陳音

中文名：陳音

英文名：Yin CHEN

性別：女

生日：8月27日

出生地：北京

所持護照：美國

語言能力：標準美語，京腔普通話

畢業院校：美國康奈爾大學（Cornell University, majoring in Economics, concentration in International Relations and East Asian Studies）

主修專業：Economics and International Relations專業

徠曾任教於外交學院，后憑藉實力成為cctv9 Travelogue和Culture Express節目的主持人。

Previous Work Experience:

One word—multifaceted. Babysitter, dog-walker, grocery-bagger, coffee shop worker, research assistant, and lecturer at the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, teaching topical discussion to many students who were at that time….(let’s keep this a secret)….. older than me!

Hosting Style?

I’m just being me，a friendly companion. I hope the audience will find the shows I host relaxing and fun. Keep it simple, keep it real.

About Me:

Once upon a time, I was born in some hospital in Beijing, and at first sight, my parents knew that I would be a bundle of trouble…..I mean joy. As a kid, I cried too much, slept too little, and had a severe case of ants in my pants.

Luckily, hyperactivity fit well with my nomadic lifestyle. The first and biggest journey was across the ocean to the United States when I was 5 years old. I don’t consider my upbringing to be unique, because I am just among the countless number of Chinese Americans. However, the question of my identity makes me an anomaly.

Bilingualism is the culprit. Well, a strange case of bilingualism. I ACT completely Chinese when I speak Mandarin and then transform to an American the second I switch to English…different voices, mannerisms, facial expressions, and even personalities. This often confuses, even scares my Chinese-American friends. Chinese will bet that I grew up in China, while Americans swear I’m a complete ABC (American-Born Chinese). This leaves room for me only in the middle, clueless as ever.

After pulling my hair out over this question, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s not so important to define myself. I am just Yin--the traveler journeying through life, picking things up here and there, and hopefully leaving a few footsteps along the way.