Preface
At 19, Fan Wu decided to trek to the Belt and Road regions with his friend Shengkang Cao , a blind traveler who was 44. From Beijing through Hebei and Shaanxi to Xi’an, the entire journey covered over 700 miles and lasted for 40 days. Playing the role of Cao’s “eyes”, Fan Wu guided the way for and took care of Cao along the way. Written based on Wu Fan’s personal journal, Let Me Be Your Eyes captures the hardships and happiness of a college student and a blind man collaborating to forge ahead on a journey accompanied with friendship, self-reflection, and growth.
前 言
这是一个大学生志愿者和一位盲人的故事, 它关于远方,关于友谊,关于成长。2017 年暑假, 19 岁的大一学生吴凡陪伴盲人旅行家曹晟康踏上了“徒步一带一路”北京—西安段的征程——40 天, 1100 余公里, 135 万多步……这一路上,他经历了哪些挑战,又有哪些思考与成长?打开这本书,感受一场真正的“千里之行,始于足下”。
Fan Wu, born in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province. He currently pursues the bachelor’s degree at International Business School of Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), majoring in international business. He is a lover of running and Erhu (a traditional Chinese musical instrument), a student entrepreneur, and a dreamer who aims at founding a social enterprise that serves the BoP (Bottom of the Pyramid) groups. In 2017, Wu Fan convened the “Silk Road Economic Belt Youth Summit”, inviting more than 150 delegates from over 30 countries to BFSU to facilitate cultural and entrepreneurial communication along the Belt and Road regions. Wu Fan figured out his career goal through his internship experiences at Amazon, Tencent, Boston Consulting Group, Petronas, and Peking University. Later, he cofounded Yourmentors.cn, an online platform that connects Chinese students and overseas mentors for intercultural learning. Wu Fan received National Scholarship from Ministry of Education of PRC for twice and was recognized as Outstanding Student Entrepreneurship Team together with his teammates by Beijing Municipal Education Committee.
吴凡,江苏扬州人,跑步、二胡爱好者, 大学生创业者。吴凡本科就读于北京外国语大学国际商学院国际商务专业,在校期间曾获国家奖学金、北京地区大学生优秀创业团队奖。 2017 年,吴凡联合发起“丝绸之路经济带青年峰会”,邀请了来自 30多个国家的留学生来到北外以促进一带一路国家青年间的文化交流。吴凡通过在亚马逊、腾讯、波士顿咨询、马石油、北京大学等国内外机构的实习不断明确了职业目标。他的长期目标是创办一家服务于小微企业的社会型企业(Social Enterprise)。