My identify is Zhichen. I’m 17 years previous and a pupil on the Chung Shan Industrial and Business College within the metropolis of Kaohsiung and a Particular Olympics athlete from Chinese language Taipei. It’s a vocational faculty and I’m studying about automobiles and how one can maintain them in nice situation.
I grew up within the mountains. I’m Bunun, which is the indigenous individuals of my nation. For me and my household, life has been a bit laborious. My mother and father handed away because of illness once I was three years previous, so my aunt and grandma introduced me up. I’ve labored with members of the family since I used to be a child and I additionally assist them hunt. I like being in nature and the mountains make me be happy.
I’ve all the time struggled at school. I’m not in common courses and used to get offended once I had difficulties studying. I’d typically really feel alone. This modified once I was launched to Particular Olympics.
My faculty grew to become a Unified Champion College, and we shared a bodily training class with all the opposite college students. Once I first tried to play sports activities with these different college students, I felt shy and didn’t know what to do.
By means of Particular Olympics, I slowly started to be extra snug and play sports activities with the opposite college students. My instructor invited me to affix our Unified soccer staff, and it was such a terrific expertise. We educated thrice per week, and my Unified companions and I grew to become good mates. They didn’t deal with me surprisingly and I might specific myself on the soccer subject. We additionally chatted and performed video games collectively, similar to peculiar highschool college students.
Our Unified soccer staff educated collectively for a yr and competed within the Particular Olympics World Video games Berlin 2023. It was essentially the most honorable reminiscence to play in Berlin. I met individuals from different nations and exchanged presents with them. I had my birthday in Berlin, and my staff deliberate a celebration for me. I used to be deeply moved and even wished to cry, as a result of it was the primary time that so many individuals celebrated my birthday, and so many individuals mentioned “Joyful Birthday” to me.
I’d not have had all these experiences with out my Particular Olympics. Thanks for serving to me attempt bravely and try for victory. I wish to introduce extra individuals to Particular Olympics and I hope that I can share my tales with different individuals to have extra individuals take part in actions and have it assist them, similar to it helped me.
