与其相对等的坚韧与勇敢，而纵观收养历史，国家、组织和个人，都在尽力改善。随着会议的推进，作为志愿者的我们也更加明白母爱桥的责任与使命。对于全球27个国家中逾50万被收养的中国女孩们来说，她们不可避免地要面对自己曾经被遗弃的事实和创伤，她们也需要了解中国文化及中国母亲，而母爱桥所做的，就是为这些孩子搭起生与养之桥和东西方文化交流之桥。因为母爱桥，她们知道她们的生母之所以放弃她们，不是因为不爱她们，而是当时的生活实在是太苦了，她们的母亲也是走投无路，别无选择。对这些女孩来说，母爱桥所搭起的生与养之桥和东西方文化之桥，是这逾50万女孩成长路上必不可少的桥。
It was an extremely busy and meaningful day. For me, the more I learned about adoption, the more I felt that between birth and adoption, especially for the women involved, there are too many difficulties and pains, but also their relative resilience and bravery, and that throughout the history of adoption, countries, organizations and individuals are doing their best to improve. As the conference progressed, we, as volunteers, became more aware of the responsibility and mission of MBL. For the more than 500,000 adopted Chinese girls in 27 countries around the world, they inevitably face the trauma of their abandonment and the need to understand Chinese culture and Chinese mothers, and what MBL does is to bridge the gap between birth and adoption and between East and West. Because of MBL, they know that the reason why their mothers gave them up not because they did not love them, but because life was too hard and their mothers had no other choice. For these girls, MBL is an essential bridge between birth and nurture, and between Eastern and Western cultures, for more than half a million girls to grow up.
周六，母爱桥志愿者与挪威收养家庭在当地教堂共同分担分享生养文化交融的悲欢，一整天的倾听与分享后，大家依旧沉浸其中，久久不能平静。
On Saturday，It was a full day of sharing the sorrows and joys of the cultural intersection of birth and adoption between China and Norway with Norwegian adoptive families at a local church. After nine hours of listening and sharing, everyone's hearts were still immersed in the love and ties of birth and adoption.
周日，Xinran受邀拜访被收养女孩的家庭，进一步了解并代表母爱桥为其提供力所能及的帮助。我与天翊则用一天的时间游览奥斯陆维格兰雕塑公园及各个博物馆，从艺术与收藏中感悟挪威的人文历史及生活。其中，维格兰雕塑公园由雕塑大师古斯塔夫·维格兰（Gustav Vigiland）用三十几年（1907-1942）的时间创作而成，是目前世界上最大的裸体雕塑公园。漫步其中，格外触动。
On Sunday, Xinran was invited to visit the adopted girls’ families to learn more about them and help them in any way she could on behalf of Mother's Bridge Of Love. As for Tianyi and I, we spent the whole day touring Vigeland Sculpture Park and Oslo's various museums, learning about the history and life of Norway through art and collections. What impressed me most was the Vigiland Sculpture Park, created by master sculptor Gustav Vigiland over a period of 30 years (1907-1942), which is currently the largest nude sculpture park in the world. A walk through it is extraordinarily touching.
五天的时间很快结束，27日Xinran再次赶往挪威民政部开会，并与挪威编辑会面。之后我们一起带着带着这份纪念返程伦敦。
Time flew by and the five days were soon over. On the 27th Xinran went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs for a meeting and to meet with her Norwegian editor. Afterwards we returned together to London with this memento.
五日的挪威之行虽已告一段落，但萦绕牵绊于生与养之间的，母爱桥的爱与责任却已在我们内心生根发芽。加缪说：“习惯于绝望比绝望本身还要糟糕。” 这世间总有不得已的放弃，也总有白白得到的爱与馈赠，但爱永不止息。在失与得，伤痛与治愈之间，在这万物生长的春天里，愿我们能满怀希望，奔赴盛夏。
The five-day trip to Norway has come to an end, but MBL’s love and responsibility that lingers between birth and nurture never ends. Albert Camus said, "Getting used to despair is worse than despair itself." In this world, there is always a compulsion to give up, and there is always the love and gift for nothing. But love never fails. Between loss and gain, between hurt and healing, in this spring when everything grows, may we run to the summer with hope.